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 <p>February 2021, Kerala LawSikho partnered with Kerala Additional Skills Acquisition Program (ASAP), a Kerala Government company, to implement three legal courses for Kerala students in February.  Designed for students pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in law and working professionals who have completed a law degree, courses are combined with internships and placement support.</p>
 <p>The programs that are being launched are Diploma in Advanced Drafting of Contracts, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution;  Diploma in Cyber ​​Law, FinTech Regulations and Technology Contracts;  Diploma in M&A, Institutional Finance and Investment Law (PE and VC transactions).</p>
 <p>520-hour courses, with batches of 30 students each, introduce a fundamental understanding of the components and structure of contracts, deal negotiation, regulation of emerging technologies, fintech and e-commerce law, deal structuring, due diligence due and compliance with agreements for mergers.  and acquisitions and investment transactions.  The courses are exclusive for students who register through the ASAP Kerala portal.</p>
 <p>ASAP Kerala, which offers training in 56 National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned courses in 17 skills sectors, has been refining modules and curricula to create training programs that increase employability.  To date, ASAP has trained more than 1,00,000 state youth in more than 20 skill sectors and 85 trades.  Dr. Usha Titus, CMD, ASAP Kerala, said, “In this ever-changing world of opportunity, change is the only constant.  With the advent of IR4.0 and advanced technology, there is a colossal demand for legal professionals and managers.  The legal sector, until recently, had overlooked these aspects of acquiring skill sets in contemporary technology.  This is where ASAP Kerala has stepped in to partner with LawSikho to provide practical skills to students and professionals in this domain.  We will also help young people secure positions in the ultra-competitive corporate world as professional lawyers and paralegals.”</p>
 <p>LawSikho, a Delhi-based legal education technology company that has served over 16,000 students from around the world, focuses on creating online legal training and enabling geographic arbitrage of legal talent and access to justice.</p>
 <p>Ramanuj Mukherjee, CEO of LawSikho, said when discussing the tailor-made courses with internships and placement support and collaboration with ASAP Kerala: “We are excited to be working with a partner like ASAP Kerala.  This is a pioneering initiative in the development of legal skills and employability by a state government initiative.  The legal upskilling and employability space is challenging, but we hope to make it a little easier for students, who already have a lot on their plate.  The ASAP Kerala team share our values ​​and have worked passionately to launch these courses and we are very excited about the next phase.”</p>
 <p>There are three more courses in the pipeline that are expected to launch in late March as part of this collaboration: Diploma Course in Paralegal Associateship;  Diploma in Labor, Labor and Industrial Law (including POSH) for Human Resources Managers;  and Diploma in Introduction to Legal Drafting: Contracts, Petitions, Opinions and Articles.</p>
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