This article is written by Ramanuj Mukherjee, CEO, LawSikho.
The Diploma was introduced in the year 2012 and since then, thousands of students have enrolled, successfully graduated and achieved a very comprehensive understanding of how corporate law works in the real world.
They have also got jobs in corporate law firms, judicial clerkships, promotions, transitioned into corporate law from other areas of law practice and even started their own practice with confidence.
It is designed for practicing lawyers, working professionals who want to understand business law as well as students who want to learn practical aspects of business laws.
Why was this course introduced?
Every other law student dreams of landing that perfect tier-1 law firm job while the rest dream of becoming exceptional litigators. Of course, not everyone succeeds.
It is not a case of lesser demand, as there is ample legal work available. It is not that top firms are not hiring as much or clients are not interested in bright, young lawyers with real ambition. They are. Even then, a lot of young lawyers are unable to find work and opportunities suiting their talents and end up struggling for years.
You see talent alone is very difficult to reward while the ability is equally difficult to ignore. The biggest issue with the current legal education system in the country is that it does not prepare its students for the reality of the legal industry, which is dependent on practical legal work.
Over the years, we realized that colleges weren’t really teaching its students things like how to draft important commercial documents, structuring a business, incorporating LLPs, companies and such, which are a necessity in any law firm.
Not only commercial negotiations and immaculate agreements but simple contracts with clauses and contingencies for every situation which are normally expected from you as a lawyer can be difficult to deliver unless you are specifically trained in it.
Some of the biggest opportunities for lawyers and law students are no doubt in the commercial practice of law, be it in a law firm or corporate litigation. So, it is very important that you be efficient in all matter of business laws.
Course Syllabus
MODULE #1 STRUCTURING A BUSINESS
MODULE #2 TAXATION, BASIC ACCOUNTING & IMPORT-EXPORT
MODULE #3 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
MODULE #4 NEGOTIATION AND CONTRACT DRAFTING
MODULE #5 RAISING INVESTMENT; ANGEL ROUNDS, VC & PE DEALS
MODULE #6 INSTITUTIONAL FINANCE, LOANS AND ECBS
MODULE #7 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND REGULATORY ISSUES
MODULE #8 EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT LABOUR LAW AND BUSINESS LICENSES
MODULE #9 ARBITRATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
MODULE #10 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND LAW
MODULE #11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND IP MONETISATION
MODULE #12 MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND LAWS
MODULE #13 OVERVIEW OF MAJOR SECTORAL AND INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC LEGISLATIONS
MODULE #14 GOVERNMENT TENDERS AND CONTRACTS
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.
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 business lawyer working at a big law firm will know after a year or two.
It is not a mere theoretical study, but hands-on practical lessons where you will have to draft a lot of documents.
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 & interview skills so that you can easily find jobs if you require the same.
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 another way we can help you.
After completing the course, you will be able to perform various common business law-related tasks.
List of Weekly Exercises
- Exercise on Partnership Agreement
- Exercise on Drafting on Co-Founders Agreement
- MOA/AOA Drafting Exercise
- GST
- Exercise on MSMED Act
- Exercise on drafting a share purchase agreement
- Exercise on board composition pursuant to an investment
- Exercise on foreign direct investment
- Exercise on Input tax credit
- Writing assignment- 1
- Exercise on Composition scheme
- Exercise on Income tax
- Exercise on business structure
- Exercise on reading balance sheets of companies
- Exercise on Appointment of auditors
- Exercise on appointment, powers and liabilities of directors
- Writing assignment – 2
- Exercise on Related party transactions
- Exercise on the remuneration of director and related party transactions
- Exercise on Meetings
- Writing assignment- 3
- Exercise on drafting a non-disclosure agreement
- Exercise on Negotiation of a contract
- Exercise on drafting clauses of a commercial lease agreement
- Writing assignment- 4
- Exercise on investors interests and shareholders’ agreement
- Exercise on the transfer of shares
- Exercise on intercorporate transactions
- Exercise on the suitable method for M&A transaction
- Exercise on drafting clauses of a letter of offer
- Writing assignment – 5
- Exercise on drafting clauses of the scheme of arrangement
- Exercise on how to choose the best method of debt
- Exercise on External Commercial Borrowings
- Writing Assignment – 6
- Exercise on Foreign Direct Investment –
- Exercise on Foreign Direct Investment – II
- Exercise on Arbitrability
- Writing Assignment- 7
- Exercise on drafting a notice of appointment of an arbitrator
- Exercise on Electronic Contracts and Digital signatures
- Exercise on GDPR
- Writing Assignment – 8
- Exercise on drafting clauses of IP Assignment Agreement
- Exercise on copyrightability
- Exercise on drafting clauses of Employment Agreement
- Exercise on drafting clauses of ESOP Plan
- Writing Assignment – 9
- Exercise on drafting clause of internal policies
- Exercise on basics of IBC
- Exercise on Government contracts
- Writing assignment – 10
Who should take up 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 the legal aspect of doing business
Our alumni include IIM and IIT graduates, National Law school graduates, IAS officers, CAs, CS and undergrads from foreign institutions.
The skills you will learn in this course will serve you a lifetime, and help you to progress in your career rapidly – as few law students or even young lawyers can claim that they have learned all these essential skills in a systematic way.
Yes, that’s right – a lot of associates at even the top law firms will take years to learn some of these skills – and that is the advantage this course is confidently offering.
Admissions now open, go through the list of exercises in the link to understand what we think are the most critical skills and tasks you need to learn to perform.
Course Fees: Rs. 23,600
Duration: 1 year
Batch Starting date: 15th March 2019
To enroll for the course, click here
