The National Law University, Delhi (‘University’) through Project 39A is seeking to remotely engage, on a contractual basis, interns for managing the written communications in Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi and Telugu, with prisoners represented by Project 39A, primarily those sentenced to death. The contract will be for one year initially and can be extended on an annual basis at the discretion of the University.
ABOUT PROJECT 39A: Project 39A draws inspiration from Article 39-A in the Indian Constitution on equal justice and signals the broadening of our work on the criminal justice system in India. We undertake litigation, research and communications relating to forensics, torture, legal aid, mental health and death penalty (for more information, visit www.project39a.com).
AREA OF WORK: The capital defence team at Project 39A provides pro bono legal representation to prisoners on death row. For effective legal representation, it is a key to regularly communicate with the clients. Project 39A also believes in keeping prisoners updated about the progress of their case and also involves family members in the preparation of the case. We engage with our clients in a manner which could assist them in making their prison life more productive and which affords them dignity. For all these reasons, Project 39A regularly exchanges letters with its clients in the language that they understand along with sharing reading materials of their interest. This internship program is looking for interns proficient in at least one of the regional languages listed in the ‘Eligibility’ section.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Theinternswillstudybasiccasematerialsandpriorcorrespondencewiththerespectiveprisoners and their families. Under the supervision of Project 39A litigation and mitigation associates, interns will draft personalised letters to prisoners regularly, in their respective languages.
- To accompany the letters, the interns will identify suitable reading material in the respective regional language for each client.
- The interns will provide translations of the letters received from the clients into English language.
NOTE:
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email. If you do not hear from us within 3 weeks after the deadline, please assume that your application has not succeeded. Unfortunately, we cannot reply to individual queries about the status of applications.
- National Law University, Delhi reserves the right not to fill these internship positions.
- National Law University, Delhi is an equal opportunity employer and Project 39A works on
behalf of all prisoners sentenced to death, regardless of the offence involved.
- National Law University, Delhi reserves the right to conduct additional rounds of interviews or
written tests.
- This internship programme is supported by grants received by Project 39A.
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