About the Course

Law school, unfortunately, teaches us very little about the skills we need to practice in courts.

When you join a law office for the first time as an intern or a junior associate, it is natural to feel lost and unable to understand what’s expected of you.

Your seniors or even colleagues will not have the bandwidth to train you or explain the intricacies of the practice before assigning you complex tasks, given their unending workload.

This course is designed to equip you with the necessary skill-set to become a resource at your workplace by making a good impression on any litigation lawyer or a law firm and while arguing in Court.

It will teach you a simple process through which you can convert bulky case files into short case notes/summaries. Whether you are interning at a litigation office or working at one, this skill will make you stand-out and contribute immensely to your office!

These case notes will help you and your senior lawyers stay organized, and will help you in Court as you make your arguments.

Register for this online course on ‘Litigation Basics: Reading Case Files, Making Case Briefs’ by clicking here.

How will the Course help you?

• You will learn the skill of properly reading Case Files which are the foundation of a legal practice.
• Condense the Case Files into proper notes.
• Make you well-versed in the proceedings of a court.
• Be well-prepared in court but also help ease the burden of your seniors.
• Be deemed fit as a team player, quickly gaining the trust of your seniors and getting meaningful work.

Syllabus:

The course has been conceived to equip you with the requisite skill-set for preparing an effective court brief/note.

It gives you a foundational and smooth understanding of the courtrooms and case files, replete with examples, illustrations and sample templates of various kinds of court briefs.

The course contains 4 modules

Module 1:

• Get introduced to the Course
• You will learn about the level of preparedness of an Advocate in a Courtroom on the Judge who is hearing the case.

Module 2:

• You will be acquainted with the basics of functioning of a Courtroom.
• Bain an insight into the various stages of court proceedings (both civil and criminal cases).
• Know what is the right nomenclature to be used for parties in a litigation.
• How to use the E-Courts Websites to check case status, previous orders as well as cause lists.
• Get introduced to the concept and significance of case files.

Module 3:

• What to prepare for before starting creating court briefs.
• Delve deeper into case files by discerning their arrangement
• Know the difference between a lawyer’s case file & a Judge’s case file and how to start reading them properly
• Explore the meaning of notes/briefs, their utility, relevance and significance to a lawyer

Module 4:

• Comprehensively go through various kinds of briefs/notes that can be prepared
• Learn from various sample templates
• Get access to an indicative checklist to help you review your brief, once created
• Know the do’s and don’ts of making a case brief

Self-Assessments: Each Module carries a set of 5 MCQs for self-assessment enabling you to zero in on your key takeaways from the Module.

COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENT

Prepare a brief based on a dummy case file. Get feedback from our subject matter experts!

Register for the Lawctopus Course on ‘Reading Case Files, Making Court Briefs’ by clicking here.