Corp Comm Legal

Advocates
4th Floor, Statesman House,
Barakhamba Road, New Delhi – 110 001, India.
Phone: (+91 11) 3044 6485 email: ccl@corpcommlegal.in

Proposal for a Contracts Drafting Bootcamp

Need for practical training

An Ounce of Action Is Worth a Ton of Theory, said Ralph Waldo Emerson.

However, our law institutes have limited time to train students practically and professionally
with never-ending teaching, semester exams schedule, moot courts and other engagements.

Contract drafting / reviewing skill is one of the most important traits of any lawyer and can
hardly be overemphasized – be it practicing in a court, working with a law firm or a
company. However, most of the books available in market on the subject throw light on
provisions of Contract law and not on practical skills. Reading draft contracts or even books
on contract drafting too has its own limitations.

Even during internships, students hardly get work beyond proof-reading of contracts. In a law
firm or a corporate office, senior professionals do not have time to train and teach new kids
on the block. Once hired, no one is given any concessions for not knowing contract drafting
beforehand, despite knowing that most students are not taught this in law school.

As a result, most law students and young lawyers learn by trial and error. Many prevalent
practices are outdated, superfluous, or even counter-productive.

As a result, to plug the gap between academic knowledge and practical exposure, educational
institutions are enhancing their engagement with professionals to impart practical knowledge
to their students to make them job ready and infuse confidence in them.

The proposed course

Corp Comm Legal is pleased to offer an intense and interesting 2-day Bootcamp / workshop
on “Excellence in Drafting Commercial Contracts” to impart the next level of practical
training, which will be led by Mr. Bhumesh Verma, the Managing Partner.

A joint certificate will be awarded by Corp Comm Legal and the institution on successful
completion of the 2 days bootcamp.

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The Resource Person

One of the most recognised Indian corporate lawyers, Bhumesh has been in international
corporate practice for last 25 years, having been a partner with some of the biggest law firms
in India. A coveted Chevening Scholar in 2000, he has also been listed among Top 100
Indian lawyers, Top 10 lawyers to follow on LinkedIn and Top 10 Admired Indian
lawyers from time to time.

He is passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience with younger generation and is
a guest faculty with leading Indian law and management institutes. He has written about 350
articles on legal and business issues, which are very keenly followed throughout the globe.
He has also authored 2 books on Contract Drafting skills and edited 1 on Mergers &
Acquisitions. His latest book on Contract Drafting is a bestseller, being recommended as a
reference book in many Indian / international law institutes and adorns the library of a lot of
legal / managerial professionals.

Bhumesh has been invited to take guest lectures and training sessions on Contract Drafting
and other corporate laws / issues in the following institutions, among others:

NUSRL, Ranchi
MNLU, Mumbai
NLU, Delhi
National Univ. of Singapore
Delhi University
Pune University
Lovely Professional University
Geeta Institute of Law, Panipat
Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida
Kirit P Mehta College of Law, NMIMS
Birla Institute of Management & Technology, Greater Noida
VIPS, Delhi

Besides, he has conducted similar workshops / webinars for law students / lawyers at
different events in association with online education institutes.

The Focus Areas

The practical sessions over 2 days (app. 5-6 hours each) will emphasise upon:

What are the ailments associated with legal drafting?

What does a client expect?
How can you add value?
How do you protect you client’s interest?
How should you work with templates and decide what to add, edit or delete?
What strategy should you adopt for drafting / negotiating drafts?
How to draft different critical clauses (20 or more, depending on time)?

Exercises

Role play mirroring real life examples / situations

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Finding missing clauses in a template
Preparing requisition lists
Drafting a contract, without any template
Negotiating in teams

Modes of discussion

PPT
Whiteboard
Live interaction between resource person and audience
Role play on stage
Group discussion
Working on Printouts

Benefits to students

Learning
Understanding
Confidence
Motivation
Leadership skills
Team spirit
Developing eye for detail
Improvement of writing and negotiation skills
Unforgettable practical examples to remember

Day-wise Outline

Day 1 :

1. Introduction to the subject / resource person

2. What is good drafting?
3. Why is good drafting needed?
4. What should a good contract do?
5. If, how and when to use precedents / templates and when not to?
6. Discussion about different clauses of a contract.
7. Some live exercises and surprises

Day 2 :

Individual and group exercises

1. Review a contract
2. Draft a contract
3. Why and how you should balance a draft
4. How to remember all that you learn in the workshop for your life
5. Question – answer session
6. Concluding remarks
7. Certificate distribution and photo session

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Timings

10 am to 5 pm (tentative)

1 lunch break (30-40 minutes) and 2 tea breaks (15-20 minutes each)

Number of participants

Between 50 to 150

Logistics requirements

Projector and screen

White board and pens
Collar mike
Interested participants
Volunteers to come up on stage and perform most simple tasks
Notepads for students - Laptops with some students (for team exercises)

Yours sincerely,

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Bhumesh Verma
Managing Partner