Internship Opportunity for law students at India Labourline, Mumbai -2 months: Apply by June 30

Internship Opportunity for law students at India Labourline, Mumbai -2 months: Apply by June 30

At India Labourline, your work will give you direct exposure to issues faced by the informal sector workers in India.

It will help you develop a keen understanding of various stakeholders at play in ensuring the implementation and protection of the fundamental and labour rights of some of the most vulnerable classes of people in India. You will have a hands-on experience of Labour laws and their use in a practical real-world setting. 

• Research work and writing: Carry out research on various labour laws and precedents on specific issues. Help draft simplified legal literacy material of various labour laws for training and outreach. 
• Fieldwork: Accompany the field team during outreach and legal- aid work. 

Further Details

• Duration: Internship will be for a period of 2 months. 
• Location and mode: Mumbai. You will be expected to work in a hybrid model. You  will need to be in the office at Worli, Mumbai or in the field for part of the time. Part  of the work may be done from home.
• Reporting and assignment of work: You will be reporting to the Program Officer, Legal, who will assign you work on a  daily or weekly basis, as needed. There will be frequent discussions and feedback  sessions to help assess your work and progress further. 

Eligibility  

• They are looking for students who have already studied Labour laws in the course of their law programs. 
• Students from the 4th, and 5th year enrolled in recognised 5-year law programs; Students from the 2nd and 3rd year enrolled in recognised 3-year law programs,  and students from recognised LL.M. programs at any Indian university. 

Application Procedure

• They will accept applications for this round until 30 June 2022. 
• To apply, please email as an attachment your CV along with a brief cover letter (300 words) explaining why you are interested in this internship. Please also indicate in the cover letter that you have finished studying labour laws in the course of your law program.  
• Ensure to send your CV and covering letter merged into a single PDF file as an attachment to the email with the subject line: Application for internship. 
• Email your applications to: legal@indialabourline.org 

For further clarity one may reach out to legal@indialabourline.org