ASAP Courses for a Career in Law

Law is one of the popular career choices in India and certainly among the most respected professions with a wide range of job opportunities. Not only the court but various corporate houses, law firms, administrative and judicial organisations offer a well-paid legal career.

The Legal Sector is a domain with varied opportunities and job roles that one can pursue based on interest and skills. With the emergence of new legal tech solutions and alternative work structures, the sector continues to be a lucrative career option.  ASAP Kerala offers many courses related to this field. In this article we briefly cover the Legal courses from ASAP and their scope.

Certificate Course in Introduction to Legal Drafting: Contracts, Petitions, Opinions & Articles

The course is curated to upskill the drafting and writing skills of learners, giving them an edge in the legal sector. The course will provide students an overview of the legal fraternity and clarity of the various roles in the sector.

This course is for Students in 1st – 3rd year of 5 year Law course, Students in 1st – 2nd year of 3 year law course. Duration of the course is 64 hours.

The career prospects after pursuing this course are:

• This is a basic course for all lawyers and non-lawyers wanting an insight into the legal industry and a sense of the work performed by lawyers when they serve clients, whether they are working independently, at law firms or in companies.

• Legal writing skills are crucial for young professionals to develop a personal brand for themselves, especially on the internet. You will learn how to write in an engaging way for a target audience. If you continue this approach after completion of the course and author, say, 50 articles, you can be considered an expert in the area you chose.You will also be discoverable online by potential clients, who are likely to write to you. With some skills, you will be able to convert a fraction of these queries into paid assignments.

• Drafting skills are crucial to perform well in your internships. You will receive various assignments in your internship which will require you to sift through and proof-read dense documents. In litigation internships, you will need to read pleadings of parties and huge case files. If you know how to draft important legal documents, your ability to comprehend dense information and perform the tasks allocated to you will be substantially enhanced, and you will stand out from your peers. If you do well, you can secure PPOs or a call-back to intern again.

Skills Covered are:

• Ability to draft a handful of contracts, civil and criminal petitions.
• It enables the student to have a preliminary sense of how to provide a service to a client.
• Builds Confidence and equips the student to understand and handle a variety of tasks assigned to junior lawyers.
• Clarity about the work performed by lawyers when they serve clients, whether they are working independently, at law firms or in companies.

Diploma in Advanced Contract Drafting, Negotiation and Dispute Resolution

This course aims to provide students with the expertise to draft contracts by comprehending the introductory, operative, boilerplate and drafting clauses. The course is industry-specific and captures prime fields like Software and IT, Banking, Real Estate, Intellectual Property Rights and Commercial sector, while teaching students the drafting intricacies involved in these sectors.

The risk element is dealt with in detail to make students competent to not only draft but negotiate contracts for their clients and make it a document capturing the best interest of their clients.

This course is for Students pursuing graduation in law, Professionals who have completed graduation in any field with relevant work experience, Both legal as well as non-legal background persons who have experience in managing vendor-related contracts, supply chains contracts, procurement contracts, or a basic understanding of management contracts or experience of the like nature is a prerequisite for enrolling in the course. The duration of the course is 520 hours. After completing the course candidates can work  in the  areas of Litigation, In House Counsel, and Independent Practice.

Skills Covered are:

• Basic components of typical contracts
• Formatting techniques in drafting
• Negotiation skills with stakeholders

Diploma in Cyber Law, FineTech Regulations and Technology Contracts

This course aims to equip students on ways to manoeuvre technology contracts from negotiation to execution and enforcement. Students will be guided on how to draft different kinds of technology contracts, and advise technology companies on the execution of software development and service level contracts, technology licences, revenue models around open source licensing and other issues.

This course is for Students pursuing graduation in law, Professionals who have completed graduation in any field with relevant work experience, Both legal as well as non-legal background persons who have experience in managing vendor-related contracts, supply chains contracts, procurement contracts, or a basic understanding of management contracts or experience of the like nature is a prerequisite for enrolling in the course. The duration of the course is 520 hours. After completing the course candidates can work  in the  areas of Litigation, Cyber Expert, and Consulting Agency.

Skills Covered are:

• Advise businesses on obtaining customer consent for collection and usage of customer data
• Advise technology businesses on creation of a revenue model around open-source software
• Perform software-related due diligence in M&A transactions to discover IP ownership for appropriate business valuation
• Advise a new or existing business with legal, strategic and contractual aspects of setting up of an e-Commerce store
• Advise an e-Commerce store in executing legal documentation with vendors, customers and logistics operators
• Advise a foreign brand in setting up of an e-Commerce store in India

Diploma in Labour, Employment and Industrial Laws (including POSH) for HR Managers

The programme is meticulously structured to provide students an exposure to strategic and drafting work in connection with labour, employment and law. The course encompasses drafting and review skills through simulation exercises, customised dashboards, charts and action lists.

This  course is for the students who are pursuing law (Graduation or Masters) from a UGC recognised University, Law students who are looking for Labour Laws insight that enable them to work more effectively as HR Managers/ Lawyers in factories, organisations and Start-Ups, Lawyers and HR professionals interested in freelance opportunities can learn compliance work, drafting skills, and understanding of industrial disputes. The duration of the course is 260 hours. After completing the course candidates can work  in the  areas of Labour Lawyer, Law Firm Consultants, and In-House Counsel. 

Skills Covered are:

• Get exposure to strategic and drafting work in connection with labour, employment and media law
• Learn how to create employment policies and draft employment agreements for different levels of employees
• Understand common employment law disputes and how to avoid them or tackle them

Diploma in Paralegal Associate

The course aims to equip learners on ways to support lawyers in litigation, understand documentation, manage depositions, and prepare case files and e-filing related to litigation. Students will also be taught about how to review and draft different types of contracts, how to find clauses that are favourable for or against the client and manage documents.

This course is for any person who has cleared the 10+2 examination or an equivalent from a recognised school/ board in India or abroad, law students, lawyers and professionals looking for freelancing opportunities or remote paralegal jobs. The duration of the course is 520 hours.

Skills Covered are:

• Assist lawyers
• Manage documents — background analysis, drafting, reviewing, arranging for execution, storage and renewals
• Review contracts and find clauses favourable for clients

Diploma in M & A Institutional Finance and Investment laws

The course aims to enable students to handle cross-border aspects of Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) transactions, FDI and inbound investments. It also addresses tax, employment and regulatory issues for a comprehensive view of M&A deals.

A similar approach is followed with respect to institutional finance transactions (loans, syndicated loans and other credit facilities), which are critical to raising debt to run and expand business operations. The course has a significant focus on security documentation (share pledges, guarantees, mortgage deed, hypothecation and non-disposal undertaking) since high-value loans are often given only upon obtaining adequate security. The course also provides step-by-step training in conducting a due-diligence exercise and writing a due-diligence report.

This course is for Lawyers looking to specialise in M&A and Investment Law, Lawyers looking to build corporate transactional practice, Law students looking to work in corporate law firms or big 4 consultancy firms, Lawyers working for technology and e-Commerce firms with regular M&A activities, Entrepreneurs and directors who want to master legal aspect of raising capital. The duration of the course is 520 hours. After completing the course candidates can work  in the  areas of Litigators, In-House Counsel, and Law Firm Consultant.

Skills Covered are:

• Drafting in corporate transactional work – M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital and banking transactions
• Directing the entire process from LoI, Term Sheets to closing transactions
• Creating or assessing negotiation strategy
• Commercial aspects of corporate finance transactions
• How to act on behalf of acquirer, target company, investors, financiers

These are a few of the trending courses that come under the Legal sector offered by ASAP. Post completion of the law course, you can get an opportunity to work in various fields including litigation, law firms, government agencies, banks and more. Choosing these courses from ASAP would be a great option for those who are aiming for a better job in this field.