Unit 3 of Practical Training – III: Moot Court Exercise and Internship (syllabus: Module III — the internship, the daily diary, court attendance and the lawyer's or firm's certificate, and the report of skills learnt). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.
What this unit covers
- What does the Bar Council of India require of a student's internship?
- What must the daily internship diary contain, and why must it be written the same day?
- What work should a student actually do in the lawyer's chamber?
- What must the advocate's internship certificate state, and when should it be asked for?
- How does the report of skills learnt differ from the internship diary?
- What should a student watch for when observing a client interview?
- What conduct is expected of a student during an internship?
- What must be pleaded in the documents a student drafts during an internship?
Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.
Provisions
- The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (pleadings) and the drafting requirements of the document concerned, s. Orders VI and VII