Legalis IP 2026 Institutional Membership Program, Remote (IP and Tech Law Research, 6 Months)

Legalis IP is inviting law students, researchers and tech-policy enthusiasts to join its 2026 Institutional Membership Program, a long-term, remote membership built around real research and publishing work rather than a short token internship. Legalis IP describes itself as a digital jurisprudence collective working at the intersection of law, equity and intellectual property, and this program lets you contribute to that work while building a serious academic and professional portfolio.

This is a voluntary, portfolio-building membership. There is no monetary stipend, but the program is structured around tangible outputs: co-authored publications, metric-driven recommendation letters, placement support and access to a network of researchers and practitioners. If you want sustained, mentored experience in IP, technology law and digital jurisprudence, this is worth a close look.

Legalis IP (Law.Equity.IP) is a multidisciplinary legal scholarship venture powered by The Intellectual Foundation, a registered organisation (Registration No. 05/22/03/18160/26). It was founded by Om Dwivedi and Srinjoy Nag Chowdhury and brings together scholars and practitioners drawn from premier Indian institutions including National Law Universities, IITs, IIMs and Jindal Global Law School.

The organisation runs The Legalis IP Quarterly, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal focused on intellectual property law, technology law, digital jurisprudence and emerging areas such as algorithmic policy, intermediary liability and space law. Its inaugural issue (Vol. 1, No. 1) was published on 17 April 2026. Legalis IP operates through structured Advisory, Executive, Editorial and Research boards, which gives members real teams and workflows to plug into.

Membership is organised across four divisions. You apply with a preference and are placed based on fit and on the 30-day onboarding review.

• Research Division: conduct doctrinal and interdisciplinary research and draft analytical articles, policy papers and legal briefs on emerging issues such as AI governance and crypto regulation.
• Editorial Division: manage peer-review workflows, run citation checks and support publication operations for The Legalis IP Quarterly.
• Communications and Outreach Division: translate legal and policy issues for wider audiences and support professional outreach and institutional visibility.
• Institutional and Strategy Division: assist with organisational coordination, strategic planning and institutional development.

The program is open to a broad pool, as long as you have strong writing, analytical and communication skills:

• Law students at the undergraduate or postgraduate level, from any year.
• Researchers and academicians.
• Tech-policy professionals.
• Students from allied fields such as technology, public policy, communications and governance who have a genuine interest in digital jurisprudence.

Prior publications or internship experience are desirable but not mandatory.

This is designed as a long-term institutional membership, not a one-off internship.

• Minimum commitment: 6 months.
• Onboarding: an initial 30-day review and onboarding period.
• Stipend: none. This is a voluntary, portfolio-building membership.

Benefits include performance-based placement support and referrals, detailed metric-driven letters of recommendation, accelerated leadership opportunities, co-authorship on policy papers and research publications, access to a network of researchers, legal professionals and policy experts, and structured professional portfolio development.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis with a priority window. Early applications received by the priority review date are considered first. Shortlisted candidates are then invited to an interview stage, after which selected members begin the 30-day onboarding period.

Applications are accepted only through the official Google Form. Email submissions are not accepted. You will need to submit an updated CV (maximum 2 pages) and a Statement of Interest (maximum 300 words). Apply early to fall within the priority review window, since placement is competitive and divisions fill on fit.

• Updated CV, maximum 2 pages.
• Statement of Interest, maximum 300 words.
• Preferred division identified (Research, Editorial, Communications and Outreach, or Institutional and Strategy).
• Application submitted through the official Google Form, not by email.
• Submit before the priority review date of 20 July 2026 for first consideration; final deadline is 15 August 2026.