Paid Legal Internship at TheProfesseer (Remote, Paid; Minimum 1 Month; Rolling Applications)
TheProfesseer.About TheProfesseer
TheProfesseer works with court records from across India to identify gaps, make sense of complex information, and develop tools that can be used by lawyers and litigants. It collects case data from High Courts, district courts and tribunals across India and turns it into tools for litigants and lawyers. An intern will validate that data against the courts' own records.
The role and responsibilities
TheProfesseer is inviting applications from law students for the position of Legal Intern. Legal interns work alongside the organisation's lawyers and engineers and contribute to research relating to court records. They also help uncover stories for the Counting on Law column in ThePrint.
- Go through court records from across India.
- Identify gaps and make sense of court-record data.
- Work with lawyers and engineers at TheProfesseer.
- Contribute to stories for the Counting on Law column in ThePrint.
Who can apply
Law students may apply.
Duration, mode and stipend
- Duration: applicants are expected to commit to at least one month.
- Mode: remote.
- Stipend: the internship is paid. The amount is not stated in the notice.
How to apply
Email careers@theprofesseer.com with the subject line “Court Data Internship: [Candidate’s Name], [Preferred Dates]”. Attach your CV along with a short statement of purpose (up to 350 words) on your interest in court data and what you hope to learn about how courts work.
The notice gives no closing date, so applications appear to be open now.