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Practising law requires sincerity, versatility and attention to detail. This can only be achieved when one is aware of one’s role. Today, most young lawyers or students aspiring to be litigators, are not even aware of what is required of, or even expected of them. This course aims at addressing these doubts.
Knowing each and every aspect of your practice is essential in order to thrive in one’s practice. This course not only deals with the rudimentary aspects of practising law, but also the nitty gritties of the legal profession.
This course introduces you to principles of drafting, reading and communicating, in ways in which you can build a successful practice. This course is intended to be a sort of 'finishing school' for those inclined to litigate.
What are the key skills that will make you more hirable in the legal profession? Society and societal norms change continuously, which sparks reforms at the highest level in society. To tackle these changes and keep up with modern norms the legal profession endeavors towards making a difference. Young minds are influenced by this noble profession and today want to be instrumental in beings agents of change in society. This course aims to be a guide to those floundering lambs.
This course on professional skills is your ready reckoner for navigating towards and in the legal profession. The course provides practical tips from filing your first petition to putting the right dress for your first case. While all this matters, the course goes beyond by helping you explore your role in the legal profession. As a young legal practitioner, this course will help you to take firm steady steps in the legal profession while giving you bite-sized information on how to start your own practice. This course gives you the most essential but basic skills required to help you thrive and succeed in the legal profession.
Join us on this enriching journey of learning to develop the necessary skills needed to carve your mark in the legal sector.
In this course you’ll learn to:
No prerequisites for this course
Talha Abdul Rahman is an advocate on record, Supreme Court of India. Graduating from Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad in 2008, he went on to pursue a Bachelor of Civil Law from Oxford University in 2009, as a Shell Chevening Centenary Scholar. He has worked with AZB & Partners, Mumbai in its dispute resolution team for about two years before moving on to litigating before Allahabad High Court in 2011. He has been practicing in Delhi since 2013.
1. Introduction
2. Introduction to the legal profession
3. Case files and briefs
4. Knowledge of the registry and court staff
5. Filings
6. Other court documents
7. Drafting
8. Principles of drafting
9. Drafting, Briefing Notes & List of Dates
10. Communication
11. Advocacy
12. Note taking
13. Manners
14. Dressing up
15. Using technology
16. Preparing for the future: your own practice
17. Concluding remarks
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