Introduction to Financial Statements for Legal Professionals 2024

Everything you need to know about financial statements in a legal environment

Wednesday, June 19, 2024
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
via webinar only

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Summer Series 2024
Monday, July 15, 2024
Monday, July 22, 2024

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Who should attend: Corporate/commercial lawyers and business litigators new to this area and from all Canadian jurisdictions; this course is also of interest to legal staff who deal with financial statements and family law practitioners

Learning level: Fundamental

Being able to understand and use financial statements is a critical skill to have in order to give effective advice to your business or family law clients.

At this introductory workshop, Chartered Professional Accountants experienced in working with lawyers will teach you basic accounting concepts, along with what financial statements reveal about a company's performance and viability.

You will also learn what financial statements do not tell you. You will increase confidence in your ability to review financial statements, explain them to your clients, and use them to benefit your negotiations or case. Popular and well-loved, this course is as a past attendee said "one of the most effective CLEs that I have attended."

After taking this course, you will be able to:

• understand the principles involved in creating a set of financial statements
• assess the financial position and operating performance of a company after reading a set of financial statements
• recognize the different types of public accountant reports and the reliance that can be placed on each

Join us to better understand financial statements today!

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 3 hours (this course will contain a minimum of 1 hour pertaining to professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)

Course Chair
Andrew Mackenzie, CPA, CA, CBV — Blair Mackay Mynett Valuations Inc., Vancouver

CLEBC Programs Coordinator
Jessica Hodgins
jhodgins@cle.bc.ca