Certificate Course On Legal Drafting

Introduction to Legal Drafting

Legal drafting is an important skill for lawyers – it involves learning how to draft various kinds of petitions to be filed in court, drafting contracts for clients, preparation of legal opinions or ‘legal memos’ (not moot court memos). These skills enable a lawyer to perform different kinds of billable work for clients and provide them value. 

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These skills are highly valuable, but they are either not taught or taught in a very limited manner in law school. 

Although we have courses focussing on different areas of law, ranging from criminal litigation, civil litigation, contract drafting, business laws for in-house counsels, arbitration, NCLT Litigation, M&A, etc., over the past few years, thousands of learners have asked us for an introductory drafting course which enables them to get started with the practical side of the law.  

We have decided to launch this course, keeping in mind such requests. 

Legal drafting is crucial for any lawyer to perform client work effectively. As you gain more expertise, you may realize that drafting skills for different forums and different areas of law will differ. 

For example, petitions before a criminal court will be different from petitions before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) or from arbitration petitions. Similarly, a shareholders agreement will be very different from an employment agreement. 

However, basic legal drafting skills and practice is crucial for performing any kind of client work. When one starts learning, it is important to have a broad foundation. At this stage, it does not matter if you are not sure about which area of law you want to focus on and specialize in. 

What do these drafting skills comprise?  

Learning how to draft a handful of contracts, civil and criminal petitions. This will enable you to have a preliminary sense of how to provide a service to a client. 

These drafting skills and practice will enable you to build confidence and feel equipped to understand and handle a variety of tasks assigned to junior lawyers. 

Later, if you want to learn about any specific kind of technical work, you can acquire specialized skills relevant to that area of practice.

How long will it take to learn these introductory skills? 

With our unique methodology, we are going to bet that you can learn them in 1-month.

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You might know of some senior practitioners in your network who are very knowledgeable and talented but who are unable to build their clients. They are not able to enjoy the fruits of their knowledge because not enough people know about their expertise. 

Do you know why? They have not created a portfolio of work that is relevant and discoverable by their target audience.

We do not want you to face the risk of a similar fate.    
 
For this reason, article-writing skills are very important in today’s economy. You should have the ability to build a portfolio of expert-level articles in an area of your choice. Further, these articles should engage and be of interest to a reader, even if he or she is not a lawyer. For example, the reader could be a business owner, a working professional or manager, an individual who needs a lawyer or even a potential recruiter. 

We are clear that those who develop their article writing skills and create a published portfolio of work will enjoy a huge professional advantage in today’s world. Clients frequently search for young lawyers online, and the COVID-19 lockdown has drastically accelerated this shift. 

How can you start on this journey? The journey begins when you write one article in a time-bound manner and send it for publication. 

What would it take for you to learn these skills?

Approximately 2 hours of study per day at your own time and 1.5 hours of online classes for 2 months with us.

We have identified a coaching framework for the same, and we will walk you through the journey of writing an article and sending it for publication, right from the point of identification of a topic to its completion. 

Guess what? All this can happen in a month.  Read on to find out more.

In fact, other professionals such as Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries, etc. and others who advise clients on different aspects of secretarial and accounting issues can also benefit from learning basic drafting skills. 

Who should take this course?

• Young lawyers who want to be introduced to various aspects of legal drafting so that they can later specialize in their area of interest
• In-house counsels who frequently negotiate and draft contracts and deal with law firms and litigators at various forums 
• Professors who want to develop practical legal skills for teaching their students or to perform client work on the side
• Law students who want to get started with a broad range of practical skills and be equipped to handle tasks ranging from litigation, drafting and advisory work  
• Business owners and managers who have to frequently work and collaborate with lawyers in connection with the legal work of their organization
• Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants, Company Secretaries and others who want to familiarize themselves with the most frequent tasks performed by lawyers 
• Individuals who want to personally argue their own case or deal with lawyers more effectively

What is the career potential after doing this course?

• This is a basic course for all lawyers and non-lawyers wanting an insight into the legal industry and a sense of the work performed by lawyers when they serve clients, whether they are working independently, at law firms or in companies. 
• Legal writing skills are crucial for young professionals to develop a personal brand for themselves, especially on the internet. You will learn how to write in an engaging way for a target audience. If you continue this approach after completion of the course and author, say, 50 articles, you can be considered an expert in the area you chose. You will also be discoverable online by potential clients, who are likely to write to you. With some skills, you will be able to convert a fraction of these queries into paid assignments. 
• Drafting skills are crucial to perform well in your internships. You will receive various assignments in your internship which will require you to sift through and proof-read dense documents. In litigation internships, you will need to read pleadings of parties and huge case files. If you know how to draft important legal documents, your ability to comprehend dense information and perform the tasks allocated to you will be substantially enhanced, and you will stand out from your peers. If you do well, you can secure PPOs or a call-back to intern again.  

Potential employers

• This is a basic course for all lawyers and non-lawyers wanting an insight into the legal industry and a sense of the work performed by lawyers when they serve real clients.
• Potential employers: If you develop these skills further, you can be employable by companies or other entities for in-house roles and small, medium and large law firms or other professional service firms.

Relevant Industries

• This is a basic course for all lawyers and non-lawyers wanting an insight into the legal industry and a sense of the work performed by lawyers when they serve clients, whether they are working independently, at law firms or in companies. 
• You will learn about the nature of work performed by lawyers, whether they work for organizations in the manufacturing, trading, services sector, or represent individuals.

What is unique about this course?

• This course is an introductory course focussing on different types of legal drafting. It is not based on the reading of study materials or the provision-by-provision study of the statutes. You will learn how to draft a legal document, whether it is a contract, a civil or criminal petition, an opinion or an article. 
• Apart from practical lessons, you will have access to numerous templates.
• You will learn through Yoursupport’s unique teaching methodology, comprising classes, exercises and in-line feedback on your submissions. You will have 2 weekly class of 1 hour and perform 2 exercises in a class. In a week, you will perform 2 exercises, that is, acquire 2 skills. 
• You will get personal attention and coaching from the trainers, and any doubt regarding a topic shall be addressed within 24 hours.
• In the span of the course, you will need to perform 14 simulation exercises relating to different contracts and contract-related letters, including the invocation of force majeure in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.  
• The course is tough and intensive, you will not be awarded the certificate unless you complete at least 50% of the exercises and the writing assignment. You will also need to attempt an MCQ test to pass. The average study time required is about 2 hours per day, at your own place. If you miss a class, you can watch a recording. 
• You will be added to a jobs and internships group where career opportunities will be shared with you. Our placement cell will also guide you on your CV and recommend those who have 100% participation in the course for jobs and internship opportunities.

How to register?

To register kindly make the payment first of INR 1500/- for 2 months Course, and make a note of transaction ID ,after making the payment fill up the registration form below, to buy this course.If you face any trouble while making payment Paytm or Gpay us on 8285309526.

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Money-back guarantee

If you take this course, follow it diligently for a month, do all the exercises but still do not find value in it, or not able to understand or follow it or not find it good for any reason, we will refund the entire course fee to you. It is a 100% money-back guarantee with only one condition, you must pursue it properly for a month. If you don’t find it valuable after that, get your entire money back.

Training Methodology

Online 24/7 access

Access to basic study material through an online learning management system, Android and iOS app

Soft Copy Study Material

Soft copy study material modules to be mailed to your email address

Practical Exercises

2 practical exercises every week, followed by written feedback

Live Online Classes

Based on the exercises, there will be a live video-based online class. You can ask questions, share your screen, get personal feedback in this class.

Convenient Class timings

Classes are held after regular work hours. Typically classes are kept on Sunday afternoon or 8-9 pm on other days.

Live Doubt Clearing

You can ask questions, get your doubt cleared live as well as through online forums

Certification

After the Completion of this course, you will receive certificate on Legal Drafting.

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For Queries:

Contact: 8285309526 or mail at info@yoursupport.in