Internship Experience @ Human Resource Law Network, Kolkata [HRLN]: Relaxed Timings, Research on Domestic Violence, Riverbank Encroachment

Your Name, College, Year of Study, Email ID

Anonymous

Name of Organisation, Location city, Team Strength

Human Resource Law Network, Kolkata, 6

Application Process with contact details

Through an Application form which I had to fill and attach along with my CV to kolkata@hrln.org

Duration of internship and timings

June 2015

First impression, first day formalities, infrastructure

The first impression was pretty good considering how much I had heard about HRLN, Kolkata having an average work environment.

Infrastructure consisted of 3 Desktops with access to Internet and a horde of books.

Main tasks

Framing drafts from raw material of cases.

Translation of Written Statements from Bengali to English.

Research on Domestic Violence, Riverbank Encroachment etc.

Framing Affidavits.

Work environment and people

The people and the work environment were both satisfactory.

Best things

Relaxed timings.

Approachable Partners.

Chance to go to High Court once in a while.

Bad things

Had to ask for work.

The desktops weren’t state-of-the-art.

Stipend

Nil

Biggest Lessons

This was my first internship. I gelled well with my co-interns and we all learnt how to work on a deadline. My researching skills got a polish as well. Gaining new concepts and ideas was the main productive return.

Overall Rating

8

Accommodation

Nil.

Office Timings

Timings were relaxed. The official timings were from 10-6.