NGO and Human Rights Internships for Law Students
If you came to law partly because you want to work on rights, justice or issues you care about, NGO and human rights internships can be a good way to explore that interest through practical work. These internships are often...
How to Get a Recommendation Letter After an Internship
A strong reference from someone who has actually seen your work can be one of the most useful things you take away from an internship. Yet many students finish a good internship and never ask for one, either because they...
Research and Think-Tank Internships for Law Students
If you’re the kind of law student who enjoys solving research problems or writing more than the idea of spending your day in a courtroom, research and think-tank internships might be a natural fit. They are often overlooked in the...
Government and Ministry Internships for Law Students
Government internships are one of the more mysterious options for law students. You may know that these opportunities exist, but it is not always clear what the work involves or how to apply. If you’re interested in policy, governance, public...
Commission and Tribunal Internships: How to Apply
Commissions, regulators and tribunals are an interesting and often under-explored option for law students. Bodies dealing with competition, securities, human rights, consumer protection and various sectors sit at the intersection of law, regulation and specialised decision-making. An internship with one...
Paid vs. Unpaid Legal Internships: What to Know
The question of whether a legal internship is paid can bring up a mix of practical concerns and strong feelings. You may need the money, or you may feel that your work should be compensated. The honest answer is that...
Policy Internships for Law Students in India
If you’ve ever read a new law or regulation and wondered, “Who actually decides this, and how?”, you might be drawn to policy. Policy internships sit at the intersection of law, governance and real-world impact, and they can be an...
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How to Intern at the Law Commission of India
If the idea of working on how laws should be, through reform, recommendations and improvements to the legal system, excites you more than working on any single case, the Law Commission of India can be a fascinating place to intern....
How to Intern at the National Human Rights Commission
If human rights are what drew you to law, the idea of using legal tools to protect people and hold power to account, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) can be a meaningful place to intern. As India’s national institution...
How to Intern at the Supreme Court of India (Judges’ Interns)
For many law students, interning at the Supreme Court feels like the pinnacle. It is the country’s apex court, where some of the most significant legal questions are argued and decided. The opportunity to work alongside a judge and observe...
International Internships for Indian Law Students
An international legal internship can sound like a dream, and for many Indian law students, it can feel both exciting and out of reach. The reality sits somewhere in between. International internships do exist and can be genuinely valuable, but...
How to Intern at a High Court
A High Court internship can be a genuinely valuable experience. You are exposed to a senior level of the judicial system, significant legal matters and the process through which cases are argued and decided. For students interested in litigation, advocacy...
How to Intern at the Competition Commission of India
Competition law, also known as antitrust law, is one of the most intellectually engaging areas of legal practice. It brings together law, economics and business. The Competition Commission of India (CCI), India’s competition regulator, is a natural place to explore...
How to Intern With a Senior Advocate
Interning with a senior advocate is one of the most coveted and demanding experiences in litigation. Senior advocates are highly experienced and often extremely busy, so approaching one can feel intimidating. But senior advocates do take interns, and a good...
How to Intern at SEBI
If you’re drawn to securities, capital markets and financial regulation, SEBI, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, is a fascinating place to intern. As India’s securities markets regulator, SEBI sits at the intersection of law, finance and regulation. An...
How to Recover From a Bad Interview Answer
It happens to almost everyone: you give an answer, and mid-sentence you realise it is coming out badly, or you are blank, or you say something you immediately regret. And then the real danger begins, which is not the bad...
What Does a Data Privacy Lawyer Do in India?
Data privacy (or data protection) law is one of the fastest-growing legal areas, driven by the explosion of data and new privacy rules. Data privacy lawyers help organisations handle personal data lawfully and responsibly. If you are interested in technology,...
How to Prepare for a Competition Interview
Competition law (or antitrust) is a genuinely fascinating area because it blends legal analysis with economic reasoning and real business behaviour, and that blend is exactly what a competition interview probes. If you have one coming up, the good news...
How to Handle a Take-Home Assignment in a Legal Interview
A take-home assignment is a gift and a trap at the same time. Unlike an on-the-spot exercise, you have time to do it well, which is the gift. The trap is misjudging the effort: doing too little and looking careless,...
How PQE-Specific Interviews Differ for Experienced Lawyers
Interviewing as an experienced lawyer is a genuinely different exercise from interviewing as a student or fresher, and preparing the same way you did years ago can trip you up. At a few years of PQE (post-qualification experience), the questions...
In-House Counsel Interviews: What Companies Look For
An in-house interview is not a law firm interview in disguise, and treating it like one is a common mistake. When a company interviews you for its legal team, it is not just hiring legal expertise; it is hiring a...
How to Prepare a Legal Writing Sample for Applications
Some applications, especially for chambers, research roles and certain firm and clerkship positions, ask for a writing sample, and it can throw students who have never prepared one. What counts? What do you pick? How do you make it strong,...
How to Ask for and Use References and Recommendation Letters
References and recommendations are quietly powerful because they are one of the few parts of an application where someone else vouches for you. A credible recommendation can carry more weight than simply telling an employer yourself that you are reliable,...
How to Prepare for a Public Policy Interview
A policy interview is a different creature from a law firm interview, so if you are moving toward think tanks, policy organisations or law-and-policy roles, preparing the same way you would for a firm will not fully serve you. Policy...
