Accounting and Finance for Lawyers in a Nutshell

Accounting and Finance for Lawyers in a Nutshell
Author: Charles H. Meyer
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021
Genre: Accounting
ISBN: 9781647087821

"This product provides a well-rounded summary of the relevant accounting areas from basic financial statements to complex earnings-per-share ratios and corporate finance and valuation. Learn how to recognize revenue, expenses, assets, and liabilities. It reviews accounting principles for many different areas, including acquisitions, investments, long-term debt, leases, stocks, and partnerships. It also discusses recent developments such as adoption of new requirements to place most operating leases on the lessee's balance sheet, a new principles based approach to accounting for revenue, and refinements in the accounting for stock options."--

Trust Accounting in One Hour for Lawyers

Trust Accounting in One Hour for Lawyers
Author: Sheila M. Blackford
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781634257398

One of the top reasons lawyers are disciplined or even disbarred is trust accounting done badly or ignored. Don't become part of that statistic! Trust accounting is one area that no one can afford to overlook, but busy lawyers don't have time or resources to waste. Lawyers who are leaving their law firms to establish their own solo practice or small firm need this simple primer to fulfill their ethical and fiduciary responsibilities to safeguard the money belonging to their clients. Trust Accounting in One Hour for Lawyers is a practical how-to book that will guide you quickly from opening your lawyer trust account to properly using it and providing accurate, timely accountings to your clients. In this book, author Sheila M. Blackford, an experienced practice management advisor, shares common sense advice to help busy lawyers and their staff safely and sanely adopt best practices and avoid ethical violations.

Introductory Accounting, Finance and Auditing for Lawyers

Introductory Accounting, Finance and Auditing for Lawyers
Author: Lawrence A. Cunningham
Publisher: West Academic Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Accounting
ISBN: 9780314280459

This book, now in its sixth edition and adopted at 80 schools in its 15-year history, presents accounting, finance and auditing using clear narrative with extensive illustrations. Written by a leading scholar of law and accounting, it balances accessibility with rigor. Pedagogical features that make this book easy to use include a coherent layout, complete set of PowerPoint slides, comprehensive Problems and Solutions, intriguing Conceptual Questions and International Comparisons plus a glossary, bibliography, index and Teacher's Manual. It can be used as the primary book for a one-, two- or three-credit accounting course or to supplement business associations, corporations or corporate finance courses.

Law Firm Accounting and Financial Management

Law Firm Accounting and Financial Management
Author: John P. Quinn
Publisher: Law Journal Press
Total Pages: 934
Release: 2001
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781588520418

This book covers topics such as: fundamentals of law firm financial information, with easy-to-understand examples of the data involved and financial management concepts.

Construction Accounting

Construction Accounting
Author: Patrick A. McGeehin
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Construction Accounting: A Guide for Attorneys and Other Professionals is a straightforward and practical resource meant to assist even the most 'numbers challenged' construction law practitioner. It provides a useful reference on the more detailed and complicated financial topics that a construction lawyer may be called upon to handle. The book's editors paired experienced accountants with construction lawyers familiar with cost accounting issues, resulting in clearly written and relevant chapters that address the concerns of and actual problems faced by construction practitioners.