Paid Internship Programme For Law Graduates At Ministry Of Law & Justice
The Department of Legal Affairs, under the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, has come out with an Internship Programme for young law students and graduates.
Objectives of The Internship:
The purpose of this Programme is to acquaint young law students/ graduates with the working of Department of Legal Affairs by giving training in the field of research & referencing work, court functioning, tendering legal advice in various specialized fields of law such as constitutional & administrative law, finance law, infrastructure law, economic law, labour law, conveyancing, arbitration & contract law etc.
Eligibility:
- Indian students who have passed the 2nd year of a three-year law degree course and the 3rd year of a five-year law degree course; or
- Persons who have completed a law degree course from any recognised college /law school/ university are eligible to apply.
Note: Advanced knowledge of computers (MS Office, infographics, Adobe, etc.) will be preferred.
Last Date to Apply:
11th August, 2025 (5.00 PM)
Duration of Internship:
The duration of the internship ordinarily remains for one month and shall commence on the first working day of every month, unless specified otherwise.
Selection and Termination:
50 candidates will be invited to each consecutive month’s Internship until all invited (and shortlisted as per guidelines) applications received are covered. Shortlisting details will be communicated through the Internship Portal/email.
The Department may terminate the training programme of an intern at any time without assigning any reasons.
How to Apply?
Applicants may fill his/her application form along with relevant documents/ a No Objection Certificate from his/her respective college/university. The applicants who have completed their Law Graduation may not submit ‘No Objection Certificate’.
They may upload the final year certificate only. The application form can be accessed on the website https://legalaffairs.gov.in/internship of the Department of Legal Affairs.
Honorarium:
The Interns may be given an honorarium of Rs. 5000 / – on completion of their internship.
Certificate of Internship:
Satisfactory completion, inter alia, 90% attendance is mandatory and satisfactory remarks from the concerned authority (authority who assigned the work). This is a full-time internship to be attended physically, and the interns are not expected to pursue any other course/work during the tenure of the internship.