They will work alongside students from universities across the nation like Bangalore-based Bishop’s College, ILS and Fergusson College. Sarode is a human rights activist and founder of Sahyog trust, which works towards defending human rights and law.

The duo first heard of Sarode from a Harvard professor and his team of six students who visited the advocate in March 2006. While Sarah’s focus is on victim and witness protection, Kate — who has interned in Vietnam, Cambodia and England — will specialise in juvenile justice.

For both, the exposure is meant to increase their comprehension of Indian law in all its nuance. They also aim to acquire the two most crucial virtues upcoming lawyers need to arm themselves with — self-motivation and a high moral sensibility — which Sarode says he finds “lacking in the current corporate breed of profit-driven lawyers.”

For starters, Sarah and Kate have already been acquainted with several of Sarode’s other clients. They have visited the law court, and are a part of his trust activities in their endeavor to profoundly apprehend the Indian legal framework in the little time they have.