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JSA’s
internship programme is designed to facilitate
budding legal professionals to apply, test
and further hone their legal knowledge,
skills and legal acumen, acquired through
their academic rigour in the law school,
within the professional environment of a
law firm. JSA Internship programme that
the interns are exposed to different practice
areas and work on a wide variety of legal
issues. Scope of work for the interns in
the firm ranges from basic legal research,
preparing case notes, drafting research
memorandum/case brief to assisting the lawyers
in the courtroom preparations and transactions.
A structured internship programme detailing
out interns’ roles and responsibilities,
deliverables and timelines shall be strictly
adhered for maximising the benefits of the
Internship programme. |
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| In a nutshell, the internship
programme at the firm intends to: |
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- Provide guided exposure to the Intern
to life of an attorney at work within
a law firm: the work and challenges
- Provide practical knowledge of the various
practice areas
- Provide opportunity to apply theoretical
knowledge and gain practical experience
in the environment of a law firm
- Provide exposure to the substantial
value-addition of working in a team
- Provide intrinsic learning to hone and
develop softer skill-sets including cognitive
skills, internal and external relationship
management, for their holistic personality
development, in order to emerge as a future
day successful lawyer
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| What does a JSA internship
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- Intakes occur round the year.
- Standard internships at the firm can
vary from 4 to 6 weeks.
- Our interns usually work on tasks and
projects, under direct supervision of
the firm’s attorneys, 9:30 AM to
5:30 PM, Monday through Friday. However,
exigencies of law practice do demand longer
hours from time to time.
- We in JSA strongly believe in dignity
of work and interns from Indian law schools
are paid a fixed weekly stipend.
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| Finale |
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| Upon joining, an intern has
to fill an “Entry Interview” form.
This, along with an exit interview towards
the end of the internship period reflects
on certain qualitative parameters as described
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- Impact of the intenship programme on
her/his learning
- Qualitative comments on the internship
process
- Reflections on the internal systems
and processes within JSA
- Commitment, integrity and honesty
- Suitability for further internship stint
in the firm and/ or potential future relationship
with firm as an associate.
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