Forensic Investigations, Risk Advisory and Due Diligence
Legal Intern, Forensic Risk and Due Diligence
Six-month paid legal internship supporting public domain checks, forensic investigations, due diligence, risk advisory and legal drafting.
The Legal Intern will support BDI teams in public domain checks, forensic investigation support, due diligence, risk advisory and legal drafting. The role is for law students who are comfortable with disciplined research, careful documentation, confidentiality and office-based learning.
How your time is split
Public domain checks and legal research35%
Forensic and due diligence support30%
Risk advisory and documentation20%
Legal drafting and learning support15%
Key objectives
- Perform structured public domain checks on individuals, entities, disputes, regulatory records and adverse intelligence indicators.
- Assist forensic investigation teams with research, document review, chronology preparation and evidence summaries.
- Support integrity due diligence and background review assignments.
- Assist in risk advisory research, compliance references and documentation support.
- Assist in legal drafting, note preparation, case summaries and basic research memos.
- Develop professional discipline through office-based work, supervision and feedback.
Core responsibilities
APublic domain checks and research
- Conduct public domain searches using official records, court portals, regulatory sources, company records, media sources and other open sources.
- Prepare concise search notes, adverse media summaries, litigation references and source logs.
- Capture source details accurately, including date of access, search terms used and relevant links or document references.
- Escalate potential red flags to the assigned team member for review and validation.
BForensic investigation support
- Assist with document review, background research, fact chronology and issue mapping.
- Support preparation of interview notes, evidence indexes and working papers under supervision.
- Assist in reviewing documents, communications and transaction support material relevant to investigation workstreams.
- Maintain confidentiality and avoid independent contact with external parties unless expressly approved.
CDue diligence and risk advisory support
- Assist with entity and individual background checks for due diligence assignments.
- Support corporate structure review, litigation searches, regulatory checks and reputational risk summaries.
- Assist in preparing clean working papers, annexures and research packs for internal review.
- Support risk advisory engagements with legal, regulatory and public domain research.
DLegal drafting and documentation
- Assist in preparing draft notes, legal research summaries, issue briefs and basic templates.
- Support formatting, proofreading and citation checks in reports and deliverables.
- Assist in maintaining templates, checklists and research repositories for the forensic and risk advisory practice.
EWork discipline and confidentiality
- Work from the assigned office for at least seven hours each workday.
- Follow instructions, maintain attendance discipline and keep supervisors updated on assigned tasks.
- Handle sensitive information carefully and comply with confidentiality expectations at all times.
Skills and tools
| Area | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Research skills | Public domain checks, litigation searches, regulatory checks, company searches and adverse media review, with clear source tracking. |
| Documentation skills | Concise research notes, chronologies, source trackers, draft memos and clean working papers. |
| Tools | Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, PDF review tools and online public record search portals. |
| Preferred exposure | Interest in forensic investigations, integrity due diligence, risk advisory, compliance, commercial disputes, corporate fraud and legal research. |
Qualifications and experience
| Mandatory education | Law student pursuing an LLB or integrated law degree from a recognised institution. |
| Eligibility | Third year and above of a five-year law course, or second year and above of a three-year law course. |
| Preferred profile | Strong research discipline, careful writing, source tracking ability and an interest in forensic investigations or risk advisory. |
| Work location | Able to work from the assigned Mumbai (Andheri West) or Navi Mumbai (Vashi) office. |
What we offer
| Stipend | A monthly stipend, which steps up after the first three months. |
| Work arrangement | Five office days a week, with at least seven hours in the office each workday. |
| Comp off | If deliverables are due and you work on a weekend or approved holiday with approval, a compensatory day off is credited. |
| Exam month | A four-day work week during your LLB exam month; the exam day and the day before it are off. |
| Devices | Bring your own device, or work on the computers provided in the office. |
| Pre-placement offer | On successful completion of six months, and subject to business need, conduct, performance, learning and role availability, you may be considered for a pre-placement offer. |
Compensation is discussed with shortlisted candidates and confirmed in the appointment letter.
Who will thrive here
- Curious and disciplined in public domain research.
- Careful with details, sources and dates.
- Comfortable working with sensitive and confidential information.
- Clear in written communication and note preparation.
- Willing to learn forensic investigation, due diligence and risk advisory workflows.
- Reliable with office attendance, task updates and deadlines.
- Able to follow instructions and ask timely questions when facts are unclear.
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