TRAINING COURSE: Legal Writing Skills

      CRAC Paradigm: Initial Conclusion, Rule Persuasively Articulated, Analysis, Final Conclusion.

•        Types of Persuasive Writing.
•        Developing a Theme.
•        Maintaining a Persuasive Tone.
•        Prioritizing Topics.
•        Structuring Sentences.
•       Awareness of cultural differences.

Legal Analysis & Legal Research Skills: 

•   Understanding legal analysis and relevant terminologies.
•    Approach to conducting legal analysis.
•    Five Levels of Legal Analysis:
•    Raft Repetition vs. Statement of Facts
•    Rhetorical Repetition with Epimone and Commoratio
•    Analogizing
•    Distinguishing and Counter-arguments

   Policy considerations.

•        Determining factors for effective legal research.
•        Identifying sources for legal research.
•        Planning Legal Research.
•        Steps including facts collection, objective identification, analysis, formulation of key search terms, and development of a research plan.
•        Presenting Legal Research.
•        Components including introductory section, findings & application of the law, advice & next steps, methodology, and law updates.
•        Utilizing resources such as diagrams, commonly used Latin terms, abbreviations, law journals, practitioner texts, and relevant websites.

Writing Legal Reports & Legal Contracts and Agreements:

•        Essential elements of a legal memorandum.
•        Techniques for case briefs and problem analysis.
•        Understanding contract types including contract under seal, express, implied, executed, and executory contracts.
•        Understanding common contract law terminology.

 Contract drafting skills:

•        Recognizing the significance of contract drafting skills.
•        Ensuring adherence to essential contract law principles.
•        Various approaches including bespoke agreements, general terms, purchase orders, framework agreements, deeds, letters of intent, heads of terms, and MOUs.

•        Utilizing pre-existing contracts and templates.
•        Practical exercises to develop drafting skills.
•        Organizing the contract draft effectively.
•        Contents of the Contract.
•        Elements such as title, parties, recitals, dates, definitions, signatures, attachments, exhibits, and schedules.

  Inclusion of standard clauses like governing law, dispute resolution, variation mechanism, confidentiality

•    assignment, force majeure, and notices. 

Managing the Negotiated Draft Agreement:

•      Working cooperatively with other parties involved.
•       Identifying and assessing hidden risks within contract clauses.
•        Determining liability allocation through exclusion, limitation, indemnity, insurance, bonds, guarantees, liquidated damages, and penalties.
•        Using clauses to impose obligations or grant powers.
•        Incorporating the concept of reasonableness into contract terms.
•        Negotiating payment and other financial aspects of the agreement.
•        Practical exercises to enhance negotiation and drafting skills.