Lawctopus Law School has launched a 6-month long course on ‘Becoming a Freelance Contract Drafting Course, consisting of 44 live sessions led by industry experts.
This course empowers students to draft over 24 complex contracts, including website terms and international agreements, and teaches you how to excel as a Contract Drafting Freelancer through platforms like Upwork, LinkedIn, etc.
About the 6-Month Long Expert-Level Course on Contract Drafting & Negotiation
This course is an opportunity for anyone looking to become an expert in contract drafting.
In the first two (2) months, you’ll learn the fundamentals of drafting contracts and get hands-on experience by identifying contracts, and reviewing and redrafting a sale deed all by yourself.
The next four (4) months will focus on specific contracts related to real estate, intellectual property, and business agreements (like NDAs, Master Service Agreements, Power of Attorney, Shareholders Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, e-contracts, etc., with 7-8 LIVE sessions each month. You’ll learn everything from drafting and negotiating clauses to handling execution formalities.
These four months will also include monthly sessions on freelancing, where an expert will show you how to build an online profile and earn money, and the monthly networking sessions will help you teach you how to build your career through networking.
It’s a complete package for those who are serious about advancing their contract drafting skills and earning money through that.
For a detailed course schedule (draft), please click here.
About Lawctopus Law School
Lawctopus Law School has taught a wide range of practical skills to over 18,000+ law students, young lawyers, professionals, academicians, and business people. Over 1000 students have rated our courses and the average rating is 92.6/100. Our online courses are ‘warm’ learning experiences!
At LLS, our courses are developed by subject matter experts (practitioners and academicians) and these courses are a mix of:
- Rigorously researched practical reading modules which compress years of real-life experience in a few pages
- Recorded lectures by Industry Experts which convey years of real-life experience in a few minutes
- Weekly live sessions which build upon modules and recorded lecture and clear of doubts
- Practical assignments which mirror real-life assignments
- Personal feedback to all learners so that you know where you are going right, where you are going wrong and can course correct
- Learn more through add-on modules and career webinars
- The now famous ‘rigour and care’ of LLS
Structure of this Course
The course begins with a live ‘Orientation Session,’ which explains how to fully benefit from it.
For the detailed month-wise structure, please click here
8 Unique Elements of the Online Course
| First | Well-researched, practical & detailed reading resources |
| Second | Weekly Live Sessions for the first 2 months |
| Third | 7-8 Live Sessions per month for the next 4 months |
| Fourth | Learn drafting clauses and agreements first-hand with our Faculty |
| Fifth | Recorded lectures by Industry Experts |
| Sixth | Understanding International Contracts & Agreements |
| Seventh | Monthly Freelancing & Networking Sessions |
| Eighth | Practical Assignments on real-life scenarios (Draft and Get Feedback on 9 Types Agreements: Sale Deed, Software Licensing Agreement, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Return & Refund Policy, Trademark Licensing Agreement, Franchisee Agreement, Power of Attorney, Shareholders Agreement, Joint Venture Agreement) |
| Ninth | Get detailed and individualized feedback on each of your drafts |
You will draft 9 types of agreements as part of this course, with each assignment thoroughly evaluated by the faculty. Personalized feedback will be provided to every learner. Details in the Weekly structure. Click here
How will this course help you?
- Law students will be able to ace Law Firm internships and get freelance opportunities
- Lawyers (with 0-4 years of experience) will be able to earn additional income through contract drafting skills
- Learn to network better and generate income
- Become familiar in using freelancing platforms
- Learn to negotiate well in your daily life, during apartment hunting, job interviews, salary negotiations, M&A transactions, negotiation competitions, and more etc.
- It will save 3-4 years of your legal career! What a lawyer learns after 3-4 years of practice, you’d have learned in 6 months.
- Learn about international agreements, including aspects such as arbitration rules and governing laws, thus enhancing the scope of your freelancing.
- Learn the nuances of drafting terms and conditions for websites and offer your services to the increasingly digital and always online world
- The live sessions will make you an expert of 24+ most in-demand agreements in India.
Who can enroll for this course?
- Law students
- Young lawyers wanting to start earning through contract drafting
- Academicians
- Freelancing enthusiasts
Course Developers and Faculty of this Course
Shashank Sardesai graduated from the University of Pune in 2018 and is currently working as an Independent Litigator and Company Secretary.
He has co-founded EverTrust Legal, a full service law firm after having previously worked with esteemed law firms such as Wadia Ghandy & Co., HSA Advocates and Khaitan Legal Associates.
Adding feathers to his wonderful feat, he also holds a Diploma in International Business Laws from Symbiosis Law School, Pune (2014) and Diploma in Cyber Laws from Government Law College, Mumbai (2017).
Throughout his career, he has garnered extensive experience working on partnership deeds, leave and license agreements, lease deeds, service agreements, loan agreements, non disclosure agreements, mortgage deeds, deeds of guarantee, etc.
Akanksha is currently working as the Head of Lawctopus Law School, where she has taught contract drafting & negotiation course to 1500+ learners and has received an average rating of 96.5/100.
Akanksha Mishra is an independent litigator with diverse experience in commercial and real estate litigation. She is practicing at the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench.
Akanksha has also been the corporate counsel for many start-ups, media companies, software developer companies, and PSUs like Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited, MyCaptain, Mastersoft ERP Solutions, etc., where she drafted and reviewed multiple contracts.
Akanksha graduated from Symbiosis Law School, Pune, in 2018 and completed her LLM in Constitutional Law from Nagpur University in 2021, where she achieved the top rank and was awarded a gold medal.
Pranjal Doshi completed his law school education from HNLU (2018) and pursued postgraduate specialization in corporate law at the University of Cambridge (2019).
He has worked with leading Indian law firms having the likes of Trilegal and Khaitan & Co. He is currently working as an Associate at Walker Morris LLP, United KIngdom.
Pranjal specializes in mergers, acquisitions and private equity transactions and extensively works on investment documents (both buy side and sell side) such as the share purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreement and the like.
Arunima Jha has over ten years of experience in the legal field and is currently working as the Head Legal Counsel at Omnicom Media Group, a global leader in media, marketing, and corporate communications.
Her adeptness in media law derives from her preceding roles as Legal Counsel at BookMyShow, a major online entertainment platform in India, and K Raheja Corp, a distinguished real estate developer.
She holds a Master of Laws (LLM) in Business & Corporate Law from Mumbai University, and concurrently serves as a guest lecturer at various law institutes.
Arunima is also adept in privacy law, where she offers expert guidance on complex privacy and data security regulations. She’s skilled in handling privacy matters in deals, partnerships, and collaborations with external partners. Throughout her career, she’s been involved in privacy assessments, separation plans, exit strategies, and preparing for public offerings, all while managing investment portfolios.
Adv. Jaibatruka Mohanta is a practicing Advocate before the Courts at Karnataka and other Courts across India. He is working as a Research Associate at the Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA), National Law School of India University (NLSIU) to delve into cutting-edge research, policy formulation, and capacity-building programmes for the government of India.
Jaibatruka, along with his team, advises the Government of India on matters of Criminal Law reforms and is involved with various groups to strengthen the criminal procedure in India. He is also involved in preparing materials for prosecuting individuals involved in criminal sanctions – thus assisting CPCB and other government bodies in the same.
He also engages in teaching Advanced Contracts and assists the Professor at NLSIU in conducting sessions on Public Policy, Procurement, and Tendering. Lastly, he is engaged with law schools and a few startups in structuring a few courses for their initial graduate batches.
H. B Keshava graduated from UPES Dehradun and completed his BSc. in Cognitive Psychology from Annamalai University.
He is currently working as the Managing Attorney of Baskaran and Associates, an IPR advisory and practice firm based in Pune. He has been a guest faculty at New Law College, Pune, and at Career Launcher, Chennai.
Mr. Gourav Mohanty is an advocate primarily practicing in Bombay before the Hon’ble Bombay High Court as well as courts/tribunals in other parts of the country.
Before being an independent practitioner, he worked as a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Team of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM).
A gold medalist, Gourav graduated from Symbiosis Law School, Pune, in 2016. While in college, he received the Ram Jethmalani Scholarship and the Chancellor’s Award.
Gourav has also received 2nd Prize in Linklaters NSLR Contract Drafting Competition.
Anup Menon V is a rank holder from Karnataka State Law University and holds an LL.M. in Corporate Laws. He is currently working as a Senior Legal Counsel at C. Mohanram & Associates, a Kerala-based law firm focused on corporate and civil law.
Anup has extensive experience advising clients in India and internationally, including in the USA. He specializes in serving clients in the Corporate, Banking, and Tech sectors, providing strategic legal counsel, drafting and reviewing a wide range of commercial contracts, managing corporate compliance, and offering guidance to startups.
Mr. Tanuj Kalia, the founding CEO of Lawctopus, graduated from NUJS Kolkata in 2013 and completed his MA in Law Politics and Society from AUD in 2019.
He’s the author of the book ‘Law as a Career’ (published by LexisNexis in 2015) and has keynoted at various forums including TEDx, leading private colleges, and NLUs.
He’s also the winner of Business World Legal 40 under 40 award. He’s currently training to be an ICF-certified coach.
As an MSME business owner he has negotiated business deals ranging from a few lakhs to a few crores in INR.
Click here to register for the 6-Month Long Expert-Level Course on ‘Contract Drafting & Negotiation‘
Course Fee
- Rs. 23,900/- (For 6 months long LIVE expert-level course)
- Rs. 6900/- (For 2-months long self-paced module on 15 types of drafts)
- Rs. 6,900/- (For 2 months long LIVE course)
- Rs. 9,900/- (For 4 months long LIVE + self-paced course)
Add-on Benefits
- Completion certificates are issued by Lawctopus Law School after completing the course.
- Merit certificates are awarded to best-performing learners.
- Access of webinars on contract drafting, contract lifecycle management, etc., are given for free
- LLS alumni groups are available for exclusive internship/job notifications and discounts on courses/workshops.
Money Back Guarantee
In case you do the course sincerely and are still dissatisfied with it, we’ll refund you 100% of the money you invested; no questions asked. We are that confident in our course!
What does ‘sincerely’ mean? It means that you attend at least 75% of the live classes and complete the compulsory assignments successfully. If you still don’t think the course was worth the money, we’ll refund the full amount, no questions asked!
Just email us at llssupport@lawctopus.com and the refund will be issued within 7-10 working days.
Questions?
If you have any queries regarding the course, please send an email to courses@lawctopus.com and we will get back to you within 24 hours!
Structure of this Course
Month 1: Drafting of Essential Clauses of a Contract
Recorded Lectures (25 in number)
- What is a contract
- Difference between a contract and an agreement
- Importance of a written contract
- Essential features of a well-drafted contract
- Components of a Contract
- Consideration clause of a contract
- Damages for default
- Pre-contractual instruments
- Primary focus of a draftsperson
- Disadvantages of using a standard template
- Effective date of a contract
- Definition clause
- Identification of parties clause
- Recitals clause
- Territory of operation
- Representation and warranties clause
- Non-compete and non-solicitation clause
- Termination clause
- Force Majeure clause
- Confidentiality clause
- Governing law and Jurisdiction clause
- Intellectual Property clause
- Dispute Resolution clause Assignment of obligations
- Conditions Precedent clause
Live Session (4 in number)
- Skeleton of a contract and pre-contractual instruments
- Substance and style of a contract
- How to draft introductory clauses like ‘Description of parties’, ‘Recitals’, ‘Interpretations’, ‘Definitions’, etc.
- How to draft operative clauses like Indemnity, Confidentiality, Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent, Intellectual Property, Termination, etc.
- How to draft boilerplate clauses like Force Majeure, Severability, Waiver, etc.
- Networking Skills 1
Reading Resources
- Purpose and Theories of Contract Law
- Elements of a Contract
- Pre-contractual Instruments: the step before a formal contract
- Drafting of Agreements: Preliminary Terms
- Drafting of Agreements: Operative Clauses
- Drafting of Agreements: Boilerplate Clauses
Month 2 – Execution Formalities and Basic Negotiation Skills
Recorded Lectures (18 in number)
- Allocation of costs pertaining to a contract
- Role of witnesses in a contract
- How to draft an Employment Agreement, a Software Licensing Agreement, and an NDA
- Introduction to Negotiation
- Core Concepts of Negotiation
- Importance of Negotiation
- Key features of a good Negotiation
- Negotiation Terms
- Types of Negotiations
- Techniques of Negotiations
- The Negotiation Mindset
- Role of a Negotiator
- Essential skills of a good Negotiator
- Steps involved in Negotiation – Pre-Negotiation
- Steps involved in Negotiation – Post-Negotiation
- Results of Negotiation
- Special videos on ‘Anatomy of Contracts’
Live Session (4 in number)
- Execution Formalities – Stamp Duty, Registration Charges, Witnesses, Signatures, etc.
- Contract Lab
- Negotiation Table Exercise
- Oral Assignment Feedback Session
Reading Resources
- Execution Formalities & Processes
- Introduction to Negotiation
- Key Commercial Contracts
Month 3 -International Agreements, Common Agreements and Advanced Negotiation Skills
Recorded Lectures (15 in number)
- Introduction to international commercial contracts (Part I)
- Introduction to international commercial contracts (Part II)
- Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution Clauses in an International Contract
- How to draft international agreements
- Introduction to Loan Agreement
- How to draft a Loan Agreement
- An alternate method of drafting a Loan Agreement
- How to draft an Employment Agreement
- Introduction + How to draft a Non-Disclosure Agreement
- Essentials of an effective negotiation
- Mindset of an effective negotiator
- How to negotiate commercial contracts
- Mock negotiation of a Service Level Agreement between Company and Service-Provider
- Add on recordings of webinars
Live Sessions (8 in number)
- International contracts and e-contracts
- How to draft an Employment Agreement
- How to draft a Non-Disclosure Agreement
- How to draft a Software Licensing Agreement
- 2 Sessions on Negotiation Skills by Tanuj Kalia
- Networking Skills 2
- Freelancing Session 1
Reading Resources
- All about International Commercial Contracts
- Draft of Employment Agreement
- Draft of Non-Disclosure Agreement
- Draft of Software Licensing Agreement
- Introduction to Negotiation
- Essentials of an effective negotiation
- Mindset, Techniques and Skills required to be an Effective Negotiator
- Negotiation of commercial contracts
Month 4 – Intellectual Property, Technology Agreements and Website Terms
Recorded lectures (13 in number)
- Introduction to Trademark Licensing and Trademark Assignment Agreement
- How to draft a Trademark Licensing Agreement
- How to draft a Trademark Assignment Agreement
- Introduction to Patent Licensing Agreement
- How to draft a Patent Licensing Agreement
- Introduction to Copyright Licensing Agreement
- How to draft a Copyright Licensing Agreement
- How to draft a Joint Venture Intellectual Property Agreement
- Introduction + How to draft Terms and Conditions of an e-commerce website
- How to draft Terms of Use of an e-commerce website
- How to draft Terms of Use of a subscription-based product website
- How to draft Return and Refund Policy of an e-commerce website
- How to draft Privacy Policy of an e-commerce website
Live Sessions (8 in number)
- International contracts and e-contracts
- How to draft a Copyright Licensing Agreement and a Patent Licensing Agreement
- How to draft a Trademark Licensing Agreement and a Trademark Assignment Agreement
- How to draft a SAAS Agreement
- How to draft the Terms and Conditions of a Website (2 types) and Terms of Use of a Website (2 types)
- How to draft the Return and Refund Policy of a website and the Privacy Policy of a website
- Networking Skills 3
- Freelancing Session 2
Reading Resources
- Draft of a Trademark Licensing Agreement
- Draft of a Trademark Assignment Agreement
- Draft of a Patent Licensing Agreement
- Draft of a Patent Licensing Agreement
- Draft of a Copyright Licensing Agreement
- Draft of a Copyright Licensing Agreement
- Draft of a Joint Venture Intellectual Property Agreement
- Draft of Terms and Conditions of an e-commerce website
- Draft of Terms of Use of an e-commerce website
- Draft of Terms of Use of a subscription-based product website
- Draft of Return and Refund Policy of an e-commerce website
- Draft of Privacy Policy of an e-commerce website
Month 5 – Real Estate Agreements
Recorded Lectures (4 in number)
- Introduction to Sale Deed
- How to draft a Sale Deed
- Introduction to Leave and License Agreement
- How to draft a Leave and License Agreement
Live Sessions (6 in number)
- How to draft a Sale Deed
- How to draft a Power of Attorney
- How to draft a Franchisee Agreement
- How to draft a Leave and License Agreement
- Networking Skills 4
- Freelancing Session 3
Reading Resources
- Draft of a Sale Deed
- Draft of a Leave and License Agreement
- Draft of a Power of Attorney
- Draft of a Franchisee Agreement
Month 6 – Business Related Agreements
Recorded lectures (8 in number)
- Introduction to Sports Sponsorship Agreement
- How to draft a Sports Sponsorship Agreement
- Introduction to Shareholders Agreement
- How to draft a Shareholders Agreement
- Introduction to Share Purchase and Share Subscription Agreement
- How to draft a Share Purchase and Share Subscription Agreement
- Introduction to Partnership Agreement
- How to draft a Partnership Agreement
Live Sessions (6 in number)
- How to draft a Shareholders Agreement
- How to draft a Share Purchase and Share Subscription Agreement
- How to draft a Partnership Agreement
- How to draft a Joint Venture Agreement
Reading Resources
- Draft of Sports Sponsorship Agreement
- Draft of Shareholders Agreement
- Draft of Share Purchase and Share Subscription Agreement
- Draft of Partnership Agreement
- Draft of Joint Venture Agreement
- Draft of Business Transfer Agreement
Life-time Access
By purchasing this course, you are granted lifetime access.
Life-time access means that the course access will be available to you as long as the company continues to offer the course or remains in existence. In the event the course is discontinued or the company ceases operations, access to the course will no longer be available
Course Includes
- 127 Lessons
