List of contracts you will learn how to draft
General and Commercial Contracts
- Consultancy agreement
- Employment contract
- Event management agreement
- Non-disclosure agreement
- Exclusive agreement
- Memorandum of understanding
- Agency agreement
- Advisors agreement
- Will
- Trust deed
- Non Circumvention and Fee Protection Agreement
- Purchase agreement
- Letter of intent
- Commission agreement
- Staffing agreement
- Management service agreement
- Operations and maintenance agreement
- Franchise agreement
- Distribution agreement
- Power of attorney
- Event merchandising agreement
- Sponsorship agreement
- Affiliate Program Services Agreement
Corporate Contracts
- Term Sheet
- Limited Liability Partnership agreement
- Partnership agreement
- Co founders agreement
- Memorandum of association
- Articles of Association
- Share purchase agreement
- Share subscription agreement
- Shareholders’ agreement
- Asset purchase agreement
- Business transfer agreement
Intellectual Property and Media-Related Agreements
- Book publishing agreement and ebook publishing agreement
- Work for hire agreement
- Inventions agreement
- Music license agreement
- Content license agreement
- IP assignment agreement
- Artists agreement
- Celebrity endorsement agreement
- Audio Visual Streaming Agreement
- Research and Development Agreement
Other Internet and Technology Contracts
- Software development agreement
- Software license agreement
- Software escrow agreement
- Software maintenance agreement
- Web development agreement
- API integration agreement
- Technology transfer agreement
- SaAS agreement
- Database and Maintenance Contract
- Service level agreement
- Master service agreement
E-Commerce Contracts
- Terms of use/Terms of service of E-commerce website
- Privacy policy
- Cookie policy for a website
- Subscription service agreement
- Cancellation, returns and refund policy
- E- commerce website development and services agreement
- Terms and conditions of sale
- Internet Banking Services Agreement
- Domain name assignment Agreement
Real Estate related Agreements
- Corporate lease agreement
- Leave and license agreement
- Joint development agreement
- Sale deed
- Agreement to sell
- Venue Hire Agreement
Government Contracts
- EPC Contract
- Public private partnership agreement
- Concession agreement
- Joint venture agreement
Lending and finance related documents
- Loan Agreement
- Loan settlement agreement
- Syndicate loan agreement
- Comfort Letter
- Deed of mortgage
- Share pledge agreement
- Non-disclosure undertaking
- Corporate Guarantee
- Promoters Guarantee Agreement
- Notice under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act
- Application under Section 7 and 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
Post Contractual Contracts/Matters
- Variation/Amendment Agreements
- Deed of Novation
- Termination Agreement
- Side Letters
- Interim Agreement
- Change Order
- Releases/Contract Cancellation
- Gift Deed
- Post incorporation Contract Adoption
- Declaration of Nomineeship /Trust
- Notice of commencement of arbitration
- Statement of claim
- Statement of defense
- Identify Applicable Stamp Acts and Calculate Stamp Duty on Different Instruments
Who should take this course
- Decision makers, entrepreneurs, executive directors and officers who regularly enter into or negotiate contracts
- Lawyers looking to specialize in contract drafting and negotiation
- Dispute resolution lawyers since most of their matters arise out of violation of various types of contracts
- Lawyers looking to get a job in big law firms or in-house legal teams of big companies
- Law students looking to strengthen their contract drafting and negotiation skills
- Lawyers working for technology, ecommerce, media, heavy engineering, mining, electricity, oil & gas, infrastructure, FMCG companies that engage in a lot of high value contracts.
Our Learners
Potential employers
- Law firms
- In-house legal teams of companies
- Central and state governments
- PSUs
- Independent litigators
Relevant Industries
What is unique about this course
- The course is not limited to a provision-by-provision study of some statutes and associated case laws alone. In fact, we have provided above a list of about 100 contracts we will teach you to draft, review and negotiate.
- The course trains you on different kinds of actual work that is required to be performed by lawyers and other professionals. After finishing the course, you will know as much practical knowledge as a lawyer working at a big law firm will know after a year or two of experience.
- It is not a mere theoretical study, but hands on practical lessons where you will have to draft and review a lot of agreements.
- The course is tough and intensive, you will not be awarded the certificate unless you complete all the exercises. You have to spend 8-10 hours per week on this course.
- You will get personal attention and coaching from the trainer, and get individual feedback on the quality of work you produce
- You will be writing an article every month and with our guidance publish the same either on iPleaders blog or various other industry publications
- We will provide you a free course on professional networking, CV writing and interview skills so that you can easily find jobs.
- Those who perform well in class will be recommended to top law firms for internships and jobs. If you do not need such help, let us know in what other way we can help you.
- After completing the course, you will be able to perform various tasks that fall in the domain of contract drafting and business law and be at ease with different aspects of dispute resolutions arising out of these contracts, whether you work in a law firm, in-house legal team of a company or as an independent lawyer building a practice.
- We also recommend this course to other professionals, business negotiators, entrepreneurs who regularly enter into contracts as they can immensely benefit from this knowledge.
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 online learning management system, Android and iOS app
Hard Copy Study Material
Hard copy study material modules to be couriered to your 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
Our Learners
What will you learn
- Gain exposure of strategic drafting and negotiation of high value commercial contracts
- Get hands on experience of drafting 100 types of most common commercial contracts
- Understand the technical and commercial aspects involved in advanced contract-specific negotiations
- Learn the art of drafting clauses to avoid ambiguous clauses and uncertain interpretations
- Review contracts with an objective of minimizing future disputes
- Develop the skills for negotiation of government contracts
- Learn the tricks of the trade for paying stamp duty, registration and execution of contracts
- Learn how to create or assess a negotiation strategy
- How can you prepare before walking into a high-value contract negotiation
- Learn how to quickly grasp the most important business aspects that dictate terms of any given contract
- Learn to perform a risk-analysis of any contract
- Get trained in understanding your client’s expectations, commercial objectives and ensuring your draft reflects the concerns of your clients
- Learn how to avoid mistakes that even seasoned lawyers end up making in the process of contract drafting and negotiation
- Learn skills for representing big corporations in contract negotiation and how it is different from working with smaller businesses and individuals
- Get access to hundreds of templates drafted by experts that you can learn from and actually use while doing client work
- Learn how to enforce contracts in case a term is violated, and how to decide if filing a breach of contract suit is worth it
- Learn to calculate damages for contractual breach
- Learn how to create standard format of contracts and use them successfully in any organization
- How AI softwares are changing contract drafting and what you need to learn
Specific Learning Objectives
- Learn how to draft contracts effectively by understanding the operative clauses, boilerplate clauses and drafting clauses to mitigate risk that ensures maximum enforceability
- Identify commercial intent of the contracts across multiple industries like manufacturing, services, M&A, banking and finance, media and intellectual property, technology, public procurement etc.
- Understand the basic elements and the structure of typical contracts
- Learn how to appreciate your client’s needs and expectations and get specific instructions in writing that clients do not go back on
- Develop the skills for usage of words in your contract that give it a better clarity and precision and structurize the tone of the contract depending on your client’s needs
- Understand the expectations of law firms and companies from lawyers with respect to drafting and review of contracts
- Understand how you as a lawyer can add maximum value to a contract and provide clients what they need on a case by case basis
- Get introduced to common drafting errors and implement the tips on avoiding them that shall be taught throughout the course
- Get skilled in identifying and articulating major loopholes when you read a client’s existing contract or a previous draft for the first time
- Understand the formatting techniques necessary for efficacious and powerful drafting
- Learn to use a checklist while drafting contracts that would ensure you never miss a clause
- Learn about signing (execution), stamping, registration of contracts, attestation, notarization and apostillation of contracts and how it impacts their legal validity and enforceability
- Learn about the validity of old stamp papers and stamp papers from other states
- Learn about counterparts and their validity
- Understand how and when to create conditions precedent and conditions subsequent in a contract and allocate responsibility for their fulfilment
- Learn about the ‘closing’ of a contract and how to draft a closing/completion clause
- Learn how to specify obligations and allocate risks to the parties to avoid confusion later
- Learn how to make payment clauses watertight
- Identify when and how to create annexures for the contracts you draft
- Learn to skillfully draft various clauses like the term, termination and renewal clause
- Learn how to insert and customize boilerplate clauses
- Get a conceptual understanding about security documentation relating to the mortgage deed, hypothecation agreement and pledge agreement in negotiations relevant to the banking and finance sectors
- Learn how to draft an indemnity clause in a contract
- Get skilled in making amendments and variations in contracts
- Learn how to deal with situations where there may be an unenforceable part in a contract and draft the contractual provision of a severability clause to counter it
- Learn how to draft shareholders’ agreements
- Learn how to draft loan agreements
- Learn how to safeguard intellectual property of the parties to a contract
- Identify ways to mitigate your liability in case of Force Majeure, and clearly specify who will be responsible to which extent in cases when no one can be held responsible
- Learn how to keep information of the parties to the contract confidential and draft an effective confidentiality clause for that purpose
- Understand how to insert an effective non-compete clause and its variations
- How to specify territory and governing law on the parties to the contract to prevent future inconvenience and disputes between the parties
- Learn how to draft breach of terms clause and how to effectively identify breach
- Understand how to clearly mention consequences in the event of breach
- Understand when a party can rescind from a contract and when he gets discharged
- Learn how to claim specific enforcement of contracts
- How to obtain permanent, temporary and mandatory injunctions
- Gain expertise for the defences available in case of breach of a contract
- Get guidance from the experts to expand the deal to create win-win strategies
- Learn how to negotiate with an institution and multiple stakeholders
- Learn how to draft an effective dispute resolution and arbitration clause
- Learn how to resolve disputes through arbitration - how to initiate arbitration proceedings, how to appoint arbitrators, how to challenge their appointment, and how to challenge the validity of an arbitration agreement
- Learn about the powers and limitations of arbitral tribunals, and stages where court intervention can be sought
- Learn how to effectively draft a notice of commencement of arbitration, statement of claims and defence
- Learn how to get interim relief in an arbitration
- Learn about the pros and cons of institutional arbitration and how to select an arbitration institution for your client
- Learn how to get arbitration awards enforced and challenge the arbitration awards
- Learn how to deal with infringements of the rights of the third-parties who are not a party to the contract
Recruitment and Internship Support
We are the only organization in India which teach this kind of comprehensive contract drafting, negotiation and dispute resolution course. Many employers, law firms and companies are happy to recruit our high performing students. If you do well in your exercises and classes, we can help you to get jobs, internships and assessment internships in good law firms, with renowned lawyers as well as in various companies.
List of Weekly Exercises
- Draft a consultancy agreement
- Draft an employment contract
- Draft an event management agreement
- Draft a non-disclosure agreement
- Draft an exclusive agreement
- Draft a memorandum of understanding
- Draft an agency agreement
- Draft an advisors agreement
- Draft a Will
- Draft a trust deed
- Draft a Non Circumvention and Fee Protection Agreement
- Draft a purchase agreement
- Draft a letter of intent
- Draft a commission agreement
- Draft a staffing agreement
- Draft a management service agreement
- Draft an operations and maintenance agreement
- Draft a franchise agreement
- Draft a distribution agreement
- Draft a power of attorney
- Draft an event merchandising agreement
- Draft a sponsorship agreement
- Draft an Affiliate Program Services Agreement
- Draft a Limited Liability Partnership agreement
- Draft a Partnership agreement
- Draft a Co founders agreement
- Draft a memorandum of association
- Draft Articles of Association
- Draft a share purchase agreement
- Draft a share subscription agreement
- Draft a shareholders’ agreement
- Draft an asset purchase agreement
- Draft a business transfer agreement
- Draft a book publishing agreement and ebook publishing agreement
- Draft a work for hire agreement
- Draft an inventions agreement
- Draft a music license agreement
- Draft a content license agreement
- Draft an IP assignment agreement
- Draft an artists agreement
- Draft a celebrity endorsement agreement
- Draft a satellite exploitation
- Draft a digital exploitation agreement
- Draft a software development agreement
- Draft a software license agreement
- Draft a software escrow agreement
- Draft a software maintenance agreement
- Draft a web development agreement
- Draft an API integration agreement
- Draft a technology transfer agreement
- Draft SaAS agreement
- Draft a Database and Maintenance Contract
- Draft a service level agreement
- Draft a master service agreement
- Draft a Terms of use/Terms of service of E-commerce website
- Draft a privacy policy
- Draft a cookie policy for a website
- Draft a subscription service agreement
- Draft a cancellation, returns and refund policy
- Draft a e- commerce website development and services agreement
- Draft a terms and conditions of sale
- Draft a Internet Banking Services Agreement
- Draft a Domain name assignment Agreement
- Draft a corporate lease agreement
- Draft a leave and license agreement
- Draft a joint development agreement
- Draft a sale deed
- Draft an agreement to sell
- Draft a Venue Hire Agreement
- Draft an EPC Contract
- Draft a public private partnership agreement
- Draft a concession agreement
- Draft a joint venture agreement
- Draft a Loan Agreement
- Draft a loan settlement agreement
- Draft a syndicate loan agreement
- Draft a deed of mortgage
- Draft a share pledge agreement
- Draft Non-disclosure undertaking
- Draft a Corporate Guarantee
- Draft a Promoters Guarantee Agreement
- Draft notice under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act
- Draft an application under Section 7 and 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
- Draft a Release Deed
- Draft a Termination Agreement
- Draft a Deed of Novation
- Draft a Deed Of Gift
- Draft a Declaration of Nomineeship /Trust
- Draft an Interim Agreement
- Draft a Side Letter
- Draft a letter of comfort
- Draft a change order
- Draft a Post incorporation Contract Adoption
- Draft a Notice of commencement of arbitration
- Draft a statement of claim and statement of defense
- Draft a petition for enforcement of an arbitral award
- Draft a petition for setting aside an arbitral award
- Identify Applicable Stamp Acts and Calculate Stamp Duty on Different Instruments
- Exercise for Review of Career Objectives, Learnings and Your Course
Toppers Testimonials
I am in 4th year of my BBA LLB, which means I have to manage papers and my internship, the LawSikho course has made me more productive and it has helped me boost my confidence and skills. Each class added value and I would specifically thank my mentors for that. This course will benefit law students and law graduates alike as it teaches drafting, which is helpful.
During my last internship, I had to review a PPA, but I found it very difficult after which I decided to take up the LawSikho course, and I was able to ace my next internship. I want to thank my mentors for that. I believe that every person who is connected with the legal industry should take this course because every aspect involves drafting.
Initially, I had no idea about drafting but after taking this course I have gained a lot of confidence by performing the weekly exercises and attending live sessions.
This course has particularly proven very beneficial to me. This course is important for young professionals who want to get exposure to industrial experience. The team is dedicated and follows up with you for regular feedback and ensure that all your assignments are completed on time.
This course has particularly proven very beneficial to me. This course is important for young professionals who want to get exposure to industrial experience. The team is dedicated and follows up with you for regular feedback and ensure that all your assignments are completed on time.
Memorable learning is about the crux of drafting. An interesting thing happened when I was interning in one of the top-tier corporate firms and they gave me an actual case and wanted me to draft a written statement for the said case. I was able to frame it along with evidences. This course is different from college because it deals with practical assignments. Moreover, we are encouraged to write articles and publish them on the ipleaders blog.
My experience in pursuing this course has been great. I not only thoroughly enjoyed drafting agreements but also it is a good practice session which makes me continuously think.
This course has helped me from getting to understand the commercial intent of the parties to visualizing the circumstances while defending the client from both sides. Penultimate year law students can help get exposure in different industries while professionals in other departments working closely with legal teams can learn practical skills.
I found the live sessions, interacting with the expert, solving different types of assignments and the feedback on the same very effective here. Every person from the legal profession should do this course as they will benefit from it.
Industry Academia Panel
Manager Legal at Global Energy Pvt. Ltd.
Founding Partner at K Legal
Online Faculty
Note: This is an indicative list of our guest faculty members and not an exhaustive list. We may change the faculty members at any point based on availability.
Course Plan
Above prices are inclusive of all applicable taxes and charges. Option to convert your payment into 2 instalments is available on checkout page.
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- Sample Exercises
- Attend a trial class (on request)
- Five very useful lessons
- No certification
- Printed study material (by courier)
- 2 practical exercises/ Drafting exercises per week (50 weeks)
- 10 writing assignments (10 weeks)
- 1 online live class/week (50 weeks)
- Get digital access to entire study material
- Access on LMS, Android & iOS app
- Instructor feedback on assignments
- Doubt clearing on WhatsApp, LMS & classes
- Instructor led course with online live classes
- Online exams (give exams as per your convenience on given time slots)
- Certificate (by courier)
- CV enhancement
- Coaching for professional networking
- Internship & job Support
- Interview preparation support
- Networking with students & alumni
- Content access for 3 years
- Doubt clearing within 24 hours
- Top performers are recommended for jobs and client opportunities
- Access to all of Lawsikho.com's courses for 4 years (including new courses launched in this period)
- Immunity from future price increases for 4 years
- Complimentary access to members-only paid Facebook group for exclusive career opportunities and content
- Inclusion of templates and lessons on your request on a priority basis
- Priority pass for personal coaching, doubt-clearing, customer-support
- Free passes and invitations to all Lawsikho events and meet-ups across India
- Direct mentorship from Ramanuj and Abhyuday
- Personal feedback on as many assignments as you want
- Access to Lawsikho alumni network
- Priority processing for articles submitted to iPleaders blog and Superlawyer interview recommendations
What Top Legal Experts and Practitioners Say
(Former Associate at Dua, Archer and Angel and Clasis Law)
I have seen the design and syllabus of Lawsikho courses at close quarters, and they teach practical skills relevant for day to day work performed by corporate lawyers. These skills are not taught in law school and will be highly beneficial while working in law firms. If there was something like this available back when I was in law school, I would have definitely taken it up. This diploma course is very comprehensive and will benefit anyone who intends to build a practice in corporate law or work in a law firm.
Trainer- POSH & women related laws | Co-founded 2 startups
Drafting a contract effectively requires a lot of practice and understanding of commercials of a deal. This course gives a practice on different kinds of contracts to develop such skills through its exercises.
Khaitan & Co.
It is important to possess expertise in contract drafting to call yourself a commercial lawyer. It takes some practice and experience in developing this skill set, and this course is aptly designed to give you a head start.
P&A Law Offices (Former General Counsel of SREI Group)
This is a very exhaustive course on contract drafting - it covers a wide range of contracts, thus catering to multiple industries. The weekly exercises will ensure sufficient practice for all participants. It will be very useful for lawyers and managers who regularly deal with contracts.
Delhi University
This course covers a broad range of commercial contracts. Those who can draft these contracts will be ready to take on real legal work with confidence.​​​​​​​​​
Syllabus
Introductory - factual and interpretation clauses
Operative clauses
Boilerplate clauses
Annexures or schedules
How to ensure that your document is adequately customized to the situation and does not look like a copy-pasted version from another document?
The Definitive Contract Checklist
Takeaway: The Definitive Contract Checklist
Takeaway: Sample: Information Requisition Form
How to draft a representations and warranties clause
Time of making the representations and warranties
Consequences of false representations and warranties
How to draft payment related clauses and increment clauses
How to handle situations of default in payment
Clauses reflecting consideration (reciprocal promises of performing obligations and payment)
Termination on expiry of term, for convenience, for change of control, death or disability, insolvency, termination for cause and termination upon force majeure events;
Renewal by mutual agreement, renewal by notice of one party, automatic renewal
Survival clauses
Effect of assignment, anti assignment provisions
Change of control
Assignment of intellectual property and insurance policies
No waiver clauses
How to draft a written waiver pursuant to a no waiver clause
How to draft a variation clause
Indemnity arising from breach of representation or warranty
Indemnification against the effects of a party’s own defaults
Third party infringement claims and litigation owing to intellectual property violations
Pointers for drafting an effective indemnity clause
Indemnity Vs. Guarantee
Different types of notices
Key points to consider while drafting a notice clause
When is the notice considered delivered
Consequences of erroneous drafting of notice clause
Why is it necessary to specify governing law?
Arbitration and staggered arbitration clauses for dispute resolution
Ad-hoc Vs. Institutional Arbitration
How to draft an effective arbitration clause?
Takeaway: Checklist for drafting an effective indemnity clause
Breach of representations and warranties
Breach of covenants
Breach of any other obligations by a party
Breach of payment
Remedies for breach - rescission, specific performance, injunction
Types of damages - compensatory, punitive, nominal, liquidated damages
Things to keep in mind while drafting clauses related to breach
Difference between breach and indemnity claim
Stamp duty and how to calculate stamp duty
Registration
Attestation
Notarisation
What is an apostille
Avoid unclear terms and undefined projects
Cultivate a perception of value and desirability
Have respect for yourself and show respect for the other side
Do not make unconditional concessions
Be willing to walk away
How to use the weight of a large institution to obtain what you want
How to negotiate with an institution which has multiple stakeholders
Tactical empathy and ‘that’s right’ approach
Calibrated questions
Mirroring
Labelling
Neutralise the negative
Beware the Yes, master the No
Find the black swans
Bargain hard to get the right price
AT&T and iPhone
Apple Books and Harper Collins
Pixar and Disney
Gorilla Glass
Responsibilities of parties, Statements of Work, change orders and new assignments
Performance metrics and Service Levels
Consequence of incomplete work or sub-par performance levels
Invoicing and payment
Escrow mechanisms
Dispute settlement - Arbitration, Choice of Law and Jurisdiction
Software License and Ownership Agreements
IT Services Agreements
Cloud Services Agreements
Combination Agreements
Responsibilities of parties, Statements of Work, change orders and new assignments
Performance metrics and Service Levels
Consequence of incomplete work or sub-par performance levels
Invoicing and payment
Escrow mechanisms
Arbitrability of disputes
How to initiate arbitration proceedings
How to appoint arbitrators
How to challenge appointment of arbitrators
Grounds for challenging validity of arbitration agreement
Powers of the arbitral tribunal
Stages at which court intervention is likely
Interim relief strategies
Seat vs. Venue
Choice of different jurisdictions
International commercial arbitration vs. foreign awards
Exclusion of oral hearings and other expedited arbitration procedures
Handout: Arbitration-related documents
Handout: -Notice of Arbitration
Handout: Statement of Claims
Handout: Statement of Defence
Handout: Application for interim relief from court (under Section 9)
Handout: Application for interim measures from arbitral tribunal (under Section 17)
Handout: Appeal against interim award
Handout: Application for appointment of arbitrator
Handout: Application to set aside an arbitral award
Handout: Execution petition for enforcement of arbitral award
Handout: Civil suit-related documents
Handout: -Plaint in a suit for damages
Handout: Application for temporary injunction
Handout: Application for specific relief
Handout: Application for permanent injunction
*Please note that the sequence of classes will not follow the sequence of modules. Class sequence is determined on the basis of learning needs. Also, the intention of the classes is not to teach you the same concepts and content which is already covered inside the modules, but advanced application of the concepts. You are expected to learn the basics by reading the study materials, and reach out to us actively in case of any doubts. The exercises are designed to make you feel uncomfortable as you learn to grapple with problems of practical relevance.