Hey everybody, I am new here and somewhat clueless... Forum

[twenty]

Not even remotely. You get into the PD's office by gunning for it from day one of law school and spending every free hour you have externing/volunteering so that everyone in the office knows who Tennis Dude, his birthday, and his favorite color is by the time you pass the bar. Mock/moot might help you a little bit, but nobody will care how well your team does.

Like, both summers + a semester externship spent in the PD office you want to work in is probably bare minimum.

[timbs4339]

I'm going to add one caution to what is already some good advice ITT.

Being a lawyer is very stressful. That manifests itself in a lot of problems, including higher rates of alcoholism, drug abuse, anxiety disorders, and depression than the general population. This is not selection bias either- there's something about law school that does this to people.

Most lawyers live with the stress and do just fine- I had very similar health issues (GERD then other gastro problems +GAD) that started before 1L and continued into my first few years of practice, even as I've had what by all objective criteria is a decent career so far. It's not just anecdotal, there's been a fair amount of research on this issue. But understand that you might continue to live with the health issues during your career.