Hiring and Granting Equity to Employees and Contractors

This course provides an overview of the process of hiring and granting equity to employees and contractors in early-stage start-ups.

The course will cover a range of topics, including classification, standard hiring documents, such as offer letters, assignment of inventions, and non-competes, the types of equity compensation available to start-up employees, such as stock options, restricted stock units, and phantom equity, as well as the legal and tax implications of granting equity to employees.

Participants will learn how to design basic equity compensation plans, prepare grant documents, and structure vesting schedules for our hypothetical client.

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Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Describe the legal considerations involved in hiring employees, including employment contracts and intellectual property ownership.
Identify the key components of an employee offer letter.
Recognize key provisions in non-disclosure, non-compete, and assignment of inventions agreements.
Draft a basic option plan and related grant paperwork.

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Step 1: Learn

Learn at your own pace, absorbing lessons in short, easily digested segments led by experienced practitioners.

Step 2: Do

Apply what you've learned to solve real-world client scenarios, using transaction documents derived from actual deals.

Step 3: Review

Deepen your learning in virtual review sessions with an experienced practitioner. Review model answers and ask questions.

Class Content Overview

Course Details

2 CLE credits are available.

Participants will be asked to prepare option grant paperwork for a new employee of a hypothetical client and to update the cap table to reflect the grant.

Instructors Who Practice What They Teach

Our vetted instructors are global practitioners with outstanding professional and educational qualifications and demonstrated achievement in their fields. All have 10+ years Big Law experience.

In addition to their accomplishments as practitioners, our instructors are also passionate about teaching. We carefully interview instructor candidates to assess personality, domain expertise and effectiveness in the classroom. Our instructors must maintain a 4.5 out of 5 rating from students.

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Online

Class material is 100% online, accessible by all standard web browsers. Use your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone--your progress will by synced across all devices.

On-Demand

The class is fully asynchronous. Do the work at your own pace, turn in your assignment when you're ready, and get instant feedback via model answers and video review sessions.

Interactive

Learn with dynamic, interactive modules that keep you engaged in active learning using a variety of learning modes.

Experiential

Includes practical assessments throughout the class, plus a capstone assignment where you apply your skills in the context of a real-world matter.

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