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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am in the law firm world and I agree with most of the advice you are getting.  Nothing is going to be worse for your resume than having a big gap of doing nothing law related.  Get something, even an unpaid internship, going as soon as you can.  What did you do during your summers that you ended up with no connection for a post graduation job?  I would be concerned that you need to work on your presentation/delivery if you have never successfully interviewed for a legal job.  If you did have legal/law firm jobs during the summer, what happened and do you at least have good references from those?  [/quote]

OP - I worked in-house both summers and unfortunately neither company was hiring baby attorneys. My experience there was mostly research and writing with occasional contract drafting. I came away with great references from the general counsel at both companies so I guess that is something. I've done several mock interviews through my school's career services office and received positive feedback. I agree that I need to start doing something law related to avoid a gap on my resume, but it is hard to take the plunge on an unpaid job. I suppose the worst case scenario is I take the unpaid position with the judge and continue applying elsewhere. [/quote]

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