Corrida Legal Internship Experience – K Sumanth Gowda

Name of the Intern

K Sumanth Gowda

College, University, Year of Study

Presidency University, 4th Year

Area of interest

Corporate enthusiast

Name of the Advocate, Law firm or Organization

Pushkar Thakur, Corrida Legal

Address and Contact Details

http://www.corridalegal.com/

Any specific reasons why you chose to intern with this firm or Advocate?

1) Exposure to dynamic range of real-time tasks.
2) Mentorship available throughout the course of the internship, with respect to any or all tasks assigned.

Dates of the internship

21-Nov-2020 to 21-Feb-2021

Was it a paid or unpaid internship?

Paid; 5000 per month

What was the application and selection process ?

1) Mailing of Internship application to the concerned mail address;
2) Interview over a call with the personnel of the firm; and
3) Intimation of application approval shall be received over the mail.

LawMint Note : Refer to this post for information on Corrida Legal’s Internship Opportunities for LLB Students : https://lawmint.com/notice/corrida-legal-llb-internship-gurgaon-mumbai/

What were your first impressions?

Remote Internship:

My first impression was that I had just got into the right internship which would enable me to enhance my skills and knowledge, since the work environment felt really positive.

What was the nature of the work assigned to you and did you receive any training?

1) Corporate Compliances
2) Drafting of various legal documents
3) Research Tasks.

Describe a typical day of your internship experience.

The overall work environment was a pleasant and benefiting one owing to the work I was exposed to and the guidance I availed from my senior.

Any notable things that you wish to mention ?

Every task I was engaged with is worth mentioning, since I got to learn from each one of them, but one noteworthy task I would like to mention here would be the one where I was involved in a discussion with a very prominent client in pursuance to their case.

What were the learnings that you gained from this opportunity?

This internship helped to understand the ethics involved in the profession to a much deeper level, and also inculcated the right attitude essential to emerge as an effective corporate personnel in the Legal Sector.

Further, as mentioned in this feedback, I enhanced my research skills, drafting skills, and client management skills, by virtue of this internship.

Perks, Allowances, Reimbursements, Certificates…

1) I have surely strengthened my drafting abilities by virtue of the tasks assigned during this internship
2) I was awarded with a stipend of Rs.5000/ month, for a period of 3 months.
3) I was also granted with a internship Certificate at the end of my internship.

Any advice, feedback or comments that you wish to share with our readers and other applicants?

None