FINANCE FOR LAWYERS

“Bridging Legal Expertise with Financial Intelligence”

Course Schedule

Date Venue Fees (Face-to-Face)
14 – 16 Jan 2025 Doha, Qatar USD 2495 per delegate
11 – 13 Feb 2025 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia USD 2495 per delegate
14 – 16 May 2025 Dubai, UAE USD 2495 per delegate

Course Introduction

In today’s corporate and regulatory environment, legal professionals are increasingly expected to understand financial information and its implications on legal matters. Whether drafting contracts, advising clients, or negotiating settlements, the ability to interpret financial data enhances credibility, decision-making, and value creation.

This three-day intensive course is designed to empower lawyers and legal advisors with core financial knowledge. It focuses on equipping participants with tools to understand financial statements, assess risk, and collaborate effectively with finance and business teams.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Read and interpret financial statements with confidence
  • Understand the financial impact of legal agreements and disputes
  • Identify financial red flags in contracts and transactions
  • Analyze profitability, liquidity, and financial risks
  • Engage effectively with CFOs, accountants, and auditors
  • Apply financial principles in mergers, acquisitions, and compliance
  • Strengthen legal arguments using financial evidence.

Why you Should Attend

  • Gain fluency in financial concepts relevant to legal practice
  • Understand how financial data affects contract terms, negotiations, and disputes
  • Increase your commercial awareness and advisory value
  • Reduce reliance on external financial experts during legal processes
  • Improve your ability to support transactions, due diligence, and litigation.

Intended Audience

This program is designed for:

  • In-house Counsel and Legal Advisors
  • Corporate and Commercial Lawyers
  • Compliance Officers and Legal Consultants
  • Contract Managers and Regulatory Officers
  • Lawyers involved in M&A, litigation, or corporate law.

Individual Benefits

Key competencies that will be developed include:

  • Financial literacy for legal professionals
  • Risk-based analysis of financial information
  • Contract review from a financial perspective
  • Enhanced advisory capabilities
  • Confidence in boardroom and negotiation settings

Organization Benefits

Upon completing the training course, participants will demonstrate:

  • Improved alignment between legal and financial functions
  • Increased legal support in strategic financial transactions
  • Better risk identification in commercial agreements
  • Cost savings by reducing dependency on external advisors
  • More robust contract design and dispute resolution capacity.

Instructional Methdology

The course follows a blended learning approach combining theory with practice:

  • Lectures – Key financial concepts explained in legal context
  • Hands-on Exercises – Financial statement analysis
  • Case Studies – Real-world legal-financial scenarios
  • Group Activities – Practical application of legal-financial intersections
  • Interactive Q&A Sessions – Bridging knowledge gaps through discussion

Course Outline

Detailed 3-Day Course Outline

Training Hours: 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Daily Format: 2–3 Learning Modules | Coffee breaks: 09:30 & 11:15 | Lunch Buffet: 01:00 – 02:00

Day 1: Foundations of Finance for Legal Professionals

Module 1: Introduction to Financial Statements (07:30 – 09:30)

  • Understanding balance sheets, income statements, and cash flows
  • The structure and purpose of each document

Module 2: Legal Relevance of Financial Information (09:45 – 11:15)

  • Identifying clauses with financial impact
  • Financial interpretation in contract law

Module 3: Core Financial Ratios and Red Flags (11:30 – 01:00)

  • Profitability, liquidity, leverage, and efficiency metrics
  • Spotting red flags in legal review

Module 4: Legal Case Study – Financial Statement Review (02:00 – 03:30)

  • Examining a case with embedded financial complexity

Day 2: Contracts, Compliance, and Corporate Risk

Module 5: Cash Flow and Solvency Risk in Agreements (07:30 – 09:30)

  • Understanding insolvency triggers and going concern issues

Module 6: Financial Due Diligence for Lawyers (09:45 – 11:15)

  • M&A transactions and assessing target company viability

Module 7: IFRS and Regulatory Disclosures (11:30 – 01:00)

  • Financial reporting standards and their legal relevance

Module 8: Case Study – Interpreting Financial Covenants (02:00 – 03:30)

  • Loan agreements, covenants, and default implications

 

Day 3: Financial Insights in Legal Strategy

Module 9: Financial Valuation in Legal Settings (07:30 – 09:30)

  • Understanding valuation approaches (DCF, comparable)
  • Their role in litigation, settlements, and negotiations

Module 10: Forensic Accounting & Fraud Detection (09:45 – 11:15)

  • Identifying manipulation and financial misconduct

Module 11: Final Case Analysis & Presentation (11:30 – 01:00)

  • Building legal argument based on financial evidence

Module 12: Program Conclusion & Certification (02:00 – 03:30)

  • Final discussion, evaluation, and feedback

Certification

Participants who complete the program will receive a Finance for Lawyers, recognizing the development of practical and strategic financial expertise.

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