Internship details — daily dairy to be maintained, court attendance, Lawyer's /Firms certificate

Ask any CA articled clerk or medical intern what proves they did the hours, and they will say the logbook and the signed certificate. Law students are no different. Your college will not know what you did in a chamber in Dadar for four weeks unless you show it in writing. The question this topic answers is what goes into the daily diary, how court attendance is recorded, and what the lawyer's or firm's certificate must contain, so that your record is complete, honest and accepted the first time.

In two minutes

Your internship is proved by three papers: a daily diary written the same day and initialled by the supervising advocate, a record of the court attendances you observed, and a certificate from the advocate or firm confirming the period and your conduct.

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