Business Education for In-House Counsel (ACC)

Professional Development Courses for Individuals Business Education for In-House Counsel (ACC)

Gain Key Business Skills Customized for In-House Council

In today’s competitive business environment, it’s more important than ever for In-house counsel to understand the pressures on their colleagues and clients. The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), in partnership with Questrom, offers programs designed to provide in-house counsel with the important business skills required to identify and solve the unique issues your organization faces in our increasingly global economy.

In this program, you will:

Enhance your ability to understand financial statements;
Learn the financial tools to increase value to all or part of a business;
Make an impact on a business’s strategic decisions and marketing goals;
Learn how to effectively manage work relationships; and
Develop methods for minimizing the risks of decision-making.

Price: Visit ACC’s website for rates, cancellation policy, and hotel accommodations

Format: In-Person and Virtual

In-Person Dates:

December 4-6, 2024

Virtual Dates: TBD

Course Details

Offered both in-person and virtually, this course is for in-house counsel looking for key business skills necessary to recognize and resolve the unique challenges your organization encounters in today’s global economy.

You’ll enhance your understanding of financial statements, increase business value using financial tools, impact strategic decisions and marketing goals, manage work relationships effectively, and develop methods to minimize decision-making risks.

In Person Agenda: The in-person program is held from 8am-5pm on Wednesday and Thursday, and 8am -12pm on Friday to allow for travel on Friday afternoon.

Virtual Agenda: Virtual sessions meet in 5 three-hour sessions on Zoom.

*Mini MBA for In-house Counsel has not been approved for CLE credit by the Texas bar.

Program Topics

Session objectives:

To develop a deeper understanding of key strategy concepts.
To explore the key decisions and frameworks of corporate strategy.
To examine the dimensions and components of business-level strategies.

Session objectives:

Understanding the balance sheet, the income statement, and the statement of cashflow.
Identifying possible accounting red flags that raise legal concerns.

Session objectives:

To understand the nature of the role of change agent and the related tasks, skills, and styles to be effective in influencing others and managing conflict.
To apply concepts and frameworks to specific change situations and develop a portfolio of strategies and tools to build coalitions and effectively lead change teams in your clinic, lab, or department.
To learn to diagnose complex change situations at multiple levels of analysis and to develop cognitively flexible ways of understanding and acting on change situations and opportunities.

Session objectives:

To examine the aspects of capital budgeting and how firms make project decisions.
Develop an understanding of analytical tools that indicate whether a new project will create value.

Session objectives:

To explore the link between strategy formulation & strategy implementation.
To develop a deep understanding of the key elements of successful strategy implementation.