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interning during 1L?
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:30 pm
by ganja
So I have the opportunity to intern at a family friends firm my 1L year but I'm thinking it may be too much on my plate to get used to the pace of law school and also intern on the side. But, I'm wondering if it will give me any sort of substantial resume boost conpared to my peers. Thoughts?
Re: interning during 1L?
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:20 pm
by odoylerulez
Wouldn't recommend it.
First, you probably won't know enough to be all that productive anyway.
Second, grades mean everything. This holds the most true for 1L grades. You're going to need the time. 1L is a rat race, a race in which nobody wins, but what generally matters is just how far you get.
Try to save that option for later if OCI doesn't work out.
Re: interning during 1L?
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:24 pm
by Nova
Not worth it
Focus on grades
Re: interning during 1L?
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:26 pm
by ganja
odoylerulez wrote:Wouldn't recommend it.
First, you probably won't know enough to be all that productive anyway.
Second, grades mean everything. This holds the most true for 1L grades. You're going to need the time. 1L is a rat race, a race in which nobody wins, but what generally matters is just how far you get.
Try to save that option for later if OCI doesn't work out.
True. I'll probably revisit the idea summer of 1L as an internship if anything
Re: interning during 1L?
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:26 pm
by stillwater
Nova wrote:Not worth it
Focus on grades
Re: interning during 1L?
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 1:27 am
by Dogg
ganja wrote:So I have the opportunity to intern at a family friends firm my 1L year but I'm thinking it may be too much on my plate to get used to the pace of law school and also intern on the side. But, I'm wondering if it will give me any sort of substantial resume boost conpared to my peers. Thoughts?
cause interning after 1L year is too mainstream
focus on grades, they're the best resume boost