5-Week Online Certificate Course on Legal Research and Writing [with AI]: Enrol by June 12

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About the Course

The 5-Week Certificate Course on Legal Research and Writing with AI, organised by Lawful Legal, is a thoughtfully designed online program tailored for law students, legal professionals, and researchers aiming to enhance their skills in legal research and writing while integrating modern AI tools into their work.

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Eligibility

Law students (including LLM students), graduates, faculty and practitioners.

Mode

Online, live sessions via Microsoft Teams (Recordings will also be provided)

Course Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Legal Research & Writing

• Understanding the importance and scope of legal research.
• Types of research: Doctrinal vs. Empirical.
• Legal writing models: IRAC, CRAC, CREAC.
• Ethics in research and plagiarism prevention.

Practical Tasks:

• Analyse a legal article for structure and content.
• Summarise a recent Supreme Court/High Court judgment using the IRAC model.

Module 2: Research Methodology and Case Law Analysis

• Identifying primary & secondary sources.
• Techniques for reading judgments and extracting ratio decidendi.
• Navigating legal databases like SCC Online, Manupatra, Indian Kanoon.

Practical Tasks:

• Prepare briefs on 3 judgments from a chosen topic.
• Differentiate between obiter dicta and ratio decidendi.

Module 3: Legal Writing Techniques and Drafting

• Crafting research papers, memos, articles, and case comments.
• Focusing on clarity, tone, and proper citation.
• Understanding formatting styles: Bluebook, OSCOLA, ILI.

Practical Tasks:

• Draft a 1000-word legal article using Bluebook citation.
• Peer review and feedback session on drafts.

Module 4: Legal Research Reports and Policy Briefs

• Writing effective legal research reports and policy papers.
• Drafting legal opinions.
• Using data and references efficiently.

Practical Tasks:

• Draft a mini legal opinion with AI assistance.
• Prepare a 2-page policy brief on a chosen legal reform topic.

Module 5: Final Assessment & Capstone Project

• Select a legal issue (or receive one from the mentor).
• Conduct doctrinal or empirical research.
• Submit a 1500-word research paper utilising AI tools.
• Present the findings in a live session.

Module 6: AI Tools and Applications in Legal Research & Drafting (Special Module)

• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI in the legal profession.
• Overview of leading legal AI platforms such as Harvey AI, CoCounsel, Lexis+ AI, Westlaw Edge, Paxton AI, and vLex – including their features, use cases, benefits, and limitations.
• Practical use of accessible AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and NotebookLM for legal research and drafting.
• AI applications in:
  • Legal research
  • Case law summarization
  • Legal memo drafting
  • Contract clause drafting
  • Client advisory preparation
  • Due diligence workflows
  • Document review
  • Prompt engineering techniques for lawyers and legal professionals.
• Ethical considerations, confidentiality concerns, data privacy, hallucinations, and responsible use of AI in legal practice.

Mentors

• Dr. Tanaayaa P. Kamlakar is an accomplished legal academic with over 3 years  of experience as Assistant Professor (Law) at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai.
• Adv. Jigna Mehta, Founder, Lex Write AI, Legal AI specialist & AI Automation Expert

Additional Benefits

• Weekend Sessions ONLY and manageable with practice, job, college internship, exams etc.
• Networking opportunity with the mentor.
• Live, interactive sessions with Q&A with the mentors.
• Lifetime access to all live session recordings via our LMS portal.
• E-Certifications for Courses
• Gain exclusive access to 10,000+ legal drafts as part of the course.

Duration & Class Timings

5 weeks, starting from June 13

Class Schedule:
Days: Saturday & Sunday (weekend Classes only)
Timings: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM (Evening Sessions)

Last Date to Enrol

June 12

Course Fees

Rs 1500

Rs 1300 (13.3% off via LawBhoomi)

Enrolment Procedure

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