I’m a current undergrad student with some work experience, but none of it is law-related. I went into college thinking I wanted to work in nonprofits, so I took a lot of jobs with small local charities. Granted, they were all well-paying jobs that gave me good experience like grant writing, fundraising, and nonprofit administration, but none of it was law-related. Now, I’m a Political Science major whose plans have changed. Will this sort of work experience be detrimental to me when applying for schools? I have a 3.9 GPA, assume 170+ LSAT (based on practice tests) and am involved in a lot of clubs, though again, none of them law-related. I’m just wondering if I should cram a last-minute law internship onto my resume before I start applying for schools. Going for civil rights law, if that helps.
ANY work experience is good for LS applications. Nonprofit work is particularly good.
A legal-related job just helps you to understand the industry better to see if you would like to get involved with it.
@Lawschooltears: You should definitely cram a law internship onto your resume, but not because law schools care (they don’t). You should do it because without firsthand experience of the practice of law there’s know way to know if law school is right for you. Lots of people think they know what law is like. Reality is often very different.