Financial Statements
Learn how balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements connect, so you can interpret company performance without relying solely on finance teams or accounting summaries.
Build the financial fluency legal training often leaves out. Ex Judicata’s on-demand course helps lawyers understand balance sheets, P&Ls, cash flow, EBITDA, working capital, capitalization, and forecasting so they can speak the language of business with confidence—whether advising clients, moving into a corporate role, or preparing for a career beyond traditional practice.
Practical finance training that helps lawyers read business numbers, interpret performance, and speak confidently with executives.
Learn how balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements connect, so you can interpret company performance without relying solely on finance teams or accounting summaries.
Understand the numbers business leaders use every day, including EBITDA, gross margin, working capital, key ratios, budgeting, forecasting, and cash conversion concepts.
Apply financial information to practical business decisions, from evaluating company health to communicating more effectively with executives, operators, investors, and hiring managers.
Financial Fluency for Lawyers is Ex Judicata’s flagship executive-education course, taught by Matthew J. Barrett and built around the most common gap identified by lawyers who successfully moved into business: “The Numbers.” In three on-demand, CLE-eligible hours, lawyers learn the fundamentals of financial statements, ratios, capitalization, EBITDA, working capital, budgeting, forecasting, and business decision-making.
Ex Judicata supports lawyers building business fluency for transitions into corporate, nonprofit, government, and academic roles.
Ex Judicata is built specifically for lawyers preparing for careers beyond traditional practice.
Every course is designed around the real skill gaps lawyers face in business roles.
The finance course delivers practical learning in a three-hour, on-demand, CLE-eligible format.
Neil Handwerker and Kimberly Fine bring 75+ years across legal education, recruiting, and publishing.
Ex Judicata crossed 500,000 unique users and serves lawyers nationwide through its platform.
Meet the founders behind Ex Judicata’s JD-focused platform.
Co-Founder
Neil Handwerker is the Co-Founder of Ex Judicata, the world's only comprehensive employment platform dedicated to helping lawyers transition from legal practice to fulfilling nonlegal careers. After earning his JD, Neil briefly practiced law before recognizing it wasn't the right fit and pivoting to a career in business. That firsthand experience became the foundation of his mission. He co-founded Fulcrum Information Services, which grew into a market leader in management education for outside counsel, in-house lawyers, and C-suite executives. Neil later became a seasoned legal recruiter before launching Ex Judicata in 2022 alongside his long-time business partner Kimberly Fine. With over 75 years of combined industry experience between the two founders, Neil brings deep expertise in legal recruiting, career transitions, and platform building to every aspect of the company.
Co-Founder
Kimberly Fine is the Co-Founder of Ex Judicata and a seasoned business leader with an MBA and decades of experience at the intersection of legal services and publishing. As the long-time business partner of Neil Handwerker, Kim helped build Fulcrum Information Services into a market leader in management education for outside counsel, in-house lawyers, and C-suite executives. She subsequently held prominent roles at several leading legal publications, deepening her expertise in the legal industry and the career challenges facing JDs. In 2022, Kim co-founded Ex Judicata to create a first-of-its-kind platform connecting lawyers seeking nonlegal career paths with organizations eager to hire JD talent. Her business acumen and media savvy have been instrumental in growing the platform to over 500,000 unique users and launching the groundbreaking EXJ Community.
A finance lawyer typically needs a JD, strong legal training, and, where practicing law, bar admission in the relevant jurisdiction. To work effectively with finance clients or transition into business-facing roles, lawyers also benefit from understanding financial statements, capital structures, credit concepts, EBITDA, working capital, and how companies use numbers to make operating and strategic decisions.
Ask Ex Judicata which learning path fits your goals.
Qualifies for continuing legal education consideration.
Founder experience across legal education and recruiting.
Major audience reach across JD career transition.
Reach out to Ex Judicata to confirm course access, subscription options, CLE eligibility details, or the right upskilling path for your career goals.
You can also send us a quick email at kfine@exjudicata.com.
You can also send us a quick email at kfine@exjudicata.com.