Financial Fluency
A 3-hour, CLE-eligible on-demand course taught by Matthew J. Barrett covering financial statements, business numbers, corporate finance basics, and the accounting language JDs need for business interviews.
Learn the business numbers legal training rarely teaches. Ex Judicata’s introductory accounting courses and guides help JDs understand financial statements, cash flow, corporate finance basics, and the vocabulary hiring managers expect in business roles. Built for lawyers preparing to leave practice, these resources turn unfamiliar accounting concepts into practical interview and workplace fluency for real business conversations.
Focused accounting and finance resources that help JDs read numbers and communicate business impact confidently.
A 3-hour, CLE-eligible on-demand course taught by Matthew J. Barrett covering financial statements, business numbers, corporate finance basics, and the accounting language JDs need for business interviews.
A focused library of on-demand courses and webinars helping lawyers close business-skill gaps in accounting, finance, analytics, and industry-specific career pathways beyond legal practice.
Executive education programs for lawyers building credibility in board-facing, leadership, and cross-functional business environments where financial fluency supports stronger strategic communication.
Introductory accounting gives lawyers a shared language with executives, finance teams, and hiring committees. Through Ex Judicata’s Financial Fluency course and broader business-skills library, JDs learn to read the three core statements, connect numbers to strategic decisions, and present legal experience as commercial judgment. The result is stronger interview confidence and smoother movement into nonlegal business roles.
Real JD placements and transition stories show how legal training can become business leadership across industries.
Purpose-built resources for lawyers who need business skills, not generic career advice.
Built exclusively for lawyers translating legal training into credible business-career language and opportunities.
Courses address the financial-statement fluency hiring managers expect from business candidates, not legal applicants.
More than 500,000 users have used the platform to explore careers beyond practice.
Led by founders with 75+ years serving legal education, publishing, recruiting, and JD transitions.
Built by legal-industry veterans who understand JD transitions.
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.
Start with the three core financial statements: the balance sheet, income statement, and cash-flow statement. Lawyers moving into business roles should understand what each statement measures, how they connect, and how executives use them to make decisions. Ex Judicata’s Financial Fluency course is built around that practical foundation rather than technical accounting theory.
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Reached unique-user milestone in January 2026
75 years combined industry experience guiding lawyers
Dedicated exclusively to JD nonlegal transitions
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