Certificate in Introduction to Legal Writing and Contract Drafting

Legal writing combines artistry and wisdom: weaving critical facts into the fabric of legal theory coupled with knowing the most effective way to communicate so that the finished product fits the needs of your audience. According to the law firm and our policy, the course fees will not be refunded. This unique Certificate in Introduction to Legal Writing and Contract Drafting provides an insight into the intricacies of legal writing and the techniques of contract drafting by means of Video Lectures by Mr. Rodney D Ryder, founding partner of Scriboard Advocates and Legal Consultants, one of the eminent commercial law firms in the field in India, in association with Enhelion.

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART?

Enrolling for the certificate programme will enable you to:

• Get a better understanding of the topics through video lectures, by practicing lawyers having experience of more than 40 years in the profession
• Get lifetime access to the recorded lectures which are stored in Enhelion’s database for any future reference
• Interact with the Enhelion team on one-to-one basis at various intervals
• Get assessed on the basis of online submission of assignment

The curriculum has been designed to give an in depth understanding of how to draft a contract. It deals with various aspects of structure and style of legal writing. It further provides an overview of the concept of pre-contract negotiations and its significance.

The following are the modules which are covered under the course [Video Lectures Only]-

• Module 1:Introduction to Legal Writing and Vakalatnama
• Module 2:Legal Research, Legal Writing and Legal Analysis
• Module 3:Understanding the Purpose and Forms of Contract
• Module 4: Pre-contractual Negotiations
• Module 5:Techniques of drafting a Contract
• Module 6:Preliminary Agreements

Rodney D. Ryder is the founding partner at Scriboard and is a leading technology, intellectual property and corporate lawyer. He is the author of Guide to Cyber Laws: the Information Technology Act, 2000, E-Commerce, Data Protection and the Internet, the first section-wise analysis of the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000. He is presently Advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India on the implementation of the Information Technology Act, 2000.Mr. Ryder has been nominated as a 'Leading Lawyer' in intellectual property, technology, communications and media law by Asia Law, Who'sWhoLegal, Asia Legal 500, amongst other International publications. Mr. Ryder is also advisor to the Data Security Council of India [a NASSCOM initiative] on the structuring of industry data privacy and information security policies and contractual standards. His second book, Intellectual Property and the Internet, published by LexisNexis is perhaps the only one of its kind in Asia. The text has been acknowledged to be an authoritative work by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and has been quoted in the first and only judgement by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on domain names. He is advisor to the National Internet Exchange of India [NiXI] and a member of the panel of independent and neutral arbitrators with NiXI.

In every walk of life, the process of evaluation takes place in one form or the other. If the evaluation process is eliminated from human life then perhaps the aim of life may be lost. Being in the same line, Enhelion is committed to evaluate the process of learning through its courses.

The enrollee will be evaluated based on a Project Assignment, which would test the analytical understanding of the topics covered in the video lecture.  

The most intriguing aspect of the evaluation process is the time flexibility it affords. You can choose to undergo the evaluation process as and when you are ready for the same.

To be eligible to receive a certificate after successful completion of the course, one is required to secure a minimum of 40 percent in the Project Assignment.

Scriboard is a full service commercial law firm specialising in Information Technology and Intellectual Property and related services. The firm is legal counsel to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India and to the National Internet Exchange of India [NIXI], which manages the .in [Indian Country Code Top Level Domain Extensions]. They are also India Counsel to a leading social networking website, major oil and technology companies. They advise the Central Bureau of Investigation [CBI] on Internet Security and Cyber Crimes.