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Legal Internship Opportunity at OutofCourt.in! Apply Now!

Outofcourt.in works towards increasing awareness and understanding of mediation and ADR in India and building engagement with dispute resolution beyond traditional litigation.


About the Legal Internship Opportunity at OutofCourt.in

Outofcourt.in offers a 4-week mediation internship for law students to learn about the evolving dispute resolution system in India. This internship is guided and self-driven. Interns learn about mediation through research, observation, and active participation in practice, rather than lectures.

Meena P. Waghray and the Outofcourt.in mediators team serve as program mentors.


Working Area

Interns take responsibility for their learning by:

  • Researching mediation and ADR concepts.

  • Studying legal frameworks, case laws, and real-world scenarios.

  • Observing how mediation relates to courts and dispute resolution systems

  • Reflecting on their learning using structured outputs.

Although guidance and feedback are provided, the intern is responsible for ensuring engagement.


Areas You Will Explore

  • Process and dynamics of mediation

  • Core principles of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

  • The Mediation Bill and its role in India

  • Judicial approaches and case laws

  • Settlement structures and documentation

  • The evolution of mediation in India


Field Observation (Mandatory)

  • Visit to a mediation center

  • Visit to a Court


What We Expect from Interns

Interns are expected to participate actively.

1. Research and Learning

  • Conduct independent research on assigned topics.

  • Engage with legal materials and case studies.

2. Reflection and Documentation

  • Maintain a weekly reflection journal that culminates in an internship report.

  • Document findings from research and field visits.

3. Understanding the Mediation Process Initiative

As part of their internship, interns use social media to raise awareness of mediation in their own communities.As part of their internship, interns use social media to raise awareness of mediation in their own communities.

This can include:

  • Creating simple explanations, posts, or short content about mediation

  • Sharing insights from their internship experience 

  • Writing brief articles or reflections. 

  • Engaging peers in discussions on ADR.

4. Outreach and leadership (optional, but encouraged).

Interns are encouraged to take initiative as follows:

  • Conducting a small awareness session or discussion at their college.

  • Working with ADR cells or student groups

  • Introducing mediation concepts to peers in an accessible way.


Why this matters

These activities are not framed as promotion but as an opportunity to:

  • Build clarity in explaining legal concepts

  • Develop a professional voice

  • Contribute to the growing mediation ecosystem in India


Why Should You Join?

Mediation is becoming an important part of dispute resolution in India.

This internship helps you:

  • Engage with mediation beyond textbooks

  • Understand its practical and professional relevance

  • Explore whether this is a field you may want to pursue further

Students who participate actively often begin to see mediation not just as a ssubject but as a possible area of practice.


Program Details

  • Duration: 4 Weeks

  • Mode: Online

  • Cohort Size: 15 interns

  • Fee: None

  • Stipend: None

  • Eligibility: Open to all law students


Certificate

A certificate will be awarded upon the following:

  • Completion of assigned work

  • Submission of reflections

  • Participation in internship activities, including outreach


Selection Process

  • CV submission

  • Indication of preferred month

  • Short screening process


Application Procedure

Interested students can email their CV to: indiamediates@gmail.com (Please mention your preferred month.)


For more details

Juthika Mondal (Coordinator Internships and Mediation Training at Outofcourt.in): 9448273021



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