Financial Fluency
A $195, 3-hour on-demand course taught by Matthew J. Barrett covering financial statements, business numbers, and corporate finance basics for JDs entering business interviews.
Build the finance vocabulary business hiring managers expect. Ex Judicata’s Corporate Finance Law Course for Lawyers Leaving Practice helps JDs understand financial statements, corporate finance basics, and the numbers behind strategic decisions—so you can enter nonlegal interviews with confidence, credibility, and a clearer story about how your legal training translates into business value.
Practical finance, analytics, and business-readiness resources for lawyers preparing to leave legal practice.
A $195, 3-hour on-demand course taught by Matthew J. Barrett covering financial statements, business numbers, and corporate finance basics for JDs entering business interviews.
A broader on-demand learning library that helps lawyers close applied business, finance, and analytics gaps before pursuing nonlegal corporate, nonprofit, government, or academic roles.
A no-coding foundations course that teaches data literacy, basic statistical principles, and how to evaluate analytics claims in business presentations and decision-making contexts.
Executive education programs help JDs build P&L awareness, board-facing communication, leadership skills, and cross-functional influence for more senior business opportunities.
Support for lawyers pursuing finance-sector transitions into investment banking, private equity, venture capital, operating roles, or deal-team positions where finance fluency matters.
Coaching and resources for lawyers targeting corporate strategy, internal M&A, operations, or consulting-adjacent roles that require commercial reasoning and interview-ready business language.
Start by clarifying the business roles you are exploring and the finance vocabulary those hiring managers expect. The course is designed around the gap many lawyers face when translating legal experience into commercial credibility.
Explore how JDs translate legal training into business, finance, strategy, and executive opportunities.
Ex Judicata combines practical business training with a complete transition ecosystem for JDs.
Built exclusively for lawyers translating JD experience into credible nonlegal business careers.
Financial Fluency is taught for lawyers, not generic finance students or MBA candidates.
Coursework connects directly to diagnostics, coaching, community, job board, and executive search.
Founded by operators with 75+ years of combined legal education and recruiting experience.
Experienced founders who understand the JD transition firsthand.
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.
This course is built for JDs who are leaving or considering leaving legal practice and need practical business fluency. It is especially useful for lawyers targeting corporate strategy, finance-adjacent roles, compliance leadership, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, operations, or executive-track positions where hiring managers expect comfort with financial statements and business numbers.
Get guidance on the right next step for your transition.
3-hour course with certificate of completion.
CLE-eligible business finance education for JDs.
Created by the platform for lawyer transitions.
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