Lawctopus’ 6-Month Long Course on ‘Mastering Legal Drafting for High-Paying Roles’ [July 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025]

Abhayraj Naik did his BA LLB (Hons.) from NLSIU Bangalore in 2006 and LLM from Yale Law School in 2009.

He is currently an independent researcher and consultant and has previously taught in colleges like JGLS, Azim Premji University, and NLSIU. He has also been a research fellow at SARAI-CSDS, and a researcher at the Environment Support Group in Bangalore.

Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj is the lead researcher and content developer of this course and worked closely under the guidance of Abhayraj. He completed his BA LLB (Hons.) from NLUD in 2017 where he was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal for the Best Overall Student (Male).

He then worked at the chambers of Gopal Sankarnarayanan for a year and then went on to complete LLM from Michigan Law School in 2019.

Prof. Anupama Sharma is an Assistant Professor at JGLS, Sonipat. She has completed B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from the NUJS, Kolkata in 2014, and LL.M. from the University of Cambridge, UK in June 2015, and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. from the University of Hong Kong.

She has been a part of various research projects run by institutions and organizations, such as Cambridge Pro Bono Project, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), International Justice Mission, etc. She has also been a Legislative Review Team member for the Journal of Indian Law and Society (JILS).

Rabindra Kumar Mitra is a law graduate from National Law University, Odisha, currently practicing as a Counsel in Calcutta. He regularly appears in Arbitration, Company Law, Civil, and Commercial matters before the High Court at Calcutta, NCLT, DRT and Arbitral Tribunals.

Rabindra has experience as a faculty member at CLATapult and has also contributed to iPleaders.in as a Freelance Editor.

Rabindra has developed the module “How to Write Prize-Winning Legal Essays” for this course.

Mansi Mankotia graduated with a B.A.LL.B (Hons.) from H.P. University in 2020 and pursued an LLM specializing in criminal law from NLU Shimla. Currently, Mansi is dedicated to advancing her expertise through a PhD in Law. With professional experience as an in-house counsel, she currently serves as a Learning Manager at Lawctopus Law School, contributing to the development and delivery of practical law courses.

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. He has published research papers in journals of NLU-Jodhpur and NALSAR, and has written several articles for The Wire, IndiaCorpLaw, A38 International Law Blog and Bar and Bench.

Gourav graduated from Symbiosis Law School, Pune, 2016. While in law school, Gourav received the Gold Medal for being Academic Topper, DAAD-Germany Scholarship and the Chancellor’s Award for Best Outgoing Student. He served as the Editor of Symbiosis Law School Journal, and has won numerous awards in domestic and international moots.

Mrs. Akanksha Mishra is an independent litigator, practicing at the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench. She has handled a variety of matters in the field of real estate, arbitration, intellectual property, civil and commercial litigation.

Akanksha has also been the Corporate Counsel for PSUs and Startup Companies where she has worked on diverse facets of legal transactions including drafting of Agreements, conducting due diligence, etc. She is also the president of an NGO working for the transformation of Government Schools.

Mr. Tushar Giri is currently a practising advocate at the High Court of Delhi as well as the Supreme Court.

He is also a founding partner of ‘Kalp Law’, a dispute resolution law firm based in Delhi which has associate offices in Bangalore, Chandigarh, and Shimla.

His practice area encompasses all kinds of litigation matters.

Ms. Bela Khattar is a seasoned legal practitioner with an experience of over 25 years handling diverse legal matters and primarily focusing on Criminal Litigation in Delhi and adjoining areas.

She has a notable track record of handling a wide range of legal cases, including those related to POCSO, DV Act, MTP Act, NIA, and IPC, among others, before the Honorable High Court of Delhi, the Honorable Supreme Court of India, and various district courts and tribunals across different states.

Throughout her career, Ms. Khattar has been entrusted with key responsibilities, serving as a Panel Advocate for esteemed institutions such as Delhi Cooperative Housing Finance Corporation Ltd., Vaish Cooperative Bank, Punjab National Bank, and Union Bank of India.

Additionally, she has contributed her legal expertise as an Additional Standing Counsel for the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for a duration of three years. Ms. Khattar is an alumna of the Campus Law Centre (Faculty of Law), Delhi University.

After gaining valuable experience, she took the initiative to establish her own law firm, Bela Khattar and Associates, which boasts a comprehensive practice, encompassing Civil, Criminal, Matrimonial, and various other legal matters.

Bela ma’am has been involved closely in the structure, research, drafting, and review of the reading modules and many of the recorded video and audio lectures.

Adv. Jaibatruka Mohanta is a practicing Advocate before the Courts at Karnataka and other Courts across India.

In addition to this, he is a Research Associate at the Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA), National Law School of India University (NLSIU) to delve into cutting-edge research, policy formulation, and capacity-building programmes for the government of India.

He, 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 is also involved in preparing materials for prosecuting individuals involved in criminal sanctions – thus assisting the Central Pollution Control Board and other bodies of the government in the same.

Jai has done video recordings, and highly practical screen-share videos for this course.

Ms. Samiksha Singh is practicing as a Criminal Litigator and has an experience of over 4 years.

She has worked extensively in the field having worked on multiple high-profile cases with distinguished luminaries of law such as Adv. Satish Maneshinde, Adv. Yug M. Chaudhry & Adv. Faisal Rizvi.

Samiksha graduated from Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur with Specialisation Honours in Criminal Laws in 2019 and then completed her post-graduation in Criminal Law.

She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Criminal Law and is also a qualified PoSH Specialist. Currently, she is the Faculty for Live Lectures for this course.

Ms. Nidhi Saroj is an Assistant Professor of Law at Christ University, School of Law, Bangalore. With over five years of teaching experience, she is deeply committed to education and research. Her expertise spans areas such as Consumer Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Gender and Law, and Juvenile Law. Additionally, she has a strong interest in socio-legal issues and is dedicated to contributing to the field through her research and teaching.

She has contributed in developing the reading modules of this course.

Anandini Fernandes is an established Criminal Lawyer practising in Mumbai. She has been associated with the Chambers of Adv. Satish Maneshinde from the beginning of her journey along with taking up her cases independently.

Anandini graduated from Government Law College, Mumbai in 2012. Anandini also became the First Woman to officiate as an Anti-Corruption Manager in the ICC World Cup.

Anandini is highly devoted to social causes and is the founder of One Soup Family Kitchen that conducts meal drives thrice a week for people who could use a hot and nutritious meal. Anandini frequents as a guest speaker for various institutions, podcasts and youtube channels sharing her very well cultivated opinions.

Lakshmi Raman graduated from Symbiosis Law School, Pune and has been practicing since 2013.

After her graduation, she has worked under the guidance of renowned criminal lawyer, Advocate Satish Maneshinde, for over 6 years before co-founding Numen Law Offices, a dispute resolution and criminal litigation firm.

Her area of specialisation includes a diverse spectrum of criminal cases including bodily injury, sexual assault, POCSO trials, fraud, corruption, cheating, defamation, white-collar crimes, economic offences, money laundering and cheque-bouncing cases.

Lakshmi continues to be on the #MeToo pro-bono list wherein victims approach lawyers for consultation and guidance in seeking appropriate legal recourse.

Lakshmi has been rightfully recognised in the coveted lists of “India’s Future Legal Leaders – 50 Lawyers Poised for Further Success” by the IBLJ in the year 2022.

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 has worked 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.

Abhishek Nath Tripathi (Faculty, Negotiation of Contracts)

Abhishek Nath Tripathi graduated from NLSIU Banglaore in 2004. In 2010, he started his own law firm Sarthak Advocates and Solicitors.

He was a senior associate at Luthra and Luthra from 2004 to 2009. He has also been a visiting faculty at Amity Law School, Delhi, and at NLSIU Bangalore.

Advocate Lokenath Chatterjee (Contract Deep-Dives)

Advocate Lokenath Chatterjee is one of the rising stars of the Calcutta High Court.

He has taught commercial laws at the Institute of Cost Accounts of India, and at NUJS, his alma matter. Mr. Chatterjee has also helped Lawctopus design interesting, practical exercises like the Contract Lab.

Rachel Chenchiah (Faculty Advisor)

Rachel is a 2011 graduate of NLSIU, Bangalore. She has been a Fellow at Teach for India, an Associate at Khaitan & Co., and a Research Associate at Azim Premji Foundation.

She has also worked as a Senior Legal Counsel at Infosys, Bangalore for 2 years and is currently a Legal Counsel at Ola Electric.

Garima Mitra (Faculty, Negotiation of Contracts)

Garima, and HNLU Raipur alumnus, is a Lawyer by profession and leads the legal and compliance segment for Treelife Consulting. She advises emerging businesses in developing the best and most effective legal frameworks.

Garima has a deep understanding of the legal aspects of startups and specializes in fundraising, contracts, privacy law, and IPR.

Additionally, she has vast experience in advising startups on their regulatory and compliance issues. When not at work, she’s busy feeding dogs or following healthy eating plans!

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.

Garima Gupta

Garima graduated from National University of Study & Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi, and did her LLM from NALSAR University, Hyderabad. She is a Ph.D. scholar at NALSAR University of Law.

Garima worked with the Corporate Legal Department of HDFC Limited for 4 years. She has experience in working on diverse facets of legal transactions including Drafting Agreements, Due Diligence, etc.

Shashank Sardesai (Faculty, Live Sessions)

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 Government Law College, Mumbai (2017).

Throughout his career, he has garnered extensive experience working on partnership deeds, leave and license agreements, lease deeds, service agreements, loan agreements, NDAs, mortgage deeds, deeds of guarantee, etc.