LLB programme
DSLSA opens applications for winter internship for law students
Candidates must be a third-year and fourth-year student ( five-year LLB) and first-year or second-year students ( three-year LLB) to apply. Pixabay
Summary
The application process for this internship will begin from December 1, 2021
There are 110 seats available for the internship programme
The Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) is inviting applications from law students for its winter internship opportunity 2021-2022. The application process for this internship will begin from December 1, 2021.
The Delhi State Legal Services Authority provides free and competent legal aid and services by advising on legal aspects, assigning lawyers to certain categories and runs helpline services to give quick and easy access to legal advice and services. It also conducts Legal Service Clinics, Lok Adalats, Special Lok Adalats and Permanent Lok Adalats, Legal awareness Programmes for general masses, Pre-Institution Mediation in Commercial Matters and Granting compensation to the victims under the Delhi Victims Compensation Scheme 2018.
A total of 110 seats are available for the Winter Internship Programme 2021-2022 for students from law colleges or universities across India.
Candidates must be a third-year and fourth-year Law student (in case of a five-year LLB) and first-year and second-year law students (in case of a three-year LLB) to be eligible for the internship. The internship period will be 21 days.
Skills Required
- Efficiency in written communication
- Legal writing skills
- Basic legal knowledge
Areas of Internship
- Delhi High Court
- Department of Family Welfare, GNCTD of Delhi
- Motor Accident Claim Tribunal
- Special Courts exercising jurisdiction over cases of Section 138 N.L Act
- Observation Homes for juveniles.
- Mental Health Institutions (IHBAS)
- Delhi Commission for Women
- Legal Services Clinics.
- Meditation Centres
- Family courts
- Labour Courts and Tribunals
- Juvenile Justice Boards
- Children Homes & Child Welfare Committees
- Civil & Criminal District Courts
- Lok Adalats
- Jails
- Special Juvenile Police Unit, Delhi Police
- Police Stations/ Forensic Science Laboratory
- National Commission for Protection of Child Rights/ Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights
- National Commission for Women/ Delhi Commission for women
- National Human Rights Commission
- National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission/ State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
- Old Age Homes
- Society for Promotion of Youth & Masses (SPYM)
- Door to Door Campaign
Primary Responsibilities
- To prepare publicity material on legal services and legal rights under various social welfare legislation for mass awareness.
- To generate legal literacy and legal awareness among the marginalized sections of society.
- To create an enabling environment where the poor, weaker, and vulnerable people can come forward for justice and equality.
- To develop a linkage between the people belonging to the peripheral section and legal aid.
- To understand the problems and challenges faced by certain sections because of social and economic barriers.
- To assist the needy in preparation of the application to access legal services.
Students can apply online from December 1 to December 15, 2021 on the official link (http://dslsa.org) and the last date for applications is December 15.
Last updated on 22 Nov 2021