Call For Research Interns [F.Y. 2022 – 2023]

Black Robes Legal is a law firm registered under Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 (as amended from time to time and as in force) for the purpose of rendering structured commercial and pro-bono professional legal services, aid and assistance in the areas of Criminal Laws, Transparency Laws, Labour-Service Laws, Arbitration & Mediation, Consumer Laws, Policy Advisory besides others. The firm is organized and comprised of divisions viz. Dispute Resolution & Legal Affairs, Policy Advocacy & Advisory and Recruitment & Programme Affairs, which are manned by seasoned professionals.

About the Internship Programme

The candidate may be engaged in any or all of the following areas:

a. Criminal Laws and matters related therewith;

b. Right to Information/Transparency Laws;

c. Consumer and Education Laws;

d. Employment and Labour Laws (including POSH);

e. Petitions (Applications, Complaints and Representations);

f. Human Rights Law & Legal Aid, Assistance and Awareness;

g. Research and Drafting White Papers and Briefs/Synopsis; and

f. Other areas of practice, subject to competence and interest.

The call shall remain in force w.e.f. 01 April, 2022 for the financial year 2022-2023, and the applications received shall be processed on First-In-First-Out (FIFO) method. In the event of all positions being filled at any point of time, applications received thereinafter shall be processed, but if selections are made, would put the candidate in 'Successful Pool of Applicants: Waitlisted' category as shall be maintained by the firm, for placement as per availability or vacancy, if created due to withdrawal, desertion, or termination of candidature(s) of previously selected candidate(s) before the start of the internship period.

Number of Interns Required

5 (Five) Interns for September, 2022 and March, 2023, with the period of engagement being 4 (Four) weeks starting w.e.f. 7^th day of the applicable calendar month and ending on 6^th day of the succeeding month.

Location

Work From Home (Remote/Virtual Internship)

Who can apply?

The candidate should be pursuing any domain specific, graduate or post-graduate, academic or professional course, in Law or Legal Studies, irrespective of the year of study and of the nomenclature of the course being pursued, provided that the educational institution as well as the course are duly recognized/approved by the appropriate government and/or the regulatory authorities.

Stipend

Since the engagement of an intern remains primarily a training in essence in virtual mode, no stipend in monetary terms is paid to any intern.

Duration of internship

4 weeks

Application Procedure

Interested candidate(s) should apply immediately and follow the steps delineated herein below:

1. Visit the website https://www.blackrobeslegal.com preferably on desktop/laptop or otherwise in 'Desktop Mode' for better viewing experience and technical compatibility, or otherwise the firm's LinkedIn Page available at specific weblink https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackrobeslegalindia.

2. Access the Careers Page on the said website, or otherwise the Page Posts on the LinkedIn Page, locate and download the two (2) files available in MS-Word file format and named as Part_BRL_22-23 and Assign_BRL_22-23.

3. Fill and/or Attempt the files and save the same, in accordance with the instructions contained in the said files.

4. Prepare or otherwise secure a latest updated Curriculum Vitae/Resume in pdf file format.

5. Prepare a cover letter, in maximum 500 words to be contained in the body of the email, or submission box of the form available on the Careers Page of the website.

Submit the completed files i.e. Part_BRL_22-23, Assign_BRL_22-23, Curriculum Vitae/Resume with Cover Letter through the form made available on the Careers Page of the website https://www.blackrobeslegal.com, or in case of failure through such means, send the same via email only with Subject Line 'Application: Call For Research Interns_F.Y. 2022-2023_Your Full Name' to the email address careers@blackrobeslegal.com, and not otherwise in any manner whatsoever. No queries shall be entertained and the candidate is at liberty to make best judgement to ensure compliance.

Note(s):

1. The present call for applications is an equal opportunity measure which is gender neutral.

2. The selection shall consider overall personality including parameters of active intelligence, general behavior to legal/policy issues, passion for change and others.

3. The candidates may be assessed on the basis of written assignment and/or personal interview, as the case may be.

4. The Intern shall primarily be engaged to work remotely.

5. The positions are unpaid and other terms of engagement may be shared and agreed upon after selection and/or confirmation made thereof.

6. The interns who have worked with the firm in the past are ineligible to apply.

7. The prospective candidate(s) are expected study the FAQs made available on the firm's website as well as LinkedIn Page.

For FAQs, click here

Contact Information

Black Robes Legal (Advocates, Advisors and Consultants)

Regd. Office: Block – B, No. 10, II Floor, Karam Pura. District West, P.S. Moti Nagar, P.O. Ramesh Nagar H.O. NCT of Delhi – 110015, India

Email ID: careers@blackrobeslegal.com

Landline No.: +9111-41751582

Mobile No.: +91 9582751582