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sample training curricula


Transactional First-Year Curriculum:
  • Overview of the Transactional Process
  • Associates 101
  • The Junior Associate’s Role in the Deal
  • Client Etiquette & Expectations
  • Confidentiality
  • Due Diligence
  • Understanding Agreements
  • Understanding Legal Entities
  • Understanding Securities
  • Understanding Debt
  • Understanding M&A
  • Understanding Investment Funds
  • Introduction to Transactional Drafting 
  • Transactional Drafting—Small group, hands-on seminars:
    • Finance module
    • Funds module
    • M&A module
    • Securities module
  • Transactional Drafting—Insights from the Field
  • Transactional Drafting—A Litigator's Perspective
  • IP Issues in Corporate Transactions
  • Financial Statements for Lawyers
  • Confidentiality Agreements  
  • Real World Research & Resources

Transactional Second-Year Curriculum:
  • Securities Issues Every Corporate Lawyer Should Be Watching For—Part 1
  • Securities Issues Every Corporate Lawyer Should Be Watching For—Part 2
  • Agreements Among Investors: Partnerships, Stockholder Agreements, Operating Agreements & Employment Agreements
  • Private M&A Transactions
  • Debt: The Nuts and Bolts
  • Drafting Financial Concepts
  • Opinions
  • Working with Specialists on Corporate Transactions
  • Stepping Up: Managing Matters

Litigation First-Year Curriculum:
  • Anatomy of a Litigation
  • Client Etiquette & Expectations
  • Confidentiality
  • Overview of Litigation Documents—Part 1: Pleadings
  • Overview of Litigation Documents—Part 2: Disclosure
  • Document Review and Production
  • Understanding Agreements
  • Managing E-Discovery
  • Drafting Motion Papers & Getting Papers Out the Door
  • Overview of Securities Law for Litigators
  • Privileges
  • Introduction to Patent Litigation
  • Persuasive Brief Writing
  • Depositions—Goals, Functions, Strategy & Preparation
  • Transactional Drafting—A Litigator’s Perspective
  • Sarbanes Oxley Section 307
  • Financial Statements for Lawyers
  • New York State Supreme Court Practice
  • Interviewing Witnesses & Preparing Witness Memos
  • Partner Expectations
  • Real World Research & Resources

Litigation Second-Year Curriculum:
  • Trial Preparation
  • Case Management Strategies
  • Class Certification Issues
  • Using Experts Effectively
  • Discovery: Advanced 
  • Arbitration
  • Settlement Agreements
  • What To Do When Your Client Gets Sued
  • Selected Topics in Accounting
  • Government & Internal Investigations
  • Basics of Antitrust Law
  • E-Discovery: Hot Topics & Practice Tips