<p>I'm very interested in entertainment law (although it is a very hard field to break into) and I really wanna pad my resume with law-related internships. However, it's been virtually impossible for me to find any information about law internships for undergrad students. </p>
<p>I go to a pretty big name school, but the competition is really fierce for things like this, so I am really trying to get a head start on my summer internship search. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to look or methods of finding these internships? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!</p>
<p>I am interested as well. Is it really that hard to break in to the field. Contact some law firms in your area that specialize in entertainment law. Build contacts, I am sure you can get a internship/job from one of them, right?</p>
<p>It is supposedly really hard to break into because a lot more people want to do Entertainment Law than there are jobs available. </p>
<p>And, I live in Ohio, so no firms here specialize in Entertainment Law. The best places to practice Entertainment Law are New York (mostly theatre and books), LA (film and television), and Nashville (music). But I don't necessarily have to intern at a law firm specializing in Entertainment Law, I just want to intern at any law firm. So, I'll take your advice and contact some law firms in my area.</p>
<p>I have another question, though. Since I am interested in Entertainment Law, would it be a good idea to maybe get a non-law related internship at a place like Viacom, just to build contacts within the entertainment/media arena?</p>
<p>I am really in the same boat as you. so I am not in the spot to give real credible advice. But its all about networking. My grandma works in NY, gave me the name of an entertainment lawyer, I have contacted him over the past 2 years and hop to one day intern for him, I am moving to Boston so I am looking for oppurtinities out there too.</p>
<p>I think its important to check things out-outside of law. Working in other jobs or internship will give you experience and will solidify what you want in a job. I think Viacom would be legit, it is all about who you know in the business. My brother worked for Universal for 5 years and because of his contacts he started his own managment firm and has instant credibility because of the people he impressed through "Universal.</p>
<p>Well, good luck to you. Knowing that lawyer is probably going to prove to be very helpful!</p>
<p>And I actually go to school in Boston, so if you have any questions I'd be happy to answer them for you.</p>
<p>there's not much "law-related," per se; but if you can do investment banking or consulting at a top firm you'll be in good shape. good luck.</p>
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I can actually comment on this. Definately go for it, you'll find most random of network connections that will help you out. In my case I was interning at pharmaceutical company, which has little to do with my major and eventual pre-law interests. But after digging around for a few weeks, I actually found out that they had a in house legal department, which I contacted and expressed my interest in law in general. I lucked out, and the attorneys at the department were extremely nice and helpful and even volunteered to forward my resume to previous firms they worked at. So even if it seems unrelated to law, you'll probally suprised at the contacts you make.</p>
<p>naj7488, i have actually wanted to get involved in the entertainment field, entertainmen tlaw in particular, and i have done SOOOOO much research on this topic. if you want to know what you should be focusing on, then contact me in a private message and we'll talk online</p>