Looking for Sports/Entertainment Law Intership Forum

[JZ_]

I am currently in school in South Florida, looking for a Sports/Entertainment Law internship... Any ideas where I could look?

[Oklahoma2014]

You might check NCAA schools. Many have a compliance office with several attorneys. It's JD preferred (but not required) type job. But if you have a JD you can move up quicker, with the possibility of ending up as an AD.

[FamilyLawEsq]

[quote="JZ_"]I am currently in school in South Florida, looking for a Sports/Entertainment Law internship... Any ideas where I could look?[/quote

This may be helpful background information:

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Entertainment Careers For Lawyers, Third Edition
Entertainment law is a popular area of study for law students and a desired career path for practitioners. Yet the glamor of working with actors, production companies, musicians, writers, and others to create works of art comes with long hours, hard work, and fierce competition for jobs. Entertainment Careers for Lawyers, Third Edition, will dispel many of the myths surrounding the practice and help lawyers and law students gain an understanding of the realities of entertainment law. Written by William D. Henslee, an experienced entertainment lawyer and law professor, this book will help you:


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Get the academic and work experience you need to succeed in this specialty
Land your first job as an entertainment lawyer as a law student
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Explore non-legal career options in the entertainment field
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[Black Face Law]

I think they have some sort of program like that at the school in Cleveland