Contract Drafting & Legal Document Writing Training Workshop
A two day "Contract Writing & Legal Document Writing Training Workshop" is going to be organized by Indian Legal Centre & British Legal Centre, London in association with Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR.
Dates: 21st - 22nd March, 2015
Venue: Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida (Delhi NCR)
The Contract Drafting and Legal Writing Training Course is a Workshop for practicing lawyers and law students. It will enable them to improve the contract law and learn the necessary skills of writing clear, concise contracts and legal text. The speakers are all highly experienced British lawyer-linguists.
Participants will also have the opportunity to network and interact with speakers and attendees to share experiences and learn about opportunities.
Who should attend?
- Legal directors and corporate counsel
- Practicing lawyers
- Legal practitioners advising international trading companies
- Business Development Managers
- Business people involved in international trade.
The course will help delegates improve both their drafting and their legal writing skills. It will enable them to draft documents more effectively and write more persuasively.
Registration Fee:
For Law Students: Rs. 1,000/-
Send the scanned copy of the filled up registration form to indianlegalcentre@gmail.com and CC it to manuj.lawstudent@gmail.com.
Deadline:
The last date for sending the scanned copy of filled up registration form is extended till 12th March, 2015.
Schedule:
Day 1 - 21st March, 2015
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Session 1:
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Registration
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09:00 - 09:30
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Introductory remarks and presentation of the speakers |
09:30 - 10:00 |
Introduction to Schedule |
10:00 - 10:15 |
Essential Contract law - (Anglo-American contract essentials) Lecture with Slides |
10:15 - 11:00 |
Coffee break |
11:00 - 11:20 |
Plain legal English drafting techniques Part 1- (Techniques to better explain the meaning of clauses and individual sentences) - Presentation + exercises |
11:20 - 12:20 |
Plain legal English drafting techniques Part 2- (How to break long clauses and sentences into shorter understandable texts) Presentation+ exercises |
12:20 - 13:15 |
Lunch |
13:15 - 14:15 |
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Session 2: |
Standard Structure of commercial contracts - Presentation + exercises |
14:15 - 15:00 |
Using indemnities, warranties and guarantees to cover different contractual risks - Presentation + exercises |
15:00 - 16:00 |
Coffee break |
16:00 - 16:20 |
Liquidated damages - When to use them and suggested wording -Presentation with exercises |
16:20 - 17:20 |
Q and A Session on the day's topics |
17:20 - 17:30 |
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Day 2 - 22nd March, 2015 |
Session 1: |
Correct Grammar constructions -(How to write grammatically correct sentences in Contracts) Presentation + exercises |
09:30 - 10:20 |
Avoiding legalese in Contracts -(Writing using vocabulary which non lawyers will understand) Presentation + exercises |
10:20 - 11:00 |
Coffee break |
11:00 - 11:20 |
Insurance clauses in contracts - (When and how to use them)- Presentation + exercises |
11:20 - 12: 20 |
Use of Recitals in contracts - (When and how to use them) - Presentation+ exercises |
12:20 - 13:15 |
Lunch |
13:15 - 14:15 |
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Session 2: |
Use of Boilerplate clauses in contracts - Presentation + exercises |
14:15 - 15:00 |
Use of Term sheets and Check-lists -Presentation +exercises |
15:00 - 16:00 |
Coffee break |
16:00 - 16:20 |
Amending the other side's draft contract and commenting - Presentation + exercises |
16:20 - 17:00 |
Q and A Session on the training topics - Award of Certificates |
17:00 - 17:30 |
Contact:
Mr. Manuj Bhardwaj
National Academic Representative,
Indian Legal Centre & British Legal Centre (London)
Phone: +91-75035-90342
Email: manuj.lawstudent@gmail.com
Ms. Lavanya Reddy
Secretary,
Indian Legal Centre & British Legal Centre (London)
Phone: +919393266688
Email: indianlegalcentre@gmail.com
Indian Legal Centre
Phone 040-40044355, +91-9393266688
Email: info@indianlegalcentre.com
Website: www.indianlegalcentre.com
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