In this blog post, Anubhav Kumar Pandey talks about top places in Delhi for a law students to intern in.

An internship has a significant role to play in the career in any profession. But when in comes to the legal profession, internship becomes a decisive factor for the professional growth. An Internship for a law student is an opportunity to see the professional side of the business in which he/she is going to get in.

Benefit of an internship for a law student

• It helps in deciding which field in law to chose after graduation. (Example Litigation, Law firm, LPO, NGO, Judiciary, etc.).
• Internships carve the professional side of yours. It prepares you for the big professional world waiting for you outside.
• Internship boost your skills! Take an example where an intern is interning at a leading legal educational service provider, iPleaders. The main task includes writing legal blogs. At the end of the internship, one will see the difference in him/her. After writing well quality legal blogs, one can feel the enhancement in knowledge and research skills.
• Take another example. Where an intern is working with ClikLawyer. ClikLawyer is a portal that is standardizing legal services, and it ensures RoI driven, quick legal actions through competent lawyers at a very competitive price point. An intern is made to work on cases which increase their competence drastically. As an intern, you will become familiar with court proceeding

Top places in Delhi for a law student to intern in

Lok Sabha Internship Programme

The Lok Sabha Internship Programme, launched in January 2008, is aimed at providing an opportunity to young men and women with outstanding academic and extra-curricular achievements to acquaint themselves with the working of parliamentary democracy and democratic institutions in general and specifically about our parliamentary system.

• During the Programme, the participants are provided an opportunity to gain a thorough knowledge of the parliamentary system in India.
• Faculty in training are none other than the parliamentarians. A chance to talk to high-level parliamentarians.
• To learn how the laws are being formulated. Faculty. Responisibilitincludesudes visits to the Chambers of the Houses of Parliament to witness parliamentary proceedings, meetings.
• The Internship is open to Indian citizens between 21 and 28 years of age. The selected Interns are provided a monthly stipend and a one-time stationery allowance, apart from access to the Parliament Library collections.
• To know more about the internship click the following link.

Start-up experience

91springboards, Gurukul

Buckle up! Interested in having a start-up experience? 91springboard might be your solution. Unique in its way, 91springboard is a honeycomb for startups. A place which provides required infrastructure to start-ups. Office, electricity, Wifi, refreshments, play area and garden too! 91springboard offers coworking spaces for start-ups, freelancers, and business owners with a start-up mindset. Comfortably 25-30 start-ups are working under the office area of 91springboard. Interning here might get you in touch with big players of an industry. You can apply for one such start-up functioning under the office area of 91springboard. 91springboard provides internship opportunity to college students. An intern, who for a span of six months will be fully immersed into the booming Indian startup ecosystem. Attending events and workshops, gathering learnings, creating content and interviewing industry experts are some of the key roles and responsibilities of an intern. Another similar player in the field is startupgurukul.in.

Academic internship

Center on the death penalty (National Law University, Delhi)

Want to work on significant policies taking place in India? Do you have the desire to explore the field of academics? If yes, then academic internship such as one under the Center on the death penalty, National Law University, Delhi (NLU-D) might be of your concern. The primary work will be related to the death penalty in India. The center work for reforming the criminal justice system of India as well. Three areas of work are undergone under the Center of the death penalty. Litigation, Research, and Public Affairs.

Eligibility A student of an undergraduate or post-graduate program in the law, humanities, social sciences, management or media and communications.

Stipend 10,000 for every 4-week duration. For application process and other guidelines, you can click the following link.

Center of Excellence in Cyber System And Information Assurance, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi

Interested in cyber law? Want to explore the academic culture of most renowned IIT-Delhi? Apply for the internship program of Center of Excellence in Cyber System And Information Assurance, IIT Delhi. Slightly different from your other legal internships but the lessons learned will be valuable.

Responsibilities

• To conduct fundamental and applied research in the area of Cyber Systems and Information Assurance.
• A chance to collaborate with industry, government, and academia on both the theory and practice of information assurance and cyber security.
• To provide community outreach.
• To conduct research on the area of cyber security in India.

Center for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi (IIFT)

The Centre for WTO Studies is a permanent repository of WTO negotiations-related knowledge and documentation in India. One interested in foreign affairs and the business law must intern here to see how international trade are organised and managed. Center for WTO Studies also conducts research on the Intellectual Property Rights and Labour issues. The center encourages qualified professionals in the areas of law, economics, and international relations to work with them. To know more about the internship at Center for WTO Studies click the following link.

Internship opportunity with registrar of a court

This is an internship that no one thinks of. This is an easy to get an internship as very few people applies for it. There is no such procedural formality required. Just go to the registrar of the court and ask for an internship opportunity. You will get familiar with court procedure and also with the substantive aspect of the law. Work will include hearing court arguments, helping the registrar with his file management, reading files, case law, and drafting. Registrar’s office is a place where every lawyer visits. You might even find executive officer such as SP’s, DSP’s in the court office of the registrar. Take most out of it. Help yourself with building contacts and learning court skills. This law internship can be worthy enough to acquaint you with the world of litigation.

Union Government RTI Internship, Delhi

The right to Information has brought various changes within India. Interning at RTI commission either central or state will boost your legal knowledge, drafting skills, communication skills, and other tools which a lawyer needs to succeed. Most of the time on completion of internship period you will be required to submit a report. If the report is accepted one will be eligible for a stipend of INR 10,000. A law internship which is challenging and requires knowledge of RTI. Students are advised to get acquainted with the fundamental aspect of RTI before working in the RTI Commission. To know fundamental of RTI click here Lawsikho. To find out more about the internship program, click here.

Think Tanks

Vidhi Center For Legal Policy

Law students, as well as students pursuing courses in humanities or public policy, can also apply. Vidhi works on policy formation, and provides the government with reform policy which can be implemented to create a more justice friendly legal system. A law internship which will make you aware of what think tanks are all about and how they help in policy formation. Work includes,

• Interact with legal academics, policy practitioners and experts on health and environment
• Conduct research on cutting-edge issues of law and public policy in the areas of health and environmental law
• Assist with drafting reports
• To find out more about the internship at Vidhi, click here.

TERI (The Energy And Resource Institute, Delhi)

Interested in working on Energy law jurisprudence? If yes, then TERI is the place to be. The Energy And Resource Institute, Delhi does not have any formal internship program. To get an internship at TERI one has to drop down a mail at the HR department and expect for an approval call. The main task will include research work on topics allotted by your mentor. To know more about TERI, click the following link.

Legal content Writing

iPleaders

Interested in learning new facets of law? Okay! Interested in learning new aspects of law every day during the entire duration of your internship? If your answer is in affirmative, iPleaders is the place to be.

iPleders is an initiative which is drastically moving toward its goal of providing good quality legal education. iPleaders teaches you essential practical tools which are not taught in a law school. iPleaders blog is one of the most read legal blogs in India. One way or the other you must have come across the term, “Access to Justice,” iPleaders blogs is converting this term into practicality.

iPleaders build and deliver online courses in law and business to make legal education accessible. iPleaders bridges the gap between the industry and the academia by emphasizing on practical aspects of the law to managers, lawyers, entrepreneurs and industry veterans. Special focus is around creating and organizing workshops for premier educational institutions and organizations and women in particular.

How to apply

You can drop a mail at [email protected]. You will get a reply within 1 to 2 days.

Stipend

A whopping INR 5000! Apart from the monetary considerations. After interning for 30 days, you will see a change in your writing, research, and the most important, analytical skills.

ClikLawyer

Perfection in drafting is a must have quality in a law student. Tell a field where drafting is not needed! Either it is litigation or a law firm, drafting is the key towards success in the legal profession. Working with ClikLawyer, a law student can ensure one thing. You will be on your first step towards quality legal drafting. Out of many tasks appointed, few are preparing drafts on Criminal Complaints, Copyright and Trademark registration along with SAAS and T&amp, C agreements for websites. Research work is immense, and hence, you will learn the hidden tools and techniques involved in legal research too. To know more about ClikLawyer internship, click the link. ClikLawyer

Did the article help you in deciding where to intern this semester? If you have any other place where a law student could intern in, feel free to comment. And don’t forget to share this article with your fellow counsels.