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About the Civil Litigation & Drafting Course

When someone is wronged, whether it is a delayed delivery, a tenant refusing to pay rent, or any other breach, the instinct to sue is strong. After all, they have suffered a loss and want justice. But filing a civil suit is not as simple as it sounds. For someone unfamiliar with court procedures, it can become a long and daunting process.

This is where a skilled civil lawyer steps in.

If you understand court proceedings and are confident in civil drafting, your career as a litigator can take off with incredible momentum. This course has been designed to help you achieve exactly that.

Developed for law students and lawyers, this course will teach you all about the process and stages of civil litigation, drafting of plaint, written statement, interim applications, evidence affidavits, etc.

You will also get access to 4 self-paced modules and recordings of live sessions on ‘Basics of Litigation’. Through these modules and recordings, you will learn about the hierarchy of courts, how to navigate case files, make effective case summaries, and use the e-courts website. You can study these modules at your own convenience, anytime and anywhere.

About Lawctopus Law School

Lawctopus Law School has taught a wide range of practical skills to over 20,000+ law students, young lawyers, professionals, academicians, and business people. Over 1000 students have rated our courses and the average rating is 93.2/100 call our online courses a ‘warm’ learning experience!

At LLS, our courses are developed by subject matter experts (practitioners and academicians) and these courses are a mix of

• rigorously researched reading modules
• recorded lectures by industry experts
• weekly live sessions by experts
• assignments (with personalized feedback),
• special, add-on career webinars, and
• the now famous ‘warmth and care’ of LLS

Structure of this Course

Module 1: Introduction to Civil Procedure Civil Drafting for Initiation of a Civil Suit

1. Orientation to Civil Drafting and Civil Procedure

Module 2: Court Machinery and Procedure

1. Where and how to file a suit?
2. How to authorize your representatives?
3. Nomenclature of different petitions
4. Stages of civil proceedings (steps involved)
5. Sample Vakalatnama

Module 3: Drafting of Legal Notices

1. What is a legal notice?
2. How to draft a legal notice?
3. How to draft a reply to legal notices?
4. Sample legal notice
5. Sample reply to a legal notice

Module 4: Drafting of Plaint

1. Rules and guidelines for drafting a plaint
2. How to draft a plaint? (Screen-share video with sample plaint)
3. Rejection of plaint

Module 5: Drafting of Written Statement

1. Introduction to drafting of a written statement
2. Rules for drafting a written statement
3. How to draft a written statement? (Screen-share video with sample written statement)
4. Set off and counterclaim

Module 6: Drafting of Evidence Affidavits

1. Rules for drafting an evidence affidavit
2. How to draft an evidence affidavit? (share screen video with sample evidence affidavit)
3. Affidavit under Section 65B for certification of Electronic Evidence

Module 7: Drafting of Interlocutory Applications

1. Introduction to Drafting of Interlocutory Applications
2. How to draft Interlocutory Applications? (share screen video with sample application)

Module 8: Comparative Analysis of Three Civil Drafts

1. How to draft a Recovery of Debt Application,
2. How to draft a Complaint under Negotiable Instruments Act
3. How to draft a Statement of Claim in an Arbitration

Module 9: Review, Revision and Appeals under the Civil Procedure Code, 1908

1. Review – Section 114 & Order 47 CPC
2. Revision – Section 115 CPC
3. Appeal – Sections 96, 100 & Order 41 CPC
4. Common Requirements – Title, Facts, Grounds, Declarations, Verification

Bonus Module I : Stages of Evidence

Bonus Module II : Execution Proceedings

Self-paced Modules on ‘Basics of Litigation’

Module 10 – Introduction to Litigation

• Introduction to litigation
• You will learn about the level of preparedness of an Advocate in a Courtroom on the Judge who is hearing the case.

Module 11 – Courtroom 101

• You will be acquainted with the basics of functioning of a Courtroom.
• Bain an insight into the various stages of court proceedings (both civil and criminal cases).
• Know what is the right nomenclature to be used for parties in litigation.
• How to use the E-Courts Websites to check case status, previous orders as well as cause lists.
• Get introduced to the concept and significance of case files.

Module 12- Introduction to Case Files

• What to prepare for before starting to create court briefs.
• Delve deeper into case files by discerning their arrangement
• Know the difference between a lawyer’s case file & a Judge’s case file and how to start reading them properly
• Explore the meaning of notes/briefs, their utility, relevance, and significance to a lawyer

Module 13 – Sample Templates and Repository

• Comprehensively go through various kinds of briefs/notes that can be prepared
• Learn from various sample templates
• Get access to an indicative checklist to help you review your brief, once created
• Know the do’s and don’ts of making a case brief

Module 14 – Recorded live sessions from the previous batch

Add-on Modules

• Reading resource of Lawctopus Law School’s Course on Drafting Bail Applications.
• Career Aid webinars on CV making, LinkedIn profile building, and career options in the legal field.

Self-Assessments

Each Module carries a set of 5 MCQs for self-assessment enabling you to zero in on your key takeaways from the Module.

Unique Elements of The Course

1. Weekly Live Sessions

Get all your doubts and queries cleared by the faculty in weekly live sessions. Build upon what you learn through readings and recorded lectures.

2. Self-Assessment Assignment

Draft an Interlocutory Application!

3. Compulsory Assignment (learn by doing)

Draft a Plaint or an Application under Section 65B of IT Act.

Note: Your assignment will be evaluated by the faculty in-depth and personalized feedback will be given to each learner.

4. Self paced modules on ‘Basics of Litigation’ that you can study at your own pace.

5. Supplementary webinars/workshops

How will this course on Civil Litigation & Drafting help you?

• This course will teach you basics of litigation, civil drafting and civil proceedings end-to-end.
• You will learn about the stages of civil litigation and the skill of drafting a plaint, written statement, interim applications, affidavits, etc.
• It will save 2 years of your legal career! What a lawyer learns after 2 years of practice, you’d have learned in 2 months.
• Law students will be able to ace related internships.
• Earn 2 certificates: one from Lawctopus Law School for the course, and second by our Partner Organisation EverTrust Legal for the Legal Skills Project
• Lawyers will be able to start their practices on the ‘civil side’.

Career and Placement Support Provided to Students of ‘Civil Litigation & Drafting’

1. Skill Building: 3 Recorded Sessions on Career Skills

CV Drafting [2 sessions]

• Drafting CVs and get personalised feedback to get noticed by legal recruiters

Cover Letter Drafting [1 session]

• Learn drafting Cover Letters. Draft in a way that helps you secure internships and jobs
• Draft a cover letter for your dream job/internship and get personal feedback

2. Opportunities Sharing: Exclusive WhatsApp Groups for Internships, Jobs, and Freelancing Opportunities

Who can enroll in this course?

• Law students
  • Legal professionals
• Litigators wanting to get into the ‘civil side’ of things
• Academicians wanting to upgrade their practical knowledge

Faculty and Course Developers

About the Partner Organisation for the Legal Skills Project

Course Fee

Rs. 10,000 – Rs. 6,999

Course Duration

8 weeks

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.

Mode of learning

• Weekly Live Sessions (90-minutes long). Recordings too will be made available.
• Rigorously researched reading resources
• Self-paced module that you can study on your own
• An online forum to get your questions answered
• 1 self-assessment assignment
• 1 compulsory drafting assignment with personal feedback

Add-on benefits

• Get a completion certificate issued by Lawctopus Law School after the completion of the course.
• Merit certificates will be awarded to best-performing learners.
• Access to webinars around legal notice drafting, CV-building, and earning through freelancing.
• Earn 2 certificates: one from Lawctopus Law School for the course, and second by our Partner Organisation EverTrust Legal for the Legal Skills Project.

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.

Contact

Email: courses@lawctopus.com

Phone: +91 93596 84056 (Aaditya Kashyap, Admissions Counsellor, Lawctopus Law School)