Financial Analysis & Valuation for Lawyers
Master the financial and valuation tools today's legal professionals rely on — read the numbers, understand the deal, and advise with confidence. No finance background required.
Overview
For lawyers, understanding the numbers behind a deal is no longer optional. Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers, from Harvard Online, equips legal professionals with the financial and valuation tools they need to advise clients, negotiate deals and grasp the business context of their work.
Designed for lawyers — not accountants — the course builds your financial fluency from the ground up, so you can read financial statements, understand how companies and assets are valued, and engage with finance professionals as an equal.
What you'll learn
- How to read and interpret financial statements
- The core financial concepts behind every deal
- The fundamentals of business and asset valuation
- Key valuation methods such as DCF and multiples
- How to assess financial terms in agreements
- How to apply financial analysis in legal practice
Course content
How to read the balance sheet, income statement and cash flow — and what they reveal about a business.
The essential ideas — from time value of money to risk and return — that underpin every financial decision.
Why valuation matters in legal work, and the principles behind how value is determined.
Discounted cash flow, market multiples and other methods used to value companies and assets.
How financial concepts show up in contracts, M&A and the agreements lawyers negotiate.
Bringing it together to advise clients and add real value in financial and transactional matters.
Who it's for
This course is ideal for practising lawyers, in-house counsel, law students and other legal and advisory professionals who want the financial fluency to work confidently on deals and transactions.
No finance or accounting background is required — everything is taught from first principles.
Your certificate
On successful completion, you'll earn an official certificate from Harvard — a globally recognised credential you can add to your CV and LinkedIn to demonstrate your financial expertise.
Speak the language of the deal.
Enrol in Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers, or talk to an advisor about the right Harvard course for your goals.