Agrasar Foundation: Online Internship, 2015

Agrasar Foundation is an autonomous organisation which promotes social travel and tourism in India. We aim to facilitate better understanding of Indian art, culture, cuisine, cinema, traditions and languages through crowd-sourced and collaborative learning mechanisms by creating a community of passionate travel enthusiasts, bloggers and photographers to showcase various aspects discussed above in a novel and innovative way. Our motto ‘यो वै भूमा तत्सुखम्।’means true happiness is synonymous with God and that is eternal, unlimited, infinite, permanent and immeasurable. Our tagline ‘Always Moving Forward!’ is fueled by our motto.

The organisation is headquartered in Lucknow and the pan-Indian team comprises of most promising college students and young professionals who bring their vibrant perspectives to the organisation and are unified by the common vision of promoting the ideas, programs and mechanisms pursued by the organisation. We are hereby inviting applications for our Online Internship Programme from undergraduate and post-graduate students interested in writing about and discussing their passions.

Duration of Internship: Two months from the date of selection. Based on your performance and your wish to be associated with us, for a longer period, the tenure will be extended.
All persons associated with us for a period of six months or more will be eligible to receive a recommendation letter from our side (need basis).

Eligibility: Open to all Indian Students pursuing Undergraduate/Postgraduate or Research courses in any UGC Recognized University or College.

Place: Online.

Stipend: This will be a voluntary position and no stipend will be offered for the internship.

Certificates: The candidates who will perform all the assigned tasks in the given time limit will be given duly recognized certificates.

Main tasks: 

1. Writing articles for the blog.
2. Promoting the blog articles on social media.

Focus themes of the blog:

1. Indian art, culture, cuisine, cinema, traditions and languages.
2. Travel experiences of people to any place around the world.
3. Blog on any place of historic or heritage significance.
4. Anything related to travel and experiential learning.

Deadline for submission of application: 28th February, 2015.

Procedure for Application: The candidates are required to send in their CVs along with a Statement of Purpose for joining the organisation. Applications have to be mailed at: agrasar.foundation@gmail.com

Recruitment Policy:

 We are an Equal Opportunity Organization.
 We firmly believe in Diversity.
 Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.
 Shortlisting of candidates is done on basis of CV/Resume.
 Every selection is done purely on merit basis.

You can visit us at: Website | Facebook | Twitter

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Online Research Internship at LexQuest [Apply by 15th February, 2015]

Online Research Internship at LexQuest

About LexQuest

LexQuest is an Online Portal for Law Students, across the Globe. We seek to not only provide you

with information regarding all the opportunities out there but we go a step further and seek to engage

with you by creating such opportunities for you!


LexQuest is looking for Research Interns

The Interns will be required to do Online Research work as assigned to them by the Organization.

Students having excellent research and writing skills can send their CV along with a writing sample

to info.lexquest@gmail.com and fill our form 


Positions Available: 15


Duration: One month, i.e., 1st March, 2015-31st March, 2015. We will consider extending the

duration on the basis of your work and availability.


Certificate: The candidates who will perform all the assigned tasks in the

given time limit will be given duly recognized certificates at the end of their


Last Date to Apply: 15th February, 2015.

E-mail: info.lexquest@gmail.com

Website: http://lexquest.in/


Official Notification: http://lexquest.in/online-research-internship-lexquest/

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Call for Papers on “Corporate Law:Contemporary Issues & Challenges” [Submit by 05th March, 2015]

About Law Mantra Law Journal

The Law Mantra Law journal (ISSN 2321 6417) is a monthly academic journal, published 

online, that seeks to provide an interactive forum for the publication of articles in the field 

of Law. The Journal is currently soliciting submissions for Volume 2, Issue 4, which will be 

published in March 2015. The submission deadline for Volume 2, Issue 4 is March 30, 2015. 

We welcome submissions from academicians, practitioners, students, researchers and 

experts  from within the legal community. We have a strong preference for articles that 

assert and defend a well-reasoned position. Law Mantra is an Online Journal and Web 

Portal, under the Chief patron of Dr. Hon. Justice Malimath, former Chief Justice 

Karnataka and Kerala High Court, Prof. (Dr.) M.P.Singh, Chancellor Central University, 

Haryana, Prof. (Dr.) Gurjeet Singh, Founder Vice-Chancellor N.L.U.J.A Assam, Prof. (Dr.) 

Faizan Mustaffa, V.C NALSAR Hyderabad, Prof. Shamnad Basheer and other luminaries 

from the legal fraternity. It is aimed at institutionalizing and channelling the analytical and 

incisive articles of students towards value addition and developing inherent potentials of 

legal fraternity. 

About The Competition

The competition basically has the purpose to bring out original and  concrete views of the 

mass- to the mass. In an essay, we look forward to a detail analysis of the status quo and 

putting forward suggestions that would serve as an instrument for change to the problems 

that persist. The Paper submitted will be used to create modules for free awareness campaigns. 

Call for Papers

Law Mantra Journal invites articles of high caliber that address contemporary  theoretical 

and conceptual controversies on particular aspects of company law, justice and  crimes/ 

scams/ corporate frauds/ insider trading and other company affairs related topics.  

Undergraduate and post graduate students may contribute in the form of essays, articles, 

notes and comments in accordance with the editorial policy.


Deadline

The last date for submission of papers is 5th March, 2015.


Nature of Contributions

1. Articles: An article must conduct a complete analysis of the area of law, which the 

author seeks to highlight. It must contain a comprehensive study of the existing law, 

indicating the lacunae therein, and must contain an attempt to suggest possible 

changes which can address the said lacunae. An article should be between 4,000 5,000 

words.

2. Essays: An essay is more adventurous as it challenges challenging existing 

paradigms/norms and provides a fresh outlook to common problems. It is strongly 

recommended that essays be considerably more concise than articles, in terms of 

scope and conceptualization. An essay is thus advised to be between 3,000 5,000 

words.

3. Notes: A note is a relatively concise form of an argument advanced by the author. The 

focus of a note should be on a relatively new debate or controversy regarding the 

interpretation or implementation in the law. Notes shall primarily highlight 

contemporary issues, which need to be addressed, and the authors are expected to 

offer a solution. The maximum word limit for a manuscript in the form of note is 

2,500 words.

4. Comments: A comment is where the author may decide to critique any 

recent/landmark judicial pronouncement or any recent legislation or bill before the 

Parliament or State Legislature. The word limit for a comment is 2,500 words.


Submission Guidelines

1. Word Limit: As has already been indicated, the maximum word limit for articles and 

essays is 5,000 words (exclusive of footnotes) whereas that for notes and comments is 

2,500 words (exclusive of footnotes).


2. Citation Format: The citation format to be used is The Bluebook (19th ed.). In 

keeping with the same, speaking footnotes are discouraged.


3. Abstract: Every submission should be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 

350 words describing the relevant conclusions drawn in the manuscript. Please note 

that there is no requirement of prior submission of abstract as the selection of the 

paper for publication shall be on the full manuscript. The abstract shall serve merely 

to help the Editorial Board in its review process.


4. Biographical Information of Authors: A separate document with biographical 

information of the authors must also be attached including the following details: 

Name, E mail address, Postal Address, Name and Address of Institution, Course (if 

applicable), Academic Year.


Plagiarism Guidelines

As per the Law Mantra Policy on Academic Misconduct, "plagiarism" means failure to 

acknowledge ideas or phrases from another source. Such source is not limited to published 

text. Acknowledgement of others' work is expected even if the source was a discussion 

(whether oral or written) with another person, or use of materials on the internet.


1. Multiple submissions are not allowed: "Multiple Submission" means submitting the 

same, or largely the same, piece of work in more than one journal or competition, 

without written permission from the instructors involved and or recycling of any part 

of a previously written piece of work whether or not published without appropriate 

reference to their your own prior work. Prior permission shall be required if the 

recycled work forms more than 5% of the new work.

2. Misrepresenting work: Misrepresenting work prepared by another as one's own means 

submitting work that has been prepared by someone else (whether for payment or not) 

as one's own work. This would include instances where excessive help is taken from 

another person such that the assessment objective and intention of the assignment/ 

exercise is frustrated.

Note: It is assumed that work submitted is represented as being authored by the person on 

whose behalf it is submitted. Falsification of Work Product is falsifying, concocting or 

misrepresenting of data, statistics, or other observations/ information.


Submission

All submissions should be made electronically at editor@lawmantra.co.in or 

journal@lawmantra.co.in. The last date for submission of manuscripts is 5th March, 

2015.

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ONLINE COURSE ON INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS AND STANDARD CLAUSES IN AN AGREEMENT

In this course, you can learn important principles related to interpretation of contracts and various techniques for drafting standard clauses in an agreement. The Course aims to offer a unique blend of theoretical aspects of interpretation and practical aspects of drafting in one package. Here we introduce you with all the standard clauses in an agreement and their divergent forms, along with the legal implications and drafting techniques. The Course is based on practical learning experiences of our contributors working at some of the reputed law firms in India.    

The course is intended for law students, fresh law graduates, and legal professionals of less than 4 years PQE who are desirous of fine tuning their drafting skills and broadening their understanding of crucial terms in a contract.  

About the Course

The idea of drafting a contract with a given template based on a bare term sheet may sound very easy to any fresh law graduate or even a lay man. It actually is, as long as there is hardly any application of mind and it is done in a mechanical manner. There are several invisible ingredients which go into the raw term sheet or a basic template before the final recipe is ready to be served to the client. Some of the obvious ingredients are, your knowledge and understanding of the subject and business practices prevalent in a particular industry, hard earned experience, and foresight as to how the Court may interpret the same.

As a legal professional the first thing you are expected to do is apply your mind, and that is what makes you a true lawyer. A mechanical copy-paste job will always get you in trouble. Therefore, when you draft an agreement, it is very important to be aware of how a judge would interpret it, if ever, a dispute arises and the agreement hits the court of law. Furthermore, a standard clause couched under the protective cover of ‘Miscellaneous’ at the fag end of the contract, may not always be standard. There may be deceptive divergent of the standard clauses which can easily skip your attention. Therefore, to avoid any kind of dispute, a smart lawyer would always draft a contract without any loose ends, i.e. a contract which may be subject to several interpretations, in particular the one which may prejudice the interest of his/her client.

The present course aims to give you a very comprehensive understanding of standard clauses in a contract and their interpretation. In addition, it also offers you several drafting techniques for these terms which you can use to suit your need and tweak the interpretation. The course also has all the essential elements of our maiden course on interpretation of contracts which received more than 300 applications from several law students and legal professionals across India last year. Above all, the entire course is based on leading judgments of various courts in Indian and practical learning experiences of legal professionals currently working at some of the reputed law firms in India.

COURSE STRUCTURE

PART-A: Interpretation of Contracts

Chapter-1: Fundamental Rules for Interpretation of Contracts

Chapter-2: Interpretative Value of Pre-contractual Documents/Draft Agreements

Chapter-3: Importance of Deleted Words

Chapter-4: Implied Terms of Contract and Business Efficacy Test

Chapter-5: Specific Provision vis-a-vis General Provision

Chapter-6: Harmonious Construction of Contractual Terms

Chapter-7: Placement of Clauses in a Contract: Does it matter?

PART-B: Drafting of Standard Clauses

Chapter-8: Clauses related to Interpretation and Private Definitions

Chapter-9: Representation and Warranties

Chapter 10: Indemnities, Liabilities and Remedies

Chapter-11: Confidentiality Clause

Chapter 12: Intellectual Properties – Ownership and Liabilities

Chapter-13: Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Clause

Chapter 14: Miscellaneous Provisions, viz. Assignment, Severability, Entire Agreement, Waiver, Survival, Amendment, Counterparts, Force Majeure, etc.

ELIGIBILITY

• Any law student who is in the 2nd-5th year of 5 years’ B.A./B.Sc/B.Com LL.B course from a recognized law school or university;
• Any law student in the 2nd-3rd year of 3 years’ LL.B course from a recognized law college or university;
• Fresh law graduates and legal professionals with less than 4 years’ PQE (Post Qualification Experience);

SELECTION CRITERIA & RULES

• A total of 50 applicants will be confirmed on first come first serve basis upon successful payment of the applicable fee on or before the last date of enrollment, i.e. February 8th, 2015.
• The interested candidates can send their application through an email to indiancaselaws@gmail.com with the following details- (a) name; (b) name of the college/university; (c) year of passing; (d) contact address and, (e) mobile number.

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT

• Once the application is received by us, a confirmation email will be sent to the candidate, upon which the selected candidate can pay the application fee to the following bank account- A/c Holder Name: Ashutosh Kumar, A/c No. 4044 0015 0005 1965, IFS Code: PUNB0404400.
• After making the payment, kindly send a receipt/ challan/ screen-shot/ any documentary proof of the same so that we can confirm your application at the earliest.
• A candidate discontinuing the course or failing to take the evaluation test will be automatically disqualified from the course upon which no fee shall be refundable to them.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION & OTHER REWARDS

• Upon successful completion of the Course, the candidates will be issued a ‘Certificate of Completion’ within one week from the date of declaration of results.
• Among the successful candidates of this course, top 10 candidates shall have access to the selected legal resources of Indian Case Laws for one year.
• Among the successful candidates of this course, top 5 candidates can also avail the opportunity to do either (a) 2 months’ online internship with Indian Case Laws, or (b) work as research scholar at Indian Case Laws.
• Candidate securing the highest marks in the evaluation test will have the opportunity to get his article published in International Journal of Legal and Social Sciences (ISSN 2394-1936).

COURSE FORMAT

The course will primarily consist of study material in the form of e-books and manuals. You may be required to devote 3-4 hours of study in a week. The Course is intended to be completed in a span of two weeks starting from March 15, 2015. At the end of the course there will be an evaluation test based on which the candidates will be issued a course completion certificates.

EVALUATION TEST

The evaluation test would include submission of research project for Part A of the course and drafting of an agreement for Part B of the course. The minimum qualifying percentage for clearing the test is 55%.

COURSE FEE 

• Law Students: INR 500/-
• Fresh Graduates: INR 700/-
• Legal Professionals: INR 900/-

CASH BACK: The first ten confirmed applications will be eligible for a cash back of 20% of the application fee upon successful completion of the course. Similarly, the next ten (i.e. 11-20) confirmed applications will be eligible for a cash back of 10% of the application fee upon successful completion of the course.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Last Date for Enrollment: February 28, 2015
• Course Duration: March 15 – March 31 (2 weeks)
• Evaluation Test: 1st week of April
• Declaration of Results: 2nd week of April
• Issue of Certificate: 3rd week of April

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