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Intern Details
Anonymous
Name of the Advocate
Chamber of Meera Bhatia, Delhi
Application Procedure
I read about an internship experience of interning under Ms. Meera Bhatia on Lawctopus and gathered the relevant contact information form there only. I send a mail to meerabhatia.advocate@gmail.com and received a prompt reply within a week, followed by telephonic call.
She confirmed my internship for the month of Nov 2014 on phone. But then just before 10 days, when I called her for asking where to report but to my surprise, she did not recognize me or any of my calls. And asked me to apply afresh for December.
Duration
1st December, 2014 to 28th December, 2014
4 weeks
First Impression
My first impression was very bad and was welcomed by a scolding, I was asked to report at Delhi High Court at 1 PM. But I got late by 10 minutes. For my 10 minutes, the lady put her 20 minutes to scold me. It was very embarrassing for me. Later, she informed me about the chamber rules, timings and my duties.
She has a chamber in Delhi High Court. It holds good space for 5 people and has a good collection of AIRs. She is a standing counsel and deals in criminal matters and hence has a great deal of association and work with police officers. So, I was required to deal with that only. Daily I have to meet at least 3 officers.
Mediation processes were also monitored by me.
There are only 2 people – she and her assistant. But she always has 4-5 interns. So, the chamber is always lively.
She is a very renowned personality in Delhi High Court. Judges know her by her name, so it was a matter of prestige to intern under her.
Best Things
Best thing is the High Court cafeteria.
Sorry, its out of context but we used to spend a great deal of time there, perhaps more than two hours a day.
Bad Things
Bad thing is that she is a little short tempered, but then she is a very nice lady and does care for her interns.
Stipend
Nil.
Any Other Thing
Never leave on proofs.
Whenever you get any internship confirmed, make sure you have a proof (an e-mail) for the same.
Not an ideal place to intern at. There is no legal work because the lawyer is representing Union of India in cases with no work. The chambers are not air-conditioned, dirty and dusty and there’s rats living inside it, probably why the lawyer is never inside her own chamber and always downstairs at the High Court canteen. The lawyer does not keep any junior associate with her and expects on new interns to understand all her work without any proper instructions, regardless of which the interns are subjected to screaming and she likes humiliating interns in front of everyone. Definitely wouldn’t recommend to intern there.
Hate her
I had the worst experience to work with her. Even there is nothing to do. [Working with here] is a torture, a lady who is an advocate but her memory is unbelievable, anytime she can make you responsible for something that you haven’t done. She has nothing to do except […] in the cafeteria. She will only assign you her own personal stuff.. you won’t learn anything and you will have to bear her all the time. She’ll call you in the cafeteria and assign you something which is nowhere related to what you were there to learn. She is […] lady.
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i can understand you agony buddy… i went the through the same thing and while reading this you made me remember my time. But, truly if one certainly wants to learn the basics, it’s the correct office and she is the correct person.