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Hey (to all that care that post),

Just curious as to how anyone got a summer legal internship while still an undergrad. I'm a sophomore from a very small college in rural Pennsylvania, and as such, am having a very difficult time finding an internship that requires law school attendance. I can't go to my school's career center because they don't offer anything legal. At all. I'm beginning to get really frustrated at this point because I've been looking for about three months now.

So, any suggestions?

Connections, g. Got any?

Veovis wrote:Hey (to all that care that post),

Just curious as to how anyone got a summer legal internship while still an undergrad. I'm a sophomore from a very small college in rural Pennsylvania, and as such, am having a very difficult time finding an internship that requires law school attendance. I can't go to my school's career center because they don't offer anything legal. At all. I'm beginning to get really frustrated at this point because I've been looking for about three months now.

So, any suggestions?

There's a pretty expensive Cornell summer program that places you with a law firm.
If you're a URM, look into SEO.
You can also try securing a legal internship through HNIP, your local DAs' office, or legal aid.
Good luck.

Core wrote:There's a pretty expensive Cornell summer program that places you with a law firm.

Link?

I'm not doing it, but it would be relevant to this thread.

Connections, g. Got any?

No...my whole family is full of teachers and none of them have any legal connections.

If you're a URM, look into SEO.

I'm definitely not URM.

There's a pretty expensive Cornell summer program that places you with a law firm.
You can also try securing a legal internship through HNIP, your local DAs' office, or legal aid.

Do you think the Cornell program would take someone from such a small college? I have a 3.8, but I didn't think that mattered yet because it's from a non-prestigious school. I'm not familiar with HNIP, and the closest DA's office I'm familiar with is in a crime-riddled area.

Thanks for the quick replies, I really appreciate it.

Veovis wrote:

Connections, g. Got any?

No...my whole family is full of teachers and none of them have any legal connections.

If you're a URM, look into SEO.

I'm definitely not URM.

There's a pretty expensive Cornell summer program that places you with a law firm.
You can also try securing a legal internship through HNIP, your local DAs' office, or legal aid.

Do you think the Cornell program would take someone from such a small college? I have a 3.8, but I didn't think that mattered yet because it's from a non-prestigious school. I'm not familiar with HNIP, and the closest DA's office I'm familiar with is in a crime-riddled area.

Thanks for the quick replies, I really appreciate it.

DA offices in crime-riddled areas make for good experiences!!

vamedic03 wrote:DA offices in crime-riddled areas make for good experiences!!

Yeah, man. If you want to do some real work at a DA's office, people have to commit crimes.

Halibut6 wrote:

Core wrote:There's a pretty expensive Cornell summer program that places you with a law firm.

Link?

I'm not doing it, but it would be relevant to this thread.

http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/programs. ... s=Overview

I think this is what is meant.

$4790 just for tuition and fees. Doesn't include housing in NYC for six weeks or other living expenses. You'd be lucky to get out of there under $10K, by the sound of it.

DA offices in crime-riddled areas make for good experiences!!

Good point. I'll look into that.