Internship Experience at Xiaomi Technology, Bangalore: Trademark, Competition & Arbitration Laws Research Work, Vetting of Contracts

Full name of the Organisation, City and State

Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

About the Organisation

Xiaomi is a leading electronics brand in India for the past 5 years. The internship program is very fruitful and effective for all interns. It will help you learn how the company in-house teams actually work.

Student Name, College and Year of Study

Nishaan Sengupta, KIIT School of Law, 5th Year

Duration

04th February 2019 to 04th March 2019

Application Process

An application needs to be made to the person who handles the internship program in the legal team. She will forward your CV to the HR. Then a telephonic interview will be conducted by the legal team. Usually, not more than 2 people are short-listed in a month. Kindly email your CVs to teresala.paul@xiaomi.com or dray@xiaomi.com

First Day Formalities Initial Impressions

The first day will be an induction program about Chinese culture and traditions. Then you will be introduced to your respective teams. Everyone in the team is pretty young. Initially, I was very circumspect and cautious. But everyone seemed so nice and chilled out. There weren’t too many problems with bonding with them.

Main Tasks

My tasks were research on different aspects of the law. It started with a trademark search, then research on cases of competition law and arbitration. They won’t give you too much contract drafting in one month. Only vetting of a few contracts.

Good Things

They help you improve your research skills by showing you different techniques and styles of efficient and quick research. I learnt new ways of conducting a class search in trademarks. They provide breakfast and lunch on the house every day which is a real bonus.

Bad Things

Nothing as such.

Stipend

15000 (10%)

Accommodation Commute

I stayed in a PG in Koramangala which is around 11 km away from the office, but the office provides a shuttle service to everyone so wasn’t much of an issue.

Other Info

The work environment is very friendly.