Internship Experience @ Chambers of Advocate Ravi Bhushan Thakuri, Siliguri: All Formalities and Court Proceedings Took Place in Bengali

Your Name, College, Year of Study, Email ID

Avishek Pradhan, Siddhartha Law College, Dehradun, 5th Year

Name of Organisation, Location city, Team Strength

Chambers of Advocate Ravi Bhushan Thakuri, Siliguri Sub-divisional Court, West Bengal

Application Process with contact details

Advocate sir was a family friend and so my uncle contacted to him regarding my internship.

His email id is thakuri.ravi@gmail.com

Mr. Thakuri is a very supportive person and shall encourage any student studying law in West Bengal to intern with him.

Duration of internship and timings

January 2013

First impression, first day formalities, infrastructure

Siliguri being a place where Bengali is predominantly spoken language, all the formalities and court proceedings took place in Bengali which affected my learning process since I rarely know how to speak in Bengali.

Language barrier was the biggest con.

Main tasks

I was taught the basics of law and how the court proceedings worked.

Since I was in the first year, I hardly knew anything so it was a bit difficult and boring in the beginning but after a few days, I started understanding the basics of court proceedings and so it was okay after all.

Work environment and people

Advocate Sir was a very kind and a refined gentleman always ready to help and support me. He translated bengali drafts into English for me so that I could understand and learn how it is drafted.

Best things

The working environment was very supportive and nice.

Bad things

Language barrier was the biggest problem since all the work and court proceedings are done in bengali.

Stipend

No stipend

Biggest Lessons

Law is something that needs a lot of research and without one it is useless to approach the court.

Any Other Thing

None

Overall Rating

6

Accommodation

Siliguri is my home town so went to his chambers on my own.

Office Timings

I usually went to his office in the morning at 10 AM and stayed with him till 5 in the evening.