Minister of Law & Justice, Kiren Rijiju has recommended young talent to apply for the internship programme introduced at Department of Legal Affairs, read here to know more.
The Department of Legal Affairs has introduced an internship programme for law students, under its offices in Delhi Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Chennai. Minister of Law & Justice, Kiren Rijiju has recommended law students apply for these internship programmes.
These programmes are introduced to acquaint young law students with the workings of the Department of Legal Affairs by training them in research and referencing work, tendering legal advice in various specialized fields of law such as constitutional and administrative law, finance law, infrastructure law, economic law, labour law, conveyancing, arbitration and contract law, etc. The selected interns will be given a token remuneration.
Kiren Rijiju's tweet reads, "A great opportunity to work at the Department of Legal Affairs, as it introduces #internships for law students for offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Chennai. I recommend young talent to apply for this internship at https://legalaffairs.gov.in/internship"
Eligibility to apply for internship programme
The applicants must be Indian students pursuing their studies in the 2nd and 3rd year of the three-year degree course, and in their 3rd to 5th year of the five-year degree course, or students who have completed their LLB course from any recognized college, law school or university.
"The duration of this internship will ordinarily remain for a period of one month, which shall commence from the first working day of every month unless specified otherwise. The monthly internships shall tentatively start from June, 2022 until May, 2023," says the official notification.
Selection Process for internship programme
The selection will be done on a first come, first served basis, subject to the availability of slots and approval of the competent authority. All selection related information will be sent through SMS and emails. The selected interns will be attached with an officer of appropriate level in the Department of Legal Affairs in the cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata. In a given month, the maximum number of interns to be allowed will be 10-30.
"At the end of the Internship Programme, all interns will be required to submit a report on the work undertaken by them in the Department of Legal Affairs and upon satisfactory completion of the internship, a Certificate of Internship shall be awarded, along with an honorarium of Rs. 5000/-. For a satisfactory completion of the internship, inter-alia 90% attendance is mandatory. The said Internship is a full-time internship, to be attended physically, where the interns are expected not to pursue any other course/work during the tenure of the internship," added the official notification.
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