<p>anyone participated in or have any good ideas for internships after the junior year of college when applying to top law schools? i'd especially appreciate it if people in the NYC area could give suggestions. thanks!</p>
<p>do something that you love (presumably, if you're really excited about law school, it could be law or policy-related, but it doesn't have to be), where you can do an amazing job. It helps if your supervisor is a good writer who is familiar with doing letters of recommendation. </p>
<p>honestly, other than that I don't think it really matters--sure, working for the US Attorney General will look impressive, but it's all in how you sell it. "I filed all summer for the district attorney"=lame. "By working as a counselor for twelve teenage girls, I learned a significant amount about the art of negotiation"=an interesting candidate with a more unique perspective on things.</p>
<p>thanks. I was wondering if there are any special or formalized internship programs in NYC for undergrads applying to law school. </p>
<p>I read in Montauk's book that some schools actually prefer work experience in Ibanking and Management Consulting to WE as a paralegal. Can (and should) I apply this to my summer internship plans (since I want to go directly from ugrad to LS) and go for a business-related internship next summer? I'm a paralegal intern at a law firm this summer and entering my junior year.</p>
<p>If you've done the paralegal thing, then you don't have to beat it into the ground.</p>
<p>If you plan on going straight to law school, count your remaining summers. 1L and 2L summers are all about legal jobs; 3L summer is bar study. That leaves you with your post-graduation summer (between college and law school) and your junior year summer. Once you've graduated, you'll also spend a bunch of time getting ready for law school (which typically starts early/mid August), so there's very little free time. </p>
<p>That all said then, you really don't have much left in the line of summer time. Do what makes you happy - it's really the last chance you have, and the choice of a summer job will have very little bearing on which law school you go to. It's almost all LSAT and GPA - beyond that, unless your job is really exceptional, it's things like school, major, recommendations, and essays. For the minute advantage a certain job may or may not give you - why sacrifice your last really free summer?</p>
<p>Is it important for an undergrad to do internships with law firms? So far I've only been doing internships with activist organizations like GLAD (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders) and non-law related ECs. Should I look for an internship at a law firm?</p>