An integral part of the culture at Nishith Desai Associates is to lead initiatives that enhance the quality of legal education. Our Volintern program is one such initiative, the only of its kind available to law students across India.

The term Volintern is derived from the root words "voluntary" and "internship." Volintern is a virtual internship for law students with a voluntary zeal, seeking practical training in essential legal skills such as research, analysis, drafting, procedural and effective communication. The Volinterns will engage in legal projects and assignments in their spare time, under the mentorship of our professional/s.

The intention of the program is to empower future legal eagles with a wealth of knowledge as well as experience without distracting them from their studies. The Volinterns will be introduced to the fast emerging concept of "virtual organizations" – where their physical presence in the workplace is not required. The program will be conducted primarily through email, phone and even text messaging.

Though primarily we are a law firm, we consciously strive to share our expertise via programs such as Volinterns and Continuing Education (CE), thereby developing a legal academy of our own. We actively indulge in educational rejuvenation. Research has played an important role in our success. Creation of an intellectually stimulating environment is our ultimate goal.

We offer all law students, from the first to the final year, exposure to the practical application of law.  Our areas of expertise are: Taxation; Corporate & Securities; Funds; Information Technology; Media; Human Resources; Litigation; Pharma, Life Sciences & Healthcare and the Social Sector.

As part of our endeavor, we welcome faculty members from various institutions. We would want support and participation of professors from several colleges and/or junior and senior lawyers from various law firms not only in India but abroad as well. 

Benefits

• Opportunities for research into various aspects of law including case studies.
• Involvement in select professional work
• Opportunities to extend legal assistance to NGOs
• Invitations to attend select in house training programmes
• Invitations to attend talks by visiting foreign legal professionals
• Inclusion on the mailing list of our "Hotlines". These are articles circulated online which report legal, tax and regulatory news updates as they occur
• A Certificate of Participation following a satisfactory performance when they exit the programme

Volfaculty

As part of the VolIntern Program, we are setting up a panel of guides and instructors who will form the ‘VolFaculty’. Faculty members of law colleges, whether professors or lecturers, and senior, middle and junior lawyers who are either practicing independently or are attached to law firms, are most welcome to join this initiative by registering with us at the link indicated below.

Launched on August 15th, 2006

Registration:

To register interested:

• Students for Volinterns Click here   
• Faculty members for Volfaculty may Click here  

Please click on this link Volintern Brochure for the three-fold print version.

Find out what NDA interns have to say: Interns’ Feedback.

For more information Volinterns can send a mail to volinterns@nishithdesai.com

For more information Volfaculty can send a mail to volfaculty@nishithdesai.com