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I’m a 2nd year student from a t-1 NLU and I’ll be starting my corp. law internship somewhere around may next year. I have recently finished my SC internship under the ASG of India and the work I got there was included mere copy-pasting LODs and 1-2 lines opinions, from which I learned absolutely nothing that would add up to my knowledge. Plus, while I was observing the court proceedings and the general court environment, I’ve come to a conclusion (after having done internships at HC and District Court as well) that Litigation is not for me as it’s a complete hassle and I want something that is more steam lined and straightforward as a career path and I believe a job in corporate law would suit my needs.
WAKE UP....IT AINT EASY
Given it's your first internship, your seniors in the firm will not place expectations from your work. Hopefully some will take the time to explain the work with you. Be in constant touch with the person assigned to you as a mentor to help you through this.
You can expect the following work
1. Research notes- you will be assigned research questions, you will have to find statute, analyse it and support it with case law (manupatra/ SCC)
2. Due diligence- you will be given documents and asked to find details/ vet/ run a compare etc. Clearly ask for the exact work to be done with the document from your assignor associate, don't mess up due to less information, because most associates don't have the time to explain everything in one go.
3. Data- Stamp duty checks/ changes in ICDR etc. Again ask for exactly what has to be found and don't be shy to ask all your doubts. If the associate is not being clear, speak to your mentor/ the SA.