P-PIL (Promoting Public Interest Lawyering) is a core part of IDIA’s CHAMPS (Creative, Holistic, Altruistic Maverick and Problem Solvers) project. More details on P-PIL can be found here.
Since its inception, P-PIL has taken up a number of notable public interest causes, the latest being the filing of a public interest petition before the Delhi High Court taking the government to task for various data breaches related to the Aadhaar database and seeking compensation.
Supervising IDIA’s student research and policy teams in the preparation of research reports, news and journal articles, consultation papers etc.
Qualifications: The applicant should be a law graduate and should be passionate about public interest litigation and advocacy. Prior experience in dispute resolution/litigation is desirable, but not mandatory. 2018 graduates are welcome to apply.
Salary: Will be commensurate with skills and experience, and on par with similar positions in the non-profit sector.
b) a writing sample (published or unpublished) of not more than 2000 words on a legal topic.