<p>Right now, I am planning on going to law school. I would like to get some experience in a law firm before I actually make the $150,000+ decision.</p>
<p>I have been looking at various firms' websites, but they never mention anything about internships for undergrads. This is understandable, since they are obviously more focused on law school students. However, I was wondering how I would go about trying to get an internship at a law firm as an undergraduate?</p>
<p>Should I just email them? Send them a letter? Give them a call? Do law firms even hire undergrads for internships? All I'm really looking for is a position that allows me to see the day-to-day of a law firm, so an assistant-type position would suit me just fine.</p>
<p>I have a very good GPA at a top 25 university, and a good deal of job experience, though not in the legal sector.</p>
<p>well this doesn't really help much, but i was watching eurotrip last night and the kid had an internship at a law firm the summer he graduated high school. so if that actually happens im sure you could find one.</p>
<p>Some of my friends and I have internships we found through our school (we're high school seniors).</p>
<p>This is what we did:</p>
<ol>
<li>Write up a resume & cover letter. Make sure to get it proofread.</li>
<li>Does your college have a place that places interns? They may be able to get a list for you of places that people from your school have previously interned, etc.</li>
<li>Ask around in general.</li>
<li>Research.</li>
<li>Call the place up, ask if they accept undergraduate interns. Offer to email your cover letter and resume.</li>
<li>Apply to a lot, if most reject you then you'll still have somewhere to go, if most accept then you have options.</li>
</ol>
<p>Edit: Forgot to mention, yes, some of us have law internships.</p>
<p>about a month ago I sent out 20 resumes to the top firms in my area. Today one offered me an internship in their tax accounting office - I need to get specifics on what I'll be doing before I take it. Clerical work = no. Some clerical work and some something substantive = good to go.</p>
<p>So yeah, just spray a lot of bullets youre bound to hit something.</p>
<p>I looked into law for a few years, before ultimately deciding against it, but freshman year I was in exactly your shoes… here’s what I found:</p>
<p>Law firms do not hire undergraduates to do anything substantial - there are PLENTY of law students they can hire, and these students know things about the law that undergrads can’t possibly know yet. At this point, given the economy, plenty of law students will also accept unpaid internships, so that means your likelihood of getting an internship at a firm is slim to none. That said, you COULD get a job (not an internship) doing clerical work, and that would at least expose you to legal briefings and writings.</p>
<p>Municipalities, especially big cities, sometimes offer legal internships to undergraduates. My freshman year, I was accepted to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s summer internship program (an undergraduate-specific program), but I wound up turning it down because I couldn’t afford an unpaid internship.</p>