Lawsikho

Introduction of the course

The Diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws course is an online 12-month long immersive and interactive program designed by iPleaders. It was earlier offered from National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata till June 2018.

This course was created to equip lawyers and entrepreneurs with essential business law skills. A business goes through many stages of growth after incorporation, and various skill sets are required to handle evolving challenges that businesses face on the legal, regulatory and business front. The course was originally launched for business leaders and entrepreneurs, but later proved to be very popular with business lawyers as it inculcates a wide range of very useful legal skills and essential knowledge. Another category of people who benefit a lot from the course are 2nd generation business leaders from family businesses who want to bring in new skills and ideas in an already established business.

The course is especially beneficial for lawyers who want to work as in-house lawyers. In-house lawyers cannot specialize just in one area but need to have a good grasp on all important areas of business laws. This course delivers practical knowledge with respect to the same. It also helps lawyers to understand business objectives better, which is especially important for lawyers working in in-house legal teams.

The importance of this course is on the rise as entrepreneurship have come to occupy an important space in Indian economy, and because companies are increasingly building in-house legal teams with more depth as opposed to relying on outside counsels and law firms. The growth of in-house counsel jobs has been phenomenal in the last 5 years, and this trend is only expected to accelerate. Given the dual push of startup economy and growth of in-house legal teams, this course has become our most popular course.

This course provides extensive material with a resource library of over 100 lectures, thousands of pages of reading material (online access), hard copy material of important chapters sent to your address, focused skill-development exercises, and institutionalized mentorship. The course makes learning business law simple, and develops professional skills that are highly sought after in the job market. We also support students who graduate from this course with good performance by providing them with job opportunities from our partner law firms and leading lawyers who look for the skills we teach.

This course is co-created, reviewed and constantly improved by an industry-academia panel. The panel includes celebrity litigators, law firm partners, investors, bankers and other top professionals with decades of practical experience. You will learn practical skills related to legal strategy, business laws, decision-making, contract drafting, legal compliance and negotiation. The goal of the panel is to effectively transfer industry knowledge and practical legal insights otherwise unavailable in the academia to the young lawyers and business leaders through this course. Periodic online interactions are organized with industry experts to discuss areas of their expertise with learners.

Going through the syllabus will itself convince you about the large range of skills and knowledge you will be acquiring. There is no other course available in India with respect to business laws which is as comprehensive as this one.

This course will help you to build your ability to write and communicate in a way that showcases your expertise, expands your network and impresses recruiters. We periodically share available jobs, internship opportunities and projects that you can take up. You will get focused guidance on building your own network, improve professional communication and learn to demonstrate your skills in interviews, your current job, client interactions or in internships.

In India, most educational initiatives are plagued by a lack of practical exposure. The course is full of case studies and practical legal insights. You would be constantly presented with opportunities to apply your knowledge in real life projects, and even pushed towards creating your own opportunities.

You will be learning practical skills through simulation exercises around contract drafting, company searches, due diligence, etc.

Our alumni include IIT and IIM graduates, national law school graduates across the country and alumni of foreign universities such as Harvard, Stanford and NYU, top IAS officers working in ministries such as Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Defence of Government of India. Our alumni are already working at top law firms like Amarchand Mangaldas, AZB & Partners, Luthra & Luthra and MNCs like IBM, Infosys, British Petroleum, Larsen & Toubro, Accenture, Genpact, Reliance, Aditya Birla Group and a number of funded startups. Those who take the course can also receive periodic mentorship from our alumni in deserving cases.

Industries

Real Estate

banking

legal

finance

insurance

Who should take this course

Business managers, directors, MDs, unit heads and officers in any large business
Lawyers looking to work or acquire skills in business laws domain
Lawyers looking to work in in-house legal teams or compliance teams
Law students who want to acquire formidable knowledge of business laws and impress potential recruiters during internships
Litigators who want to expand their skill and knowledge base into business laws and pursue corporate litigation
Entrepreneurs who want to master legal aspect of doing business

Testimonials

This course has given me the most crucial lesson ever which is time management. The writing assignments enhanced my research skill. Initially, I would take at least 2 hours to understand the whole concept on any topic that I was assigned. However, now I can research very quickly. My articles are now of publishable quality. I learnt to draft shareholders agreement and worked on many other such drafting exercises which we were never taught in college. This is something that will be very handy for me while I work. I would say that every student and every legal professional interested in this subject should take up this course so that they can regularly keep learning new legal skills. All that you need is discipline once you take this course. There were times I felt like skipping an assignment on certain weeks, but those were the days my discipline pushed me towards working harder and working on the assignment. So, this course can show you the path but it is all about what you want out of your career.

Apekshya Koirala B.A LL.B

The practical learning which we get from all the exercises on which we work every week is great. Being a fifth year student in my college, I now have an edge over other students in my batch as I have worked on these exercises and I perform better in drafting sessions in college. I think every law student interested in this subject should take up this course as there is a big gap what we learn in college and what is to be implemented while working practically. This course taught us how to implement and apply the knowlegde from a practical perspective. I have gained immense confidence while learning through this course. The exercises are very well planned and the refernece material shared makes it easy for me to complete them and learn the concept thoroughly.

Ashish Vishwakarmaa 5th Year BALLB Student

I am an international student. Although I work in a different country but this course is still very useful. I enjoyed learning all the modules but the one which I enjoyed the most is module 3. This module covers the most on corporate governance. I was able to understand and convince others as to why board meetings and committees are important for companies even if they are privately owned. I love the exercises and attempt them despite my extremely busy schedule. The reading materials and weekly sessions conducted by Komal helps me to complete them. The course is challenging but I am thoroughly enjoying it.

Colin Fernandes Tax Manager

Academia Panel

Abhyuday Agarwal

COO and Co-Founder, LawSikho

Anjani Kumar

Chartered Accountant and Corporate Trainer

Anuj Shah

Partner, Khaitan & Co. (KCO), Mumbai

Arpit Ratan

Founder, Signzy Technologies, featured in Forbes 30 under 30

Faculty

Abhyuday Agarwal

Co-Founder and COO, Lawsikho (former corporate lawyer)

Harsh Jain

Co-Founder (Lawsikho), Mentor, Life Coach, Veteran Judiciary and competitive exam Coach, UGC-NET, JRF, Author, Blogger, Managing Editor (iPleaders blog), competitive exam strategy expert

Komal Shah

Co-Founder and Content Head, Lawsikho, former in-house counsel and company secretary with over a decade of experience in securities, funds and capital markets

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.

Plans

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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- Regular career guidance on email

- Sample Exercises

- Five very useful lessons

- No certification

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- Printed study material (by courier)

- Practical excercise/Drafting excercises per week(40 weeks)

- 10 writing assignmnets(10 weeks)

- 1 online live class/week(50 weeks)

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Legal Expert

ITC Limited

Good overview and basic knowledge of all legal matters that pertain to starting and running a business.

VVR Babu Chief Information Officer

IDIA (Amicus Curiae in the Novartis case)

This well-structured and easily accessible course could not have been more timely.

Prof. Shamnad Basheer Former MHRD Prof. IP Law, Founder of SpicyIP

Jerome Merchant & Partners

Lawsikho is doing a good job at identifying what needs to be taught to make students industry-ready. We have had several law students who have pursued an iPleaders or Lawsikho courses and who then interned or worked with us, and they have consistently been better than what we see typically of law students

Sameer Sibal Partner

Syllabus

Structuring a Business

Sole proprietorship as a business structure for startups Structuring of family business

Optimal structure for family business

Taxation issues

Partition and family settlement

Structuring a Partnership / LLP

Co-founders agreement

Basics of Partnership and partnership deed, registration procedures, dissolution

Basics of LLP and LLP Agreement, steps of incorporation, annual and periodic compliances, winding up

Structuring a company

One person company

Advantages of company

Steps for incorporation

Annual compliances

Conversion of business from one form to another

MCA processes for inspection and clarifications

Non-profit businesses

Procedure and key issues for incorporation of a trust/society / non-profit company

Tax benefits for a non-profit entity

Structuring of a non-profit entity

Startups and Early stage businesses

MSMED Act

Advantages of registration

Registration process

Money recovery procedures for startups

Dispute resolution mechanisms

Benefits under SME procurement policy

Sample disclosure to be made under MSMED Act

Taxation, basic accounting and import-export

Accounts for business

Elementary accounting and record keeping for various forms of business entities (for a person who is not trained in finance)

Accounting and the Law

Financial planning for a business

Corporate taxation

Corporate income tax

Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT)

taxation of software product and SAAS companies

tax on issue of capital (e.g. equity, bonus shares and convertible instruments)to different entities

transfer pricing

Tax deduction at source

Taxation of Software

Goods and Service Tax (GST)

Indirect taxes: Introduction to GST

How to Determine GST Applicability To You

GST Framework - Dual GST, State GST, Central GST, Integrated GST

GST Registration Process (Who should register and when, registration process, Consequences of non-registration)

Advantages of working with GST registered company/vendors

How to calculate GST Rates for your Products / Services

Best Practices for GST Invoices

How to make GST payment

Input tax credit law

Composition scheme in GST

How to obtain GST Refunds and Rebates

Exemptions from GST

Compliance requirements and filing of returns

Impact of GST on import-export transactions

FAQs

Who is going to certify the Diploma? What is the value of the Diploma on the CV?

None of our courses are recognised, accredited, or validated by any university, government or third party. We consider government regulatory standards as impediment to offering high quality courses we offer at an affordable cost, and hence offer informal, non recognised courses rather than collaborating with formal universities.

This course is offered as a skill development course by a private company. LawSikho is India’s leading online legal education provider and provides high quality legal courses that teaches you how to do practical legal work as required by the industry.

For any recruiter or client, what matters the most is whether you possess the relevant skills to match their needs and serve their interests. We will train your in rare and important skills that are highly in-demand and our initiative is one of a kind.

Experts review the syllabus and course content for all the courses. These experts are drawn from law firms and the industry at large. The course is conceptualised, co-ordinated and marketed by LawSikho, a venture that aims to make justice accessible to people from all walks of life through access to superior legal knowledge.

The legal industry knows and respects our work, and they know that anyone who finished our course and obtained certification has a certain level of knowledge and skills. If nothing else, you will be appreciated for the knowledge and skills you would acquire through our courses and would be able to demonstrate after due completion

Who can enrol for the Diploma Courses?

We recommend that you should have completed your higher secondary / Class 12 from a recognized board / University. In case of foreign nationals, you should have completed the equivalent of Higher Secondary in India in your respective country.

You should also be comfortable with English language and using a computer. However, we have no formal pre-qualification requirements because we are not a university or college. Anyone who wants to learn are welcome to join our courses.

Are international students also sent hardcopy material?

If an international student require hardcopy material, they need to share their correct address and we will let them know the cost of courier which they need to pay and then the hardcopy will be dispatched. This is the process because the cost of international courier is very high compared to domestic courier within India (for domestic courier we have no additional charges). Some international students provide us with an Indian address for couriering hard copy material. In those cases, we charge nothing extra for courier.

How do I figure out if the Diploma course covers a specific topic I want to learn about?

A person can visit lawsikho.com and find the relevant course and see the course syllabus, learning objectives and even list of weekly exercises. You can also subscribe for free sample material. If more clarification about the course is needed, feel free to chat with our online chat specialist. You could also call us on our landline number, i.e. 011- 40845203 for further assistance.

Are there any minimum attendance requirements?

There are no minimum attendance requirements, as the course shall be taught online through a learning management system which allows you to pursue the course at your own pace and convenience.

Online Weekly Classrooms will be conducted for 40 minutes to an hour - Attendance is recommended. Feedbacks by our experts on your assignments submitted, is the goal of our sessions. Submitting of a minimum of 50 exercises ( 40 exercises + 10 Writing assignments) is mandatory to pass the course. You would have 1 MCQ test for all Diploma courses which gets live in the 11th month of course and is available till whole 1 month time period, a student can attempt the test anytime in that one month but in one sitting of 2 hours.

Who is going to certify the Diploma? What is the value of the Diploma on the CV?

Who can enrol for the Diploma Courses?

Are international students also sent hardcopy material?

How do I figure out if the Diploma course covers a specific topic I want to learn about?

Are there any minimum attendance requirements?

There are no minimum attendance requirements, as the course shall be taught online through a learning management system which allows you to pursue the course at your own pace and convenience.