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jeffcooon

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Reference List for 1L summer internship

Post by jeffcooon » Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:30 am

This may be a rookie question:

Many 1L summer internship applications require a reference list of 3 contacts. I’m going to include 1 from former boss (I worked with him in between undergrad and law school), 1 law professor, and 1 undergrad professor (my thesis advisor, my mentor from undergrad).

Would it be okay to write in an undergrad professor for reference list?

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Re: Reference List for 1L summer internship

Post by nixy » Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:40 am

You should really find another law prof or law-related reference if you can. But it’s not likely to make any real difference - very few 1L jobs are going to contact references.

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Re: Reference List for 1L summer internship

Post by Wubbles » Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:42 am

It's absolutely okay and borderline expected. Hell, I had 2 undergraduate professors and 1 law school professor and I don't think any of them were even contacted.

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