FTC for 1L summer. Is that good vs. work at attorney general Forum

[Anonymous User]

Offered a 1L summer with the attorney general in my home state. Attend a lower T14 and will interview with the FTC .I am thinking an offer with the FTC (if I get one) will carry more weight when I do OCI in August for 2L job. Is this correct?

[ph14]

Offered a 1L summer with the attorney general in my home state. Attend a lower T14 and will interview with the FTC .I am thinking an offer with the FTC (if I get one) will carry more weight when I do OCI in August for 2L job. Is this correct?

It doesn't matter at all.

[LawIdiot86]

Which bureau is the interview with? If it's competition, it will pigeonhole you pretty firmly into antitrust law. Consumer protection, less so. Commissioner's office/OGC even less.

[2LLLL]

The FTC will be a stronger 1L summer job than a state attorney general, especially if you want to do antitrust. That being said, neither position will lose you a job at OCI vis a vis the other, and (with the exception of an antitrust practice) neither will gain you a position at OCI vis a vis the other.

If the state attorney general job isn't in NYC/DC/Chicago, and it's a market you want to end up in and don't otherwise have strong ties to, then I'd take that, if not FTC is probably the better choice.