Lawctopus Law School has launched a 6-month long online course on ‘Mastering Contract Drafting and Freelancing‘, consisting of 54 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.
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 on platforms like Upwork and earn money, and the monthly networking sessions will help you teach you how to build your career through networking.
We will train you to draft excellent CVs and cover letters, set up your Upwork profile, share some Upwork opportunities with you, and help you apply and support you confidently!
Learn to draft 24 essential, high-demand agreements
Get freelancing training from a top-rated expert
Save 4 years of your legal career
Get lifetime access to all the course materials
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.
He also holds a Diploma in International Business Laws from Symbiosis Law School, Pune (2014) and Diploma in Cyber Laws from GLC, Mumbai (2017).
Throughout his career, he has worked on partnership deeds, leave and license agreements, lease deeds, service agreements, loan agreements, NDAs, 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 BHEL, MyCaptain, Mastersoft ERP Solutions, etc., where she drafted and reviewed multiple contracts.
Akanksha graduated from SLS, Pune, in 2018 and completed her LLM in Constitutional Law from Nagpur University in 2021, where she 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, and K Raheja Corp, a distinguished real estate developer.
She holds an 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. 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), 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 also engages in teaching Advanced Contracts and assists the Professor at NLSIU in conducting sessions on Public Policy, Procurement, and Tendering.
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.
Mr. Bhumesh Verma (Recorded Lectures)
Bhumesh Verma is a seasoned legal practitioner with over 25 years of experience as a corporate lawyer.
Mr. Verma has been a partner at Khaitan & Co., Paras Kuhad & Associates, and is currently the Managing Partner at Corp Comm Legal.
He is the author of the book ‘Practical Guide to Drafting Commercial Contracts published by OakBridge.
Shayonee Dasgupta (Lead Researcher and Content Developer)
Shayonee is a 2012 graduate from NUJS, Kolkata. She hasworked as an Associate at Trilegal (2012-15), and then at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas where she was a senior associate in 2017-18.
Deeply passionate about legal education, Shayonee is currently a consultant at IDIA and is a freelance researcher-writer.
Debanshu Khettry (Development of Reading Modules)
Debanshu graduated from NUJS Kolkata in 2013 and did his LLM from University College London in 2014.
He’s the founder of Standard Indian Legal Citation (SILC), an Angel Investor with the Mumbai Angels Network and Calcutta Angels Network, and a corporate lawyer par excellence.
He worked with Platinum Partners, Delhi before taking the reigns of Leslie and Khettry, a renowned law firm established in 1944.
Lawctopus Law School currently offers 2 courses in the field of Contract Drafting and Negotiation.
To qualify for the money-back guarantee, you must “sincerely” complete the course, which means:
22 Live Sessions (with Recordings) on Career Skills
Exclusive WhatsApp Groups for Internships, Jobs, and Freelancing Opportunities
Sharing your profiles with partner organisations for internships and CVs
One-to-one, 30-45-minute-long career coaching session
"Lawctopus helped me understand complex legal concepts in a much simpler way. The course structure, practical examples, and expert guidance improved my confidence and gave me a better understanding of the legal field."
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