Lawctopus' Summer Training Program

for Budding Lawyers

Date Day Time Skill-based Session/Assignment/Activity
Note: This is the final schedule. However, if the class timings change, we will inform you via WhatsApp and email.
The access of the recorded lectures and live sessions will be available till 31st July, 2025

WEEK 1 LEARNING ADVANCED LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING SKILLS

June 1 Sunday 11.00 am-12.30 pm Orientation Session
5 pm-6 30 pm Legal Research and Writing LIVE Session 1 Module 1 Introduction to Legal Research
Starting your research: Identifying the topic and research questions Reading Resource 1 Introduction to Research
Video Lectures: Introduction, What is Legal Research, When
is legal research needed, Identity & value system of Legal
Researcher, Time & Energy required for Legal Research,
What makes a good legal researcher

Module 2 Legal Research Design & Research Problem

Reading Resource 2 Legal Research Design and Research
Problem,
Video Lectures: Research Design, Problematizing your
Research
Release of legal research assignment 1 Drafting a research note and PPT
2 Monday 5 pm-6 30 pm Legal Research and Writing LIVE Session 2 Module 3 Research Methods & Methodology
Advanced Techniques and Sources of Using the Internet for Your Legal
Research Reading Resource 3 Research Methods & Methodology
Video Lectures: Research Methods and Methodologies,
Applying Research Methods that Work for You, Using
Internet for Legal Research, What to Look For in the Legal
Material, Key People and Places for Doctrinal Research

Module 4 DOCTRINAL LEGAL RESEARCH METHODS

Reading Resource 4 Doctrinal Legal Research Methods

Video Lecture: Sources of Law and Relevant Legal Material
Video Lecture: Using Internet for Legal Research
Video Lecture: What to Look For in the Legal Material
Video Lecture: Key People and Places for Doctrinal Research

MODULE 5 EMPRICAL LEGAL RESEARCH METHODS

Reading Resource 5 Empirical Legal Research Methods

Video Lecture: Samples, Surveys, and Interviews; How to
Analyse the Data You Collect, Ethnography in Legal
Research
3 Tuesday 5 pm-6 30 pm Legal Research and Writing LIVE Session 3 SUPPLEMENTARY MODULE: CITATIONS AND
Learning Referencing and Citations: Bluebook, Oscola, and More REFERENCING

Reading Resource: Referencing and Citations 101

4 Wednesday 5 pm-6 30 pm Legal Research and Writing LIVE Session 4 MODULE 6 LEGAL WRITING
Art of Writing Publishable Research Papers & Payable Legal Opinions Reading Resource 6 Legal Writing
Video Lecture: Legal Writing
5 Thursday 5 pm-6 30 pm Moot Course LIVE Session 1 Module 1 Introduction to Mooting
Reading a Moot Problem/Text like a lawyer

6 Friday 5 pm-6 pm Release of moot assignment: Drafting a Moot memorial

7 Saturday 5 00 pm-6 30 pm Career Session: What do Legal Recruiters Look for?
8 SUNDAY 5 pm-6 pm Networking Session 1
WEEK 2 LEARNING LAWYERING THROUGH MOOTING AND ENHANCING YOUR RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION SKILLS
9 Monday 7.00 pm-8.30 pm Session by the Partner Organisation [Capstone Project]
Release of the PROJECT by the partner organisation
10 Tuesday 5 pm-6 30 pm Moot Course LIVE Session 2 Module 2 Reading & Researching the Moot Problem
Conducting legal research for a moot problem and your client
11 Wednesday 5 pm-6 30 pm Moot Course LIVE Session 3 Module 3 Drafting and Formatting a Moot Memo
Drafting and editing a moot memorial (Memorial)
12 Thursday 5 pm-6 30 pm Moot Course LIVE Session 4 Module 4 Oral Arguments and Courtroom Mannerisms
Learning Oral Advocacy Skills and Courtroom Mannerisms
13 Friday by 11 59 PM Legal Research Note Assignment Submission
14 Saturday 10.30 am-12 pm Career Session: How to Draft a CV that Gets You Noticed
15 SUNDAY 5 pm-6 pm Networking Session 2

WEEK 3 WORKING WITH CASE LAWS LIKE A PRO; MASTERING SCCONLINE, MANUPATRA, ETC.
16 Monday 7 pm-8.30 pm Session by the Partner Organisation [Capstone Project]

17 5.00 pm-6.30 pm Case Laws & More Workshop LIVE Session 1 Finding Case law(s) Module
Tuesday Advanced techniques for CaseLaw Research: Using Commentaries, Manupatra, SCCOnline, IndianKanoon
5.00 pm-6.30 pm Case Laws & More Workshop LIVE Session 2
18 Wednesday Reading Case Laws: Deciphering ratio decendidi vs. obiter dicta Reading Case law(s) Module
5.00 pm-6.30 pm Case Laws & More Workshop LIVE Session 3
19 Thursday Identifying the majority decision, relevance of minority judgments
5.00 pm-6.30 pm Case Laws & More Workshop LIVE Session 4
20 Friday The art of drafting case summaries, case notes, and case analysis Case Summary from a Case Law Module
21 Saturday 10.30 am-12 pm Career Session 3 How to Apply for Internships and Jobs
22 SUNDAY 5 pm-6 pm Networking Session 3

WEEK 4 LEARNING A HIGH-PAYING SKILL: THE ART OF DRAFTING LEGAL NOTICES & THE SKILL OF ORAL ARGUMENT AND
PRESENTATION: EXCEL IN FRONT OF JUDGES, CLIENTS, OPPOSITION COUNSELS
23 Monday 7 pm-8.30 pm Session by the Partner Organisation [Capstone Project]
 5-6 pm Group Feedback on Legal Research Assignment 1 Research Note and Presentations
24 Tuesday 6 pm - 8 pm Drafting and Replying to a Legal Notice Module 1, Module 4 and Module 5 of Legal Notice Course
25 Wednesday By 11.59 pm Submission of Moot Memorial
26 Thursday 5-6 pm Moot Oral Rounds Day 1
27 Friday 5-6 pm Moot Oral Rounds Day 2
28 Saturday 10.30 am-12 pm Career Session: How to plan and do well in internships to get a PPO
29 Sunday 11 00 am - 12 pm Networking Session 4
5 pm -6 pm Completion Session and Celebration!
Lawctopus' Summer Training Program
for Budding Lawyers
Date Day Time Skill-based Session/Assignment/Activity
Note: This is the final schedule. However, if the class timings change, we will inform you via WhatsApp and email.
The access of the recorded lectures and live sessions will be available till 31st August, 2025

WEEK 1 LEARNING ADVANCED LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING SKILLS

July 1 Tuesday 11.00 am-12.30 pm Orientation Session
5 pm-6 30 pm Legal Research and Writing LIVE Session 1 Module 1 Introduction to Legal Research
Starting your research: Identifying the topic and research questions Reading Resource 1 Introduction to Research
Video Lectures: Introduction, What is Legal Research, When
is legal research needed, Identity & value system of Legal
Researcher, Time & Energy required for Legal Research,
What makes a good legal researcher

Module 2 Legal Research Design & Research Problem

Reading Resource 2 Legal Research Design and Research
Problem,
Video Lectures: Research Design, Problematizing your
Research
Release of legal research assignment 1 Drafting a research note and PPT
2 Wednesday 5 pm-6 30 pm Legal Research and Writing LIVE Session 2 Module 3 Research Methods & Methodology
Advanced Techniques and Sources of Using the Internet for Your Legal
Research Reading Resource 3 Research Methods & Methodology
Video Lectures: Research Methods and Methodologies,
Applying Research Methods that Work for You, Using
Internet for Legal Research, What to Look For in the Legal
Material, Key People and Places for Doctrinal Research

Module 4 DOCTRINAL LEGAL RESEARCH METHODS

Reading Resource 4 Doctrinal Legal Research Methods

Video Lecture: Sources of Law and Relevant Legal Material
Video Lecture: Using Internet for Legal Research
Video Lecture: What to Look For in the Legal Material
Video Lecture: Key People and Places for Doctrinal Research

MODULE 5 EMPRICAL LEGAL RESEARCH METHODS

Reading Resource 5 Empirical Legal Research Methods

Video Lecture: Samples, Surveys, and Interviews; How to
Analyse the Data You Collect, Ethnography in Legal
Research
3 Thursday 5 pm-6 30 pm Legal Research and Writing LIVE Session 3 SUPPLEMENTARY MODULE: CITATIONS AND
Learning Referencing and Citations: Bluebook, Oscola, and More REFERENCING

Reading Resource: Referencing and Citations 101

4 Friday 5 pm-6 30 pm Legal Research and Writing LIVE Session 4 MODULE 6 LEGAL WRITING
Art of Writing Publishable Research Papers & Payable Legal Opinions Reading Resource 6 Legal Writing
Video Lecture: Legal Writing
5 Saturday 5 00 pm-6 30 pm Career Session: What do Legal Recruiters Look for?
6 SUNDAY 5 pm-6 pm Networking Session 1
WEEK 2 LEARNING LAWYERING THROUGH MOOTING AND ENHANCING YOUR RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION SKILLS
7 Monday 7.00 pm-8.30 pm Session by the Partner Organisation [Capstone Project]
Release of the PROJECT by the partner organisation
8 Tuesday 5 pm-6 30 pm Moot Course LIVE Session 1 Module 1 Introduction to Mooting
Reading a Moot Problem/Text like a lawyer
9 Wednesday 5 pm-6 30 pm Moot Course LIVE Session 2 Module 2 Reading & Researching the Moot Problem
Conducting legal research for a moot problem and your client
10 Thursday 5 pm-6 30 pm Moot Course LIVE Session 3 Module 3 Drafting and Formatting a Moot Memo
Drafting and editing a moot memorial (Memorial)
11 Friday 5 pm-6 30 pm Moot Course LIVE Session 4 Module 4 Oral Arguments and Courtroom Mannerisms
Learning Oral Advocacy Skills and Courtroom Mannerisms
by 11 59 PM Legal Research Note Assignment Submission
12 Saturday 10.30 am-12 pm Career Session: How to Draft a CV that Gets You Noticed
13 SUNDAY 5 pm-6 pm Networking Session 2

WEEK 3 WORKING WITH CASE LAWS LIKE A PRO; MASTERING SCCONLINE, MANUPATRA, ETC.
14 Monday 7 pm-8.30 pm Session by the Partner Organisation [Capstone Project]

15 5.00 pm-6.30 pm Case Laws & More Workshop LIVE Session 1 Finding Case law(s) Module
Tuesday Advanced techniques for CaseLaw Research: Using Commentaries, Manupatra, SCCOnline, IndianKanoon
5.00 pm-6.30 pm Case Laws & More Workshop LIVE Session 2
16 Wednesday Reading Case Laws: Deciphering ratio decendidi vs. obiter dicta Reading Case law(s) Module
5.00 pm-6.30 pm Case Laws & More Workshop LIVE Session 3
17 Thursday Identifying the majority decision, relevance of minority judgments
5.00 pm-6.30 pm Case Laws & More Workshop LIVE Session 4
18 Friday The art of drafting case summaries, case notes, and case analysis Case Summary from a Case Law Module
19 Saturday 10.30 am-12 pm Career Session 3 How to Apply for Internships and Jobs
20 SUNDAY 5 pm-6 pm Networking Session 1

WEEK 4 LEARNING A HIGH-PAYING SKILL: THE ART OF DRAFTING LEGAL NOTICES & THE SKILL OF ORAL ARGUMENT AND
PRESENTATION: EXCEL IN FRONT OF JUDGES, CLIENTS, OPPOSITION COUNSELS
21 Monday 7 pm-8.30 pm Session by the Partner Organisation [Capstone Project]
22 Tuesday Working on the Assignments
23 Wednesday By 11.59 pm Submission of Moot Memorial
24 Thursday 5-6 pm Drafting and Replying to a Legal Notice Module 1, Module 4 and Module 5 of Legal Notice Course
25 Friday 5-6 pm Moot Oral Rounds Day 1
26 Saturday 10.30 am-12 pm Career Session: How to plan and do well in internships to get a PPO
27 Sunday 11 00 am - 12 pm Networking Session 4
28 Monday 5-6 pm Moot Oral Rounds Day 2
29 Tuesday HOLIDAY
Group Feedback on Legal Research Assignment 1 Research Note and
30 Wednesday 5 00 - 6 00 Presentations
31 Thursday 5 00 - 6 00 Completion Session and Celebration!