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August Academy: M&A

AI training for M&A lawyers to speed up diligence and deal execution

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M&A work is document-intensive by nature — and the teams that move fastest win more mandates. August Academy: M&A teaches deal lawyers how to put AI to work on the tasks that slow them down most: first-pass contract review, data room diligence, and negotiation preparation.

You'll learn how to use August's Contract Review to flag unusual provisions and generate issues lists with clause-level citations, how to run Tabular Review across full document sets to extract key terms and surface risks in minutes, and how to use the Assistant to generate market-standard positions and negotiation alternatives for any clause. These aren't theoretical exercises — they're the exact workflows used by M&A teams at firms trusted by August clients.

The training is built around real deal scenarios and integrates with the tools your team already uses: Microsoft Word, Outlook, and SEC EDGAR. If your firm wants to take on more deal work without scaling headcount, this is where you start.

Outcomes

  • Review SPAs and APAs for risk in minutes
  • Tabulate data room findings across every contract
  • Generate clause-level negotiation positions fast
  • Build closing checklists tied to deal milestones

What's included?

  • Contract Review Training

    Learn to analyze SPAs, APAs, and merger agreements for unusual provisions, risk flags, and negotiation asks — with clause-level citations.

  • Tabular Review Workflows

    Step-by-step guidance on extracting key terms across full document sets and producing executive diligence summaries quickly.

  • Negotiation Preparation Module

    Training on using August to map market-standard positions and generate formulations from aggressive to middle-ground for any clause.

  • Word & Outlook Integration

    Hands-on practice with August's Word Add-In for live redlining and Outlook integration for email summaries and action items.

Who is this for?

  • M&A associates and mid-level attorneys
  • Deal team partners evaluating legal AI
  • Legal operations leads at transactional firms
  • Law firm managers overseeing deal workflow efficiency
  • Law students in the August Fellowship program or anyone curious about legal tech

About the creator

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Hayden Enniss

Lead Instructor in August Academy

Hayden Enniss leads Founding Growth at August and is the lead instructor across August Academy. As a Solutions Architect, he works hands-on with law firms to design and deploy AI workflows for real-world practice, from contract review and due diligen...

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