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Cliff Ennico
Cliff Ennico Law Office of Clifford R. Ennico
What Business Lawyers Do A Primer on the Practice of Corporate and Business Law Outside the Courtroom
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What Business Lawyers Do: A Primer on the Practice of Corporate and Business Law Outside the Courtroom

What exactly does it mean to be a “corporate lawyer,” a “business lawyer,” or a “Wall Street lawyer”? Most law schools train students to be advocates, yet over 90% of the work lawyers do when representing business enterprises takes place outside of the courtroom. What specific tasks are business lawyers most frequently called upon to do for their clients, and how do they manage business clients to ensure a stable and growing practice? In this fast-paced, entertaining presentation, a leading business lawyer who has represented over 15,000 clients in his 45-year career will introduce the “real world” of working with business clients, the career path you will most likely follow as a business lawyer, and the “trade secrets” of managing the organizational client and its management.

Topics to be covered include:

  • The different types of business lawyer and where they work
  • The three basic functions of the business lawyer
  • The “people skills” you will need to work with executives, directors, shareholders and other client “constituencies”
  • How to evaluate a corporation’s business, industry and culture
  • Sizing up “who’s who” on the client’s organizational chart
  • How to analyze and answer legal and “mixed law-and-business” questions posed by your client’s management
  • How to manage a client’s business transactions (a/k/a “deals”) and administer its contracts
  • Ethical issues commonly faced by business lawyers; and
  • The secrets of surviving as an “in-house” counsel for a corporation or business enterprise

Topics covered include:
Business Law Law Practice
Agenda:
  • Introductory Overview
    • Brief introduction of the presenter
    • The different types of business lawyer and how they interact with businesspeople and other lawyers
    • The three most important functions business lawyers perform for their clients

  • Managing the Client’s Legal and Regulatory Environment
    • Understanding the client’s business, industry and corporate culture
    • “Staying ahead” of legal and regulatory developments affecting the client
    • “People skills” you will need to deal with businesspeople and other nonlawyers

  • Advising and Counseling the Business Client
    • Distinguishing between “surface” questions and “real” questions
    • Responding to business, legal, and “mixed law-and-business” questions

  • Administering Your Client’s Contracts and Business Transactions
    • The business lawyer’s role in “getting the deal done”
    • Administering the client’s contract database and preparing for “due diligence”

  • The Special Role of “In-House” Counsel
    • Are you a businessperson, a lawyer, or both?
    • Acting as a “modem” between your client and outside counsel

  • Ethical Issues in Business Lawyering
    • Potential “conflicts of interest” when working with multiple layers of management
    • When the interests of the client and its founders/shareholders diverge
    • What to do when the client plans to act illegally or contrary to your advice

  • Questions & Answers (as time permits)
Duration of this webinar: 60 minutes
When: Premieres in 40 days | July 10, 2025 11:00 AM PT
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Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits

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California CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

South Carolina CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Difficulty: All Levels

North Carolina CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Texas CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General


This presentation is approved for one hour of General CLE credit in California, South Carolina (all levels), and North Carolina. This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.00 credit hours.

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Speaker
Cliff Ennico
Cliff Ennico Attorney
Law Office of Clifford R. Ennico

CLIFFORD R. ENNICO (www.cliffennico.com) is widely considered to be one of America's leading experts on the legal and tax problems facing entrepreneurs and privately-owned businesses. Read More ›

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