Legal Intern

About Purva Insurance Services:

Catastrophe teams deploy adjusters within days of a major storm. Agents, brokers and direct customers all buy through our platforms, with policy administration on Guidewire.

The internship:

Remote internship with the Risk and Compliance. You will research case law and statutes, prepare memos and help draft contracts and policies. You can work from home anywhere in India. We have no office requirement. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

What you'll do:

• Research case law, statutes and regulations using SCC Online, Manupatra, Westlaw or other legal databases
• Write short explainers on legal topics for internal teams in plain language
• Verify citations and quotations in drafts before they go to the supervising lawyer
• Organise the contract repository and update expiry and renewal dates
• Proofread legal documents for consistency, defined terms and cross-references
• Compile background research for policy drafts such as the privacy policy and terms of use

What we're looking for:

• Women returning to work after a career break are welcome to apply
• Own a laptop and have stable internet at home
• Can commit full time, from home, for the whole internship
• Comfortable with MS Word, track changes and comments
• Careful with citations and deadlines
• Writing sample of 2 to 3 pages required with your application

Preferred:

• Previous internship with a law firm, chamber or in-house legal team

What you get out of it:

• Certificate of internship and a recommendation letter on request
• Legal research and memo writing reviewed by a practising lawyer
• You will finish with 3 to 5 pieces of written work you can discuss in interviews
• How in-house legal teams handle compliance and risk

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: ₹15,000 - ₹17,000 per month

What we offer:

• Internet allowance
• Letter of recommendation
• 5 days a week
• Mentorship from senior team members
• Laptop provided for the internship
• Job offer on successful completion

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Purva Insurance Services.