CE-22PA1009X - Business Essentials for Lawyers
Course Description
This highly practical program equips recent law school graduates with essential business knowledge to enhance their legal expertise in corporate and transactional settings. Participants will develop financial literacy skills, analyze financial risks, and apply valuation methods to inform legal decision-making. Through hands-on case studies and interactive exercises, participants will gain practical insights into corporate transactions, contract negotiation, and supply chain complexities. The program emphasizes real-world applications, ensuring participants can confidently assess financial health, mitigate risks and support clients in business-critical legal matters.
Course Outline
Learning Modules include:
Financial Literacy: Develop financial literacy skills by analyzing income statements, balance sheets, and key financial rations. Gain hands-on experience interpreting business performance and assessing financial risks through real-world case studies.
Risk, Reward, and Valuations: Explore financial valuation, risk assessment, and capital structure. Learn to analyze cash flow, assess debt risks, and apply valuation methods such as DCF and multiples to support legal decision-making.
Transactions: Gain practical knowledge of business entities, corporate transactions, and key contracts. Participate in negotiation simulation to apply drafting and negotiation skills in a real-world transactional context.
Supply Chain Decision-Making and Contracting: Understand supply chain strategies, IT systems like ERP, and contract design to mitigate risks and align incentives. Participate in a dynamic simulation to explore supply chain disruptions and legal solutions.
Learner Outcomes
Learners who successfully complete the course can expect the following outcomes:
• Apply financial analysis tools to interpret financial statements and assess business performance.
• Identify key financial risks and evaluate valuation methods to support legal decision-making.
• Develop an understanding of corporate structures, transactions, and contract essentials.
• Apply negotiation strategies in transactional law scenarios to manage legal and financial considerations.
• Develop skills to analyze supply chain strategies, identify risks, and design contracts that align incentives and mitigate disruptions.
Who Should Register?
This immersive program equips legal professionals with essential business knowledge through concise, practical workshops. Designed for recent law graduates and practicing attorneys, the program enhances skills in financial analysis, valuation, corporate transactions, and supply chain decision-making to support informed legal counsel.Carl H. Lindner College of Business
The Carl H. Lindner College of Business empowers business problem solvers to tackle the world’s challenges.
We fuel professional growth through our distinctive combination of academic and hands-on experiences: our problem-solving mindset, cooperative education, flexible pathways, inclusive community and vibrant, urban setting.
As the founder of cooperative education and consistently ranked Top 5 for co-op, the University of Cincinnati has exhibited its prowess for connecting students with top-notch employers. Co-op empowers students to explore career options, while building their professional skills, resumes and networks. Lindner is proud to further this powerful tradition.
Place, age or stage — students from a wide variety of backgrounds become problem solvers at Lindner. Begin your journey today.
University of Cincinnati College of Law
The University of Cincinnati College of Law prepares future legal leaders through a rigorous, forward-thinking education rooted in academic excellence, innovation, and public service. With a legacy dating back to 1833, the college offers nationally recognized programs, distinguished faculty, and deep community connections that foster real-world impact.
Students and partners benefit from an experiential learning model, interdisciplinary opportunities, and access to Cincinnati’s vibrant legal and business community.