Introduction to Financial Statements for Legal Professionals 2026


Course Date: June 24, 2026

Full Course Materials
Total: 2h 5min
Total Ethics: 50min
Course Agenda ▼

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)

Jessica Hodgins — Senior Programs Coordinator, CLEBC, Vancouver
Andrew Mackenzie, CPA, CA, CBV — Blair Mackay Mynett Valuations Inc., Vancouver

Introduction to Financial Statements and Accounting Standards (9:05 – 9:25)

Public Accountant Reports (9:25 – 9:40)

Video—Reading and Understanding Financial Statements (9:40 – 10:10)

BREAK (10:10 – 10:25)

Reading and Using Financial Statements (10:25 – 11:30)

Debrief (11:30 – 12:00)

Introduction to Financial Statements and Accounting Standards [36min] Ethics Time: 10min

Date:

June 24, 2026

Course:

Introduction to Financial Statements for Legal Professionals 2026

Contributor(s):

Andrew Mackenzie, CPA, CA, CBV

Business Law » Acquisitions and mergers, Buying and selling a business, Client Relations, Ethics, Tax issues
Family Law » Division of property, Tax issues, Financial disclosure

Presentation Content:

Slides: Lawyers’ Use of Financial Statements
Handout: Section 1 – Reading and Understanding Financial Statements
Handout: Section 2 – Basic Financial Statement Ratio Analysis
Handout: Section 3 – Public Accountant Reports
Handout: Section 4 – Example Financial Statements

Public Accountant Reports [20min] Ethics Time: 15min

Date:

June 24, 2026

Course:

Introduction to Financial Statements for Legal Professionals 2026

Contributor(s):

Andrew Mackenzie, CPA, CA, CBV

Business Law » Acquisitions and mergers, Buying and selling a business, Client Relations, Corporate finance, Ethics, Shares, Tax issues

Reading and Using Financial Statements [56min] Ethics Time: 15min

Date:

June 24, 2026

Course:

Introduction to Financial Statements for Legal Professionals 2026

Contributor(s):

Andrew Mackenzie, CPA, CA, CBV

Business Law » Acquisitions and mergers, Buying and selling a business, Client Relations, Ethics, Tax issues
Family Law » Division of property, Tax issues, Financial disclosure

Debrief [13min] Ethics Time: 10min

Date:

June 24, 2026

Course:

Introduction to Financial Statements for Legal Professionals 2026

Contributor(s):

Andrew Mackenzie, CPA, CA, CBV

Business Law » Acquisitions and mergers, Buying and selling a business, Client Relations, Ethics, Tax issues
Family Law » Division of property, Tax issues, Financial disclosure