It is the dream of many law students and lawyers that they want to become a corporate lawyer.
What do corporate lawyers do?
If you do not know what corporate lawyers do then how can you prepare for that career?
If you want to work at a top law firm as a corporate lawyer, you are most probably going to spend a majority of your time doing corporate transactions.
There are different kinds of corporate transactions – M&A, private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, government disinvestment, distressed assets restructuring and so on.
Lawsikho is doing a free online bootcamp for those of you who want to be a corporate lawyer, whether you are a law student or already a law graduate to introduce you to the world of corporate transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
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Give 3 days
of your time, as we give you a perspective on how you can build your career as a corporate lawyer, what skills you will need, how you can land the jobs and internships and other opportunities you need to make your dream come true.
Over 3 days, we will be exploring the following themes
Day 1 – Opportunities for lawyers in M&A and corporate transactions & how the market works
Day 2 – How to prepare yourself step-by-step if you want to become an M&A lawyer
Day 3 – How to do due diligence for corporate transactions, How to draft a Shareholders Agreement and other transaction documents
What you will learn:
- What are the job opportunities for lawyers in M&A and corporate transactions?
- What is the kind of work that M&A lawyers do?
- What kind of skills do you require to become a successful M&A lawyer?
- How is M&A different from other transactions like private equity or venture capital investments?
- Is it possible for independent lawyers to do M&A practice? How can you build your own boutique law firm doing M&A or other corporate transactions?
- What are the different kinds of jobs available for lawyers with expertise in M&A and other corporate transactions?
- How can you prepare, right from your first or second year, to ensure that you get a job in the M&A and corporate transactions domain?
- What are the different kinds of M&A transaction structures and how to choose between them?
- What is the difference between private equity investors, angel investors and venture capital investors?
- What are the steps involved in an investment transaction?
- What is a term sheet and how are term sheets drafted?
- What is a due diligence process and what is the work that lawyers do in relation to this process?
- What are Share Purchase Agreements, Share Subscription Agreements and Shareholders Agreements and how are these drafted?
Who should attend this workshop?
- Law students who are looking to join the M&A teams of law firms
- Lawyers who are interested in picking up M&A work as an area of practice
- In-house counsels or lawyers working in legal departments of companies who are interested in playing a bigger role in the M&A transactions entered into by their employer companies
- Lawyers / CAs / CSs advising startups on investment transactions
- Lawyers / CAs / CSs working with private equity firms or venture capital companies
- Chartered accountants who are engaged in valuation of companies and want to expand their practice domain
- Company secretaries who are interested in contributing to M&A transactions of their employers or clients beyond compliance
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