NEW – COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BOOT CAMP- April 24, 2018- presented by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education

I’m pleased to tell you about a terrific CLE program I’ll be speaking at and moderating: the IICLE® Commercial Real Estate Boot Camp, which will be held on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at the One North Wacker Conference Center (UBS TOWER) in Chicago .  A SPRINGFIELD SIMULCAST and LIVE WEBCAST will also be available.

This program is a “boot camp” for commercial real estate transactions, intended as intensive, fast-paced, basic training. The goal is to provide practical knowledge fundamental to everyday commercial real estate transactions practice, including basic forms. This course is designed for (i) lawyers with one to seven years of experience handling commercial real estate transactions; and (ii) lawyers at any level of experience seeking to learn the fundamentals of everyday commercial real estate transactions.

In this program you will learn about (a) client intake and engagement letters; (b) drafting/reviewing a letter of intent to purchase; (c) drafting the purchase and sale agreement; (d) obtaining and reviewing a suitable ALTA survey; (e) commercial title insurance with typically required commercial endorsements; (f) three common types of escrows; (g) types of deeds typical to commercial real estate transactions; (h) required governmental notices; (i) due diligence in preparing for closing; (j) documenting party authority; (k) the basic opinion of borrowers’ counsel; and (l) common closing issues.

You can view the full e-brochure here: PROGRAM BROCHURE

Check out the full agenda (the program provides 6 hours of CLE, including 1 hour of Professional Responsibility) and register now at http://www.iicle.com/crebc18 or call IICLE® at 800-252-8062.

As you may know, there is a shortage of commercial real estate attorneys with mid-level experience. Not because attorneys are not interested, but because during the commercial real estate crash that began with the collapse of Lehman Bros. on September 15, 2008, and the following Great Recession with its lingering effects on the commercial real estate market until just the past two or three years, there were few commercial real estate transactions upon which new attorneys could gain experience. Times have changed. Commercial real estate practice is booming. We need more attorneys who actually know what they’re doing. This Commercial Real Estate Boot Camp is a great start!

I hope to see you on April 24th!