Legal Career and Freelancing Skills Accelerator

About the Course

Freelancing is one of the biggest options for law students and professionals today. It can be a full-time career or something you add to your existing work. This can help you earn independently, build your brand, and gain real-world experience, from anywhere in the world!

In this freelancing course, you’ll learn to draft powerful CVs, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles that attract recruiters and clients. You’ll also get hands-on and advanced training in freelancing through platforms like Upwork and Fiverr, where you’ll learn to find projects in legal drafting, research, writing, contract review, and corporate documentation, all with expert feedback and guidance.

You’ll further develop essential networking and negotiation skills that help in freelancing, salary discussions, and even client or deal negotiations. This is the best investment you can make for yourself. Start earning through freelancing today!

Scope of Freelancing

Here’s what the earning potential in freelancing looks like:
(Disclaimer: This data has been taken from open sources)

Law Students / Entry-Level (0–2 years)

• Typically earn Rs. 250-1300/hour on platforms like Upwork and Freelancer.
• Drafting or research projects can bring in Rs. 10,000–Rs. 40,000/month with consistent work.

Practicing Legal Professionals (2–8 years)

• Freelance rates range from Rs. 1500-5500/hour
• Fixed-fee gigs (contracts, incorporations, policies) can pay Rs. 3,000–Rs. 50,000+ per project.
• Typical monthly income: Rs. 20,000–Rs. 1,50,000, depending on clients and workload

Senior Experts / Niche Specialists (8+ years)

• International and high-value clients pay Rs. 4000-17000/hour
• Large-scale drafting, due diligence, or arbitration projects can fetch Rs. 75,000 to several lakhs per engagement.

Disclaimer: This document contains detailed profiles of 20 Indian legal freelancers, including their earnings, spread across 22 pages. Click below to download the complete document.

Structure of the Course

This course consists of 25 live sessions led by industry experts and is designed to train you through active reviewing and a ‘learn by doing’ approach. 

In addition, we are offering 8 bonus sessions focused on freelancing training and opportunities in Contracts, Corporate Law, IPR and Technology Law, and Legal Research & Writing. After these sessions, you will be equipped to start freelancing across all these subject areas.

By the end of the course, you will have a strong CV, a freelancing profile, compelling proposals, proven techniques, and all the tools you need to create a new source of income through legal freelancing.

Month 1: CV Drafting and Linkedin Profile Building + Legal Research and Writing

• Drafting CVs that get noticed by legal recruiters
• Draft your CV and get personalised feedback from our experts
• Learn to build an excellent LinkedIn Profile and get live feedback from experts
• Freelancing in legal research, drafting and writing projects

Month 1 builds your basic profile (online and offline) so which prepares you to present your offerings for freelancing.

Month 2: Cover Letter Drafting and Basics of UpWork + Contract Drafting

• 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
• Learn the Basics of UpWork, a freelancing platform
• Build your profile on UpWork and get feedback from experts
• Freelancing in contract drafting and review

Month 2 teaches you the basics of approaching clients to get freelancing work.

Month 3: Advanced Usage of UpWork and Fiverr Basics + Corporate Law

• Learn the Advanced tips and techniques about UpWork
• Optimize your Upwork profile in consultation with our experts
• Learn how to use Fiverr, another popular freelancing platform
• Freelancing in corporate law, compliance, documentation, etc.

Month 3 teaches you the advanced tips and techniques to utilize freelancing platforms to the fullest.

Month 4: Nuances of Networking and Negotiation + Intellectual Properly and Technology Law

• Learn the finer nuances of networking effectively with your cohort
• Negotiation Skills
• This will help you in salary negotiations, negotiations with your freelancing clients, contract negotiations, sales, and even in M&A Deals that you help your clients with
• Freelancing in trademark filing, copyright research, data protection, tech contracts, etc.

Month 4 teaches you advanced skills of negotiation and networking. You can easily negotiate your rates up by 150% or generate tremendous income by networking consistently.

Outcome of this Course

• Strong Freelance Profiles:  Build professional profiles on platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, and LinkedIn
• Guided Mentorship:  Receive expert guidance to navigate the freelancing landscape confidently.
• Winning Proposals: Draft compelling proposals that increase your chances of landing projects.
• Freelancing Confidence: Overcome hesitation and fully embrace the freelancing mindset.
• Career-Ready Documents: Draft excellent CVs and cover letters that make you stand out for internships and jobs.
• Professional Networking:  Learn how to build and leverage connections that benefit your career.
• Negotiation Skills:  Gain practical techniques to negotiate salaries and other career growth opportunities.

Note: This course does not teach you legal skills like contract drafting, corporate law, legal writing. Please check our courses here, here, and here, to learn legal skills.

Who Is This For?

• Law students and legal professionals who want to earn a steady side income through freelancing 
• Anyone looking to create outstanding CVs, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles that make them stand out
• Litigators and practicing lawyers interested in additional revenue streams beyond their regular practice.
• Professionals aiming to build a global freelance presence and gain real-world experience working with clients remotely.

Meet Your Faculty

Cost

Rs. 40,000 – Rs. 24,999/-

Building AI-Ready Legal Careers at Lawctopus Law School

Lawctopus Law School (LLS) believes that AI is no longer optional for lawyers, it is fast becoming a core professional skill. At the same time, we strongly believe that AI must be used responsibly and ethically.

Over the last 6 months, the LLS team has actively trained itself in the latest applications of AI across legal research, drafting, litigation support, and career development. 

How We Teach AI at Lawctopus Law School

Every live course at LLS includes four structured AI learning elements, designed to help learners use AI confidently in real legal work.

1. LIVE AI Sessions with Leading Legal-Tech Organisations

We have tied up with three of India’s most credible AI-driven legal platforms:

1. Indian Kanoon (Prism)
2. Jhana.ai
3. Jurisphere

Each of these organisations shall conduct regular LIVE sessions (60–90 minutes) for LLS learners, typically once every month or two.

What learners gain:

• Practical demonstrations of AI tools used in Indian legal work
• Real use cases in research, drafting, litigation, and analysis
• An introduction to how these tools fit into everyday legal practice
• An understanding of where AI can and cannot be used 

All sessions are conducted under the broad theme: Using AI in Real Legal Work.

2. 4-Hour Recorded Workshop: AI for Lawyers

All LLS learners receive access to a 4-hour recorded workshop (4 sessions) covering:

• Using AI for Legal Research
• Using AI for Argumentation and Mooting
• Using AI for Legal & Contract Drafting
• Technology & Ethics Behind AI in Law

These sessions are recorded by Himansh Wadhwa and Shruti Kaushik, Legal Product Developers at Indian Kanoon, ensuring technical depth and legal accuracy.

3. Complimentary Access to Indian Kanoon’s AI Tool (Prism)

Every learner at Lawctopus Law School receives 1-month complimentary access to Indian Kanoon’s AI tool, Prism.

This enables our learners to practice:

• Conducting faster and smarter legal research
• Drafting and refining legal documents and contracts using AI assistance
• Exploring multiple real-world use cases of AI on India’s largest caselaw repository

4. AI Guidance from Faculty & Course Mentors

Beyond tools and workshops, AI is actively discussed inside select live classes. Our Faculty and Course Mentors regularly explain how AI can be used to:

• Improve performance in corporate law & contract drafting
• Strengthen legal research and writing
• Support civil & criminal litigation
• Enhance work in IPR and tech law
• Build stronger CVs, portfolios, and career narratives

Our mentors are continuously upskilling themselves in AI, with a clear focus on how it enhances, not replaces, sound legal thinking and basic legal work.

In Summary: AI at LLS Means

Every Lawctopus Law School learner benefits from:

• Regular LIVE AI sessions by Indian Kanoon, Jhana & Jurisphere
• A 4-hour structured workshop on AI for legal work
• 1-month complimentary access to Indian Kanoon’s AI tool (Prism)
• Ongoing AI insights from Faculty & Course Mentors during live classes

This is how we prepare our learners for the future of legal practice: responsibly, practically, and ahead of the curve.

Questions?

Send an email at courses@lawctopus.com or call on 9359684056. We will get back to you within 24 hours!