First, some relief: for most internship applications in India, your email is your cover letter, and you don’t need a separate one. But sometimes a firm or a formal application specifically asks for a cover letter, and that’s when students...

Before your first firm internship, the not-knowing is the worst part. You picture walking in and being handed something you have no idea how to do, while everyone silently wonders how you got in. Let me take that fear off...

Let’s start with the fear, because I know it’s there:  “Who am I to email a practising lawyer out of the blue? Won’t they be annoyed?” No. Here’s the reframe I want you to hold onto: a well-written, specific email...

First, some relief: for most internship applications in India, your email is your cover letter, and you don’t need a separate one. But sometimes a firm or a formal application specifically asks for a cover letter, and that’s when students...

Here’s the pattern I see again and again: a student finds a great internship, gets excited, applies, and hears back that they filled the spots weeks ago. It’s not that these students aren’t trying. They’re just applying on the wrong...

None of the mistakes below make you a bad intern. They’re just things nobody bothers to explain until after you’ve already done them once, usually because the people around you assume you already know. So consider this the conversation someone...

If you’ve just landed an internship that could turn into a job, first, well done. Second, take a breath, because you’re about to read a lot of advice telling you to “make an impression”, which is useless unless someone tells...

You’ve probably noticed something confusing: firm internships have careers pages and forms, but chamber internships seem to appear out of nowhere. One friend is suddenly interning under a senior advocate at the High Court, and you have no idea how...

Sending more emails will not get you more replies. Better emails will. I know that’s not what you wanted to hear at 11pm with 40 firm addresses copied into a spreadsheet. But if your applications keep disappearing into silence, the...