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Certificate Course in Legal Drafting: Notices, Affidavits, Applications and Agreements

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About Course

Lexfolio’s Certificate Course in Legal Drafting teaches you to draft the documents that everyday legal work runs on: legal notices, affidavits, applications and petitions, and agreements. The course is practical and India-focused, and reflects the law as on 18 October 2026, including the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, in force since 1 July 2024.

What you will learn

  • Core drafting principles: structure, plain language, precision, defined terms, recitals, operative clauses and boilerplate.
  • Legal notices: money recovery notices, cheque dishonour notices under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, notices to the Government under section 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, tenancy and arbitration notices, service and replies.
  • Affidavits and verification: oath and affirmation, attestation and notarisation, stamp duty basics (which are State-specific), verification clauses and the consequences of false statements.
  • Applications and petitions: cause title, body, prayer, verification, supporting affidavits, interlocutory applications, consumer complaints and RTI applications.
  • Agreements: rent agreements and leave and licence, appointment letters and employment agreements, non-disclosure agreements and service agreements.
  • Common mistakes, a review method and a master drafting checklist.

Who it is for

Law students, young advocates, paralegals, and professionals who are not lawyers but handle legal documents in offices, businesses, HR teams and property matters. The course starts from the basics and builds to intermediate level, with model clauses, worked examples and defect-spotting exercises.

How the course and certificate work

  • The course has 8 self-paced modules of text lessons. Each module ends with a short quiz to check your understanding.
  • After completing the lessons, you take an online final test of 30 multiple choice questions with a time limit of 45 minutes. The pass mark is 60 percent.
  • On passing, you receive a certificate of completion from Lexfolio with a unique certificate ID that can be verified online, which you can add to your CV.
  • The certificate is a certificate of completion of a Lexfolio course. It is not a degree, diploma or regulatory qualification, and it does not confer any right to practise law.

This course is educational. It explains the law and drafting practice in general terms and does not provide legal advice on any particular matter. For a live matter, check the facts and the current law of the State concerned, and consult an advocate where needed.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Apply core drafting principles: clear structure, plain and precise language, defined terms, recitals, operative clauses and boilerplate.
  • Draft a money recovery notice with a clear demand, calculation and compliance period, and send it so that service can be proved.
  • Draft a valid cheque dishonour notice under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and diary the statutory timeline.
  • Draft a notice to the Government under section 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and a notice ending a tenancy.
  • Draft affidavits with correct verification and attestation, and explain stamp duty basics and the consequences of false statements under the BNS.
  • Structure applications, complaints and petitions with a proper cause title, material facts, specific prayers, verification and supporting affidavit.
  • Draft and review rent agreements, leave and licence agreements, appointment letters, NDAs and service agreements.
  • Spot common drafting defects and use a review method and master checklist before finalising any document.

Course Content

Module 1: Foundations of Legal Drafting
How a drafter thinks, how to write in plain and precise language, and the standard building blocks of any legal document: title, parties, recitals, defined terms, operative clauses, boilerplate and execution.

  • What legal drafting is and how a drafter works
  • Plain language and precision
  • Anatomy of a legal document: defined terms, recitals, operative clauses and boilerplate
  • Module 1 quiz

Module 2: Legal Notices: Principles, Recovery Notices and Replies
What a legal notice does, when the law makes it compulsory, how to structure and draft a money recovery notice, how to send it so that service can be proved, and how to reply to a notice received.

Module 3: Statutory Notices: Cheque Dishonour, Section 80 CPC and Tenancy
Notices where a defect can be fatal: the demand notice under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, notices to the Government under section 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and notices ending a tenancy or invoking arbitration.

Module 4: Affidavits, Verification and Attestation
What an affidavit is and how to draft one, how oath, notarisation and stamp duty work, how to write a correct verification clause, and the consequences of false statements under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Module 5: Applications, Complaints and Petitions
The anatomy of documents filed before courts, commissions and authorities: cause title, body, grounds, prayer, verification and signature; interlocutory applications with supporting affidavits; consumer complaints; and applications to public authorities such as RTI requests.

Module 6: Drafting Agreements I: Contract Essentials and Rent Agreements
How to build an agreement clause by clause, including payment, term, termination, damages, dispute resolution, execution, stamp duty, registration and e-signature; then a full walk-through of residential rent agreements and leave and licence agreements.

Module 7: Drafting Agreements II: Employment, NDAs and Service Agreements
Appointment letters and employment agreements under the Labour Codes, restrictive covenants under section 27 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, non-disclosure agreements, and service or consultancy agreements with sound scope, payment, IP and liability clauses.

Module 8: Common Mistakes, Review and the Final Drafting Checklist
The errors that most often spoil notices, affidavits, applications and agreements, a step by step method for reviewing and finalising any document, and a master checklist to use before a document leaves your desk.

Final Assessment and Certificate
Pass the final assessment with 60% or more to receive your certificate of completion. You have 3 attempts.

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