Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers
offered by Harvard University

Private University
3 Campuses
Estd. 1636

Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers
at
Harvard University
Overview

Taught by Harvard Law School faculty, Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers is a Harvard Online course designed to help you navigate your organization or client’s financial goals while increasing profitability and minimizing risks.

Duration	6 weeks
Mode of learning	Online
Difficulty level	Intermediate
Course Level	UG Certificate

Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers
at
Harvard University
Highlights

Earn a certificate of completion

Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers
at
Harvard University
Course details

Skills you will learn

Business Law Contract Law Accounting Valuation Corporate finance

What are the course deliverables?

Gain a fundamental understanding of financial statements, using methodologies to extract and analyze the numbers
Learn to translate your organization or client's financial goals into practical legal solutions
Recognize the variances in valuation and provide finance-driven insights
Discover how to approach dispute and advocacy sessions, determining how and when to bring in financial experts to strengthen your case
Hone your judgment skills to use ethical reasoning when the financial answer is not clear

More about this course

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Lawyers negotiate deals and manage lawsuits involving billions of dollars each year. To do that, they need more than legal expertise. You need a fundamental understanding of the finances behind a deal or dispute, including how to read and analyze financial statements or use financial concepts to value a business, patent, or marital estate. You need more than law knowledge to advise a client on any significant transaction's and to help a client even assess whether it's best to pursue a claim or to settle.
Successful attorneys cannot rely solely on CFOs, accounting teams, or outside experts. You need to independently understand the financial opportunities your client faces and how to talk about them using the language of accounting. Through examples of valuations, disputes, and presentations from real-world practitioners, Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers will teach you how to interpret and use financial data, make a business case for a deal or lawsuit, and understand when and how experts can support or undermine your work.
Taught by Harvard Law School faculty, and based on an essential course in the Harvard Law School program, this course is one of the few available to the public. By taking this course, you'll learn firsthand from legal experts how to use your best judgment when the financial answer is unclear. Get ready to join the conversation and bring value to the table from both a financial and legal perspective.

Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers
at
Harvard University
Curriculum

Corporate Finance, Finance, Law, Business Law, Contract Law

Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers
at
Harvard University
Faculty details

John C. Coates

Designation : Faculty Chair, Mergers & Acquisitions: Structuring and Leading Deals; John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor of Law & Economics, Harvard Law School; Research Director, Center on the Legal Profession and Vice Dean for Finance and Strategic Initiatives, Harvard Law S

Bala G. Dharan

Designation : Robert B. and Candice J. Haas Visiting Professor and Senior Lecturer at Harvard Law School, Visiting Professor of Accounting at MIT Sloan School of Management