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LearnLaw Online will offer the following practical skills
courses online beginning in January 2005. For more information
on specific courses and offering dates, please contactus@edway.com
Transactional
Drafting:
Although the ABA and the State Bar Licensing Agencies
define the practice of law as including drafting contracts,
legal assistants are often called upon to assist with closings
which often entail obtaining consents to certain provisions in
transactional documents. As a result it is important that a
legal assistant be familiar with certain key provisions in
most transactional documents, including representations and
warranties, conditions to closing and certain provisions in
the “General Clauses” or “Miscellaneous Clauses” section of
the transactional document. Students in this course will learn
why certain provisions are included in different types of
general contracts, M&A documents, and SEC documents.
Students will also be exposed to certain drafting standards
and have the opportunity to work with various document
provisions in a simulated attorney-supervised
environment.
Due
Diligence: Due
diligence is a very time-consuming but important part of the
“deal-flow” process. In this course, students will learn what
is important in the due diligence process and how to assist
attorneys in performing due diligence. This includes best
practices methodologies for organizing, tracking and
extracting relevant deal information in the due diligence
process.
The Closing:
One of the most
demanding challenges in the legal assistant’s day can be to
assist the attorney with the consummation of a successful
closing. In this course the student will learn effective
techniques for preparing for and handling a closing. Most
transactions require multiple documents, numerous parties and
the satisfaction of many pre-closing conditions that need
verification. This course teaches the legal assistant how to
identify the most important tasks and manage the multi-tasks
necessary to effectuate a transactional
closing.
1934 ACT
Reporting: The
1934 Securities and Exchange Act requires that publicly-held
companies file certain reports on a periodic basis. In this
course the student will become familiar with many of the
required forms, including 10-Q, 10-K and the specific filing
requirements. This course is particularly important for any
legal assistant working in a law firm or in-house legal
department which serves publicly-held
clients.
The
Deal: Often the
legal assistant is assigned a particular task within the
context of a larger deal but not to all of the components
necessary to effectuate the complete transaction. In this
course the student will be exposed to the many different types
of deals so that he or she has a better understanding of the
big picture. The course will take the student through the
M&A process, sale or purchase of a business, and other
standard transactions from “soup to nuts” so that when he or
she is assigned a particular task the student will have a
perspective into which he or she can incorporate the assigned
task.
Introduction to Bankruptcy
Law: This course is
designed primarily for attorneys, paralegals, finance
professionals, business executives, and others who deal with
credit or the bankruptcy law system. This class provides
participants with a broad overview of bankruptcy law and
procedure. Topics include pre-bankruptcy strategy and
planning, the role of the U.S. Trustee, relief from stay,
avoidance actions, preferences and fraudulent transfers,
and complaints to determine dischargeability. This course
will be delivered in an online format with only the first
session meeting in the classroom.
Fundamentals of Mergers and
Acquisitions: This course is
designed primarily for attorneys, paralegals, finance
professionals, business executives, and others who deal with
the purchase and sale of businesses or business
assets. This class provides participants with a broad
overview of the fundamentals of the contractual, tax, and
strategic aspects of business acquisitions and mergers.
Topics include structuring the sale of a business, including
the often complex contractual issues, tax strategies, and
planning from both a buyer and seller perspective. This course
will be delivered in an online format with only the first
session meeting in the classroom.
Drafting Corporate Documents:
This course is designed primarily for
attorneys, paralegals, finance professionals, business
executives, and others who desire to obtain the requisite
skills to draft and review many different types of corporate
documents. Instruction includes key provisions in most
corporate documents, such as representations and warranties,
conditions to closing, and the “General” and “Miscellaneous”
clauses contained in transactional documents. Students also learn how
to form and dissolve a corporation and why various clauses are
included in different types of general contracts, merger and
acquisition documents, and SEC documents. This course will be
delivered in an online format with only the first session
meeting in the classroom.
Principles of Corporate Law:
This course is designed for anyone who functions
in a legal or business environment who wants a better
understanding of the legal principles governing the different
types of business entities. This class provides participants
with a broad overview of the fundamentals of corporate law and
the strategic aspects of corporate business planning. Topics include
the creation and operation of various types of business
organizations, corporate securities laws, executive and
shareholder rights and liabilities, international corporate
law, and mergers, acquisitions, and dissolutions. This course will be
delivered in an online format with only the first session
meeting in the classroom.
These courses will be offered online beginning in
January 2005. To be placed on a list for updated information
please mailto:kpang@edway.com
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