How many "mass" mails for a 1L paid summer internship? Forum

[SaulGoodmansEvilTwin]

On average, how many mails does/should one send out when looking for a paid summer position after your 1L year? Ballpark figure: 50/100/500/1000/5000/become a Nigerian spammer?

I realize the obvious answer is "as many as it takes to get a position", but I'm trying to get an idea of how many cover letters is a reasonable minimum for having a decent chance of landing a position based on the following assumptions:

1-You go to a T50 school
2-You are top 20% of your class.

[A. Nony Mouse]

Why are you assuming you're going to be top 20%?

Also, 0Ls aren't supposed to ask questions in legal employment, so I've moved this to the right forum.

[star fox]

You should focus on getting good grades for now.

I do not know the answer to how many massmails a 1L in the top 20 % from a random T50 school should expect to send before finding a paid summer internship, but whatever the answer is should not change what should the approach of "apply until you get something" if a paid internship is particularly important for personal reasons.

[pancakes3]

infinity.

[BigZuck]

A run of the mill top 20%er at a T50 probably won't get a paid 1L summer job even if they send out infinity apps

[Pneumonia]

A run of the mill top 20%er at a T50 probably won't get a paid 1L summer job even if they send out infinity apps

[rnoodles]

infinity.

[anonQs2019]

Don't mean to hijack this thread but I was thinking of this topic recently.

Basically I'm coming to terms with the fact that I will not have an income for 1.5 years* since finding a paid internship after the first 1L is a unicorn outcome. During the school year I'll be living off of loans, but what do most 1Ls do during summer for additional income? And how do you balance that with the fact that its important to secure an internship that summer?

* Fingers crossed for SA position after 2L

[UnicornHunter]

Don't mean to hijack this thread but I was thinking of this topic recently.

Basically I'm coming to terms with the fact that I will not have an income for 1.5 years* since finding a paid internship after the first 1L is a unicorn outcome. During the school year I'll be living off of loans, but what do most 1Ls do during summer for additional income? And how do you balance that with the fact that its important to secure an internship that summer?

* Fingers crossed for SA position after 2L

Some schools will provide you with funding but otherwise you should be taking out enough loans to last for a full year. You should calculate your monthly budget by dividing whatever you get in loans by 12.

[jchiles]

A run of the mill top 20%er at a T50 probably won't get a paid 1L summer job even if they send out infinity apps

This is probably right for like big law 1L SAs but I don't think paying summer jobs are really that hard to get if you are open to a wide variety of legal employers. I wouldn't build it into my budget before law school because the amount you make could vary a lot though.

[pancakes3]

A run of the mill top 20%er at a T50 probably won't get a paid 1L summer job even if they send out infinity apps

something something monkeys, typewriters, shakespeare

[anonQs2019]

Don't mean to hijack this thread but I was thinking of this topic recently.

Basically I'm coming to terms with the fact that I will not have an income for 1.5 years* since finding a paid internship after the first 1L is a unicorn outcome. During the school year I'll be living off of loans, but what do most 1Ls do during summer for additional income? And how do you balance that with the fact that its important to secure an internship that summer?

* Fingers crossed for SA position after 2L

Some schools will provide you with funding but otherwise you should be taking out enough loans to last for a full year. You should calculate your monthly budget by dividing whatever you get in loans by 12.

Funding in terms of a summer position? Something like a research assistant?

[cavalier1138]

Don't mean to hijack this thread but I was thinking of this topic recently.

Basically I'm coming to terms with the fact that I will not have an income for 1.5 years* since finding a paid internship after the first 1L is a unicorn outcome. During the school year I'll be living off of loans, but what do most 1Ls do during summer for additional income? And how do you balance that with the fact that its important to secure an internship that summer?

* Fingers crossed for SA position after 2L

Some schools will provide you with funding but otherwise you should be taking out enough loans to last for a full year. You should calculate your monthly budget by dividing whatever you get in loans by 12.

Funding in terms of a summer position? Something like a research assistant?

A number of schools provide a stipend (usually $5k or so) for PI-oriented summer work.

[anonQs2019]

Don't mean to hijack this thread but I was thinking of this topic recently.

Basically I'm coming to terms with the fact that I will not have an income for 1.5 years* since finding a paid internship after the first 1L is a unicorn outcome. During the school year I'll be living off of loans, but what do most 1Ls do during summer for additional income? And how do you balance that with the fact that its important to secure an internship that summer?

* Fingers crossed for SA position after 2L

Some schools will provide you with funding but otherwise you should be taking out enough loans to last for a full year. You should calculate your monthly budget by dividing whatever you get in loans by 12.

Funding in terms of a summer position? Something like a research assistant?

A number of schools provide a stipend (usually $5k or so) for PI-oriented summer work.

Oh okay thanks. Well at least there are options.