Ovreall Report of Internship

Moot Court and Internship
(Clinical Paper – II)
20__-20__
INTERNSHIP REPORT
Submitted to: (Name of Professor)
Name
Registration number
Batch & Section
Class of 20__
CONTENTS OF THE REPORT
1. Preface
2. Acknowledgement
3. Internship Certificate
4. Internship Record
a. Daily factual log
b. Pre-Trial Preparations and Case Record
c. Client Interview Sessions
5. Record of Observation of Trials
6. General Observations during Court Visits
7. Personal Experience
The Internship ReportMUST have record of the following two components –
1. Observation of Trials
2. Internship
a. Interviewing techniques
b. Pre-trial preparations
c. Daily factual log
OBSERVATION OF TRIALS (30 marks)
You are required to maintain a record of the various stages observed on different days in the
court. The assessment shall be done on the basis of record of the observations made in the
Internship Diary.
Tasks expected
1. Observation of various stages –
a) Framing of charges
b) Examination-in-Chief
c) Cross-examination
d) Final Arguments
2. Record the observations in the Internship Diary/Report as per the format provided.
(Annexure A)
Assessment
1. Record of Observations (30 marks)
INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES, PRE-TRIAL PREPARATION AND

INTERNSHIP DIARY (30 marks)
You are expected to intern with at least one trial advocate/lawyer’s office/legal aid office/law
firm during the course of this academic year. During the internship, you are expected to perform
certain tasks as mentioned below. The same has to be recorded in the Internship Diary/Report.
The Internship diary should contain an everyday factual logof the internship experience.
Tasks expected
1. Intern with a practicing Trial Advocate/Lawyer’s Office/Legal Aid Office
2. Read at least 4 ongoing case files –
a. comprehend how files are prepared and maintained
b. learn methods and techniques to maintain database and records
3. Conduct legal research in minimum two fresh or ongoing cases
4. Observe client interviews/counselling in at least two fresh or ongoing cases with the
permission of the lawyer
5. Record of the day-to-day observations in Internship Diary
Assessment
1. Record of proceedings from interviewing sessions of clients at the Lawyer’s Office/Legal
Aid Office (10 marks)
2. Record of the preparation of documents and court papers and the procedure for the filing
of the cases at least for one case (5 marks)
3. Record of everyday observation during the internship (15 marks)
Format of recording the observations is attached herewith as Annexure B.

FORMATS FOR RECORDING OBSERVATIONS
ANNEXURE – A
Trial Observations
In the Court of ……………………………………………………………………
Date and Day:

Time and No. of hours spent:
Court Room No:
Name of the Judges:
Item No.1 Case No. Case Title Stage of the case
Plaintiff/Petitioner/Appellant –
Advocate(s) appearing –
Defendant/Respondent –
OBSERVATIONS
Issue(s) involved –
Details of proceedings –
Order2 –
1
Attach the Cause List for the day along with observations.
2
Attach the order. Orders are usually uploaded after a day or two on the court website.
ANNEXURE – B
INTERNSHIP RECORD
Internship Type: [Lower Court/ High Court/Supreme Court/NGO/Tribunal/Company
LegalDivision/Law Firm/PSU/etc.] – To be mentioned clearly
Name of the Organization/Advocate:
Duration of Internship: DD/MM/YYYY to DD/MM/YYYY
No. of weeks:
FORMAT FOR THE RECORD OF DAILY FACTUAL LOG
(For Office Days/Hours)3
Date (DD/MM/YYYY), Day

Place:
S.No. Project/Lit/ Activity Output

Task (No. of hours put in)
1.
2.
3
Same format to be followed for all the days. The records must show time sheets for every day except for
holidays/Sundays. Kindly do not mention about the holidays. However, you must mention if you took leave on a
working day.
(For Court Days/Hours)4
Date and Day:
In the Court of ………………………………………………
Court Room No:

Name of the Judges:
Item No.5 Case No. Case Title
Plaintiff/Petitioner/Appellant –
Defendant/Respondent –
Issue(s) involved –
Details of proceedings –
Order6 –
4
Same format to be followed for all the days. The records must show time sheets for every day except for
holidays/Sundays. Kindly do not mention about the holidays. However, you must mention if you took leave on a
working day.
5
Attach the Cause List for the day along with observations.
6
Attach the order. Orders are usually uploaded after a day or two on the court website.
Pre-Trial Preparations and Case Record
[Brief record of at least one of the cases worked on (Task 2 and 3)]7
Format
Case title (in italics)

[Description of the case (core issues involved and your contribution to the research)]8
Issues:
Research conducted:
Filing procedure:
(Must include but not limited to observations on)
a) Jurisdiction
b) Documents filed
S. No. Document filed Purpose
For example, if a caveat is being filed in a case, mention all the documents that were filed along
with the caveat such as Affidavits, Vakalatnama etc. and learn and mention the purpose of each
document filed. Details of the Annexures filed along with are not required.
c) Maintenance of files/documents/court papers
d) Essential formalities with the client before filing
e) Other general observations
Note:
a) If you were conducting research for an ongoing case, make record of it without the
observations on filing procedure. If there is any fresh filing in the matter, make a record
of the same.
b) If there is no filing in the abovementioned matter, make a separate record of the filing
procedure for any fresh filing done in any other case or filing of a fresh case.
7
Not more than 100 words.
8
Same format to be followed for all 4 cases.
Record of Client Interview Sessions
Date, Day:
Place:
Client: (you may give fictional names or XYZ)
Identity or real name of the client should not be disclosed in the report. This information is
protected under the client-attorney privilege and the confidentiality agreement signed by the
clients.
Legal concern:
Legal advice given:
Observations:
General Observations during Court Visits
[A brief paragraph or bullets on general observations you made during your visit to the courts. It
may include observations on how lawyers and clients interact, role played by the court staff, any
humorous incident inside or outside the courtrooms, your boss’ interaction with other lawyers,
pleadings of any particular lawyer that you really liked, comment on the infrastructure of the
Court etc.]9
9
The list is not exhaustive.
Personal Experience10
[Your account of the internship, personal learning experiences, observations etc.]
10
Not more than 200 words.

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Moot Court and Internship

(Clinical Paper – II)

a. Daily factual log

b. Pre-Trial Preparations and Case Record

c. Client Interview Sessions

5. Record of Observation of Trials

6. General Observations during Court Visits

OBSERVATION OF TRIALS (30 marks)

INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES, PRE-TRIAL PREPARATION AND

Format of recording the observations is attached herewith as Annexure B.

In the Court of ……………………………………………………………………

Date and Day:

Item No.1 Case No. Case Title Stage of the case

Internship Type: [Lower Court/ High Court/Supreme Court/NGO/Tribunal/Company

LegalDivision/Law Firm/PSU/etc.] – To be mentioned clearly

Name of the Organization/Advocate:

Duration of Internship: DD/MM/YYYY to DD/MM/YYYY

(For Office Days/Hours)3

Date (DD/MM/YYYY), Day

S.No. Project/Lit/ Activity Output

In the Court of ………………………………………………

Court Room No:

Item No.5 Case No. Case Title

Case title (in italics)

S. No. Document filed Purpose

[Your account of the internship, personal learning experiences, observations etc.]

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