paid personal injury internship this semester Forum

[Anonymous User]

Quick question: how much should I expect to make?

Background: I'm a 2L interviewing for a paid internship at a midsize personal injury firm in a secondary market. The secondary market is my preferred market. The internship is standard - research, drafting pleadings, etc. This is for an internship during the school year, not the summer.

The internship is definitely paid, but I have no idea how much to expect. If compensation comes up during the interview, I want to be aware of the right range.

[Sup Kid]

Quick question: how much should I expect to make?

Background: I'm a 2L interviewing for a paid internship at a midsize personal injury firm in a secondary market. The secondary market is my preferred market. The internship is standard - research, drafting pleadings, etc. This is for an internship during the school year, not the summer.

The internship is definitely paid, but I have no idea how much to expect. If compensation comes up during the interview, I want to be aware of the right range.

$17-$20/hour is probably average, with $15 as a floor and $25 as a ceiling. Edit: It might be a little lower, depending on your secondary market. Those amounts are what I've seen in a pretty expensive city.

[Anonymous User]

You know, I have 5 clerkship interviews, 3 COA, 1 in D.D.C., and I can't get a single 3L internship. I've only applied to one place (and bombed the interview, which is a shame because it's an amazing firm), but there don't even seem to be many around in DC to interview for.

[zomginternets]

You know, I have 5 clerkship interviews, 3 COA, 1 in D.D.C., and I can't get a single 3L internship. I've only applied to one place (and bombed the interview, which is a shame because it's an amazing firm), but there don't even seem to be many around in DC in the interview.

I wouldn't even half care about a 3L internship if I had 3 COA interviews lined up. Firms will be on their knees with their mouths open for you if you get one.

.. or are you just looking for the internship for some extra $$ during the year?

[Anonymous User]

You know, I have 5 clerkship interviews, 3 COA, 1 in D.D.C., and I can't get a single 3L internship. I've only applied to one place (and bombed the interview, which is a shame because it's an amazing firm), but there don't even seem to be many around in DC in the interview.

I wouldn't even half care about a 3L internship if I had 3 COA interviews lined up. Firms will be on their knees with their mouths open for you if you get one.

.. or are you just looking for the internship for some extra $$ during the year?

Um, yeah, I tend to eat about $45 worth of food a day, so I was living for $400 under-budget in rent last year, but this year that has changed, and so I need the money to cover my insane food overages. So I'm tutoring 1Ls and in theory that should be $500/month, but I may not bill as many hours as they said I'd get to. Also, since I've never worked for a firm, I thought it'd be nice to get the experience.

That said, I don't know about on their knees with their mouths open. At least, the handful of firms I'm interested in won't be, though I will get a chance with them to impress in an interview.