Details of the Organization

ALG India Law Offices LLP is ranked amongst the world’s top 1,000 Law Firms for both Enforcement & Litigation and Prosecution & Strategy, it is a top-tier technology-focused IP (Intellectual Property) boutique law firm having offices in New Delhi and Hyderabad.

Details of the Job/Internship

ALG India Law Offices LLP is inviting application for the Internship opportunity at their New Delhi office.

Types of Internship
ALG administers following Internships under its Internship Program:

1. Pre-Final Year Internship

This internship is only for students in the pre-final year of their law degree program. You may apply for the Pre-Final Year Internship anytime from 12 months before entering the Pre-Final year till 1 month before exiting it. This means you can apply for a Pre-Final Year Internship as soon as you enter your antepenultimate year of law degree. During the entire period of the internship, the Intern must be a full-time student in the pre-final year of the law degree program. Internship is for one month, and it is not possible to do more than one internship while one is a pre-final Year student. Pre-Final Year Internships are not for-pay internships.

2. Final Year (Follow-On) Internship

This internship is only for students in the final year of their law degree program who have previously completed a Pre-Final Year Internship at ALG and have also received a recommendation from ALG to apply for a Final Year (Follow-On) Internship. It is possible to apply for a Final Year (Follow-On) Internship anytime from earning a recommendation to apply for a Final Year (Follow-On) Internship till 1 month before exiting the Final Year. However, there must be a gap of at least 6 months between the Pre-Final Year Internship and the Final Year (Follow-On) Internship. During the entire period of the internship, however, the Intern must be a full-time student in the final year of the law degree program. Final Year (Follow-On) Internship is for one month, and it is not possible to do more than one internship while one is a final Year student.

In case the Final Year (Follow-On) Internship is an assessment internship for the Placement of the intern, it will be a paid internship. Currently, the stipend for a paid Final Year (Follow-On) Internship is INR 12,500/-.

While a recommendation to apply for Final Year (Follow-On) Internship does strengthen the application if made but it does not guarantee selection. It is selective in giving the recommendations for Final Year (Follow-On) Internships, and is is even more selective in accepting applicants for Final Year (Follow-On) Internships. Final Year (Follow-On) Internship are granted to only those candidates who can be expected to earn a recommendation to apply for placement in an attorney position. In case the intern had already secured a placement before the commencement of Final Year (Follow-On) Internship, it shall not be an assessment internship and hence not a paid internship.

3. Final Year (Regular) Internship

This internship is only for students in the final year of their law degree program who did not intern with ALG in their Pre-Final Year or interned with ALG but did not receive recommendation for Final Year (Follow-On) Internship. You may apply for the Final Year (Regular) Internship anytime from 12 months before entering the Final Year till 1 month before exiting it. This means you can apply for a Final Year Internship as soon as you enter your pre-final year. During the entire period of the internship, however, the Intern must be a full-time student in the final year of the law degree program. Final Year (Regular) Internship is for one month, and it is not possible to do more than one internship while one is a final Year student. Final Year (Regular) Internships are not for-pay internships.

Categories of Internship

There are two categories of Internship

(i) Patents – The scope of Patents Internship subsumes the practice areas of not only patents but also designs, plant varieties, technology and telecom. Eligibility to apply for Patents Internship is restricted to students having at least a graduation degree in science.

(ii) General IP – The scope of General IP Internship covers all other practice areas of core IP as well as of IP+ including environment and consumer protection.
While applying for an Internship, you need to apply either for the Position of an Intern (Patents) or for the Position of an Intern (General IP). You will need to select one and only one of these two categories for your Internship application.

Eligibility

• Internship at ALG may be sought by students who are currently enrolled in a full time law degree program (accredited by the Bar Council of India) and expect, upon completion of the law degree program, to acquire eligibility to enrol with the Bar Council of a state in India to practice as an advocate.
• For specific eligibility to different internship programs, please read the details under ‘Types of Internship’ and ‘Categories of Internship’ below.

Salary/Stipend

Compensation details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Delhi

City

New Delhi

Address

New Delhi, India

Application and Registration Details

After you apply, you will receive the next steps of the application process via email. 
 
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