The concept of “Internship” is commonly defined as “the position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification”. And, in modern times, it has come up as a vital prerequisite for any student pursuing any professional course anywhere in the world today, be it management or technical or even legal education for that matter.
To talk of the concept of “Internship” in context to the study of Law in India today, it can be definitely said that the word “Internship” matters a lot on a Law student’s CV. This is basically because a law student, while perusing his/her Law degree, generally dreams of getting an internship with a Big Law firm (Tier-1), and his/ her chances of securing a good job offer at a Big Law firm increases if he/she has been a law intern with that particular firm. Additionally, it is much easier to secure a job at the law firm the student has interned with during the recruitment season.
Now the question is, “What are the ways of securing such law internships?”
The answer is that, the process of securing an internship at big law firms starts with filling up of an online form which can be accessed through the website of the respective firms where the student desires to take up the internship. After completion of the form, if the student’s CV is shortlisted, they are called for subsequest rounds of interviews or written test as per the organisation intern policy. .
Well, are there any other ways of getting an internship in firms?
Yes, there are other ways of getting an internship in firms as well like, “internship through the respective law college internship cell”, “internship through recommendation”, and “internship through online portal”.
To get a more detailed account on all these methods of securing such law internships as well as answers to several more questions like “What happens during the internship period with these big law firms?”, “What are the duration of internship and what are their timings?” – you may visit the ALC Blog page.