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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College freshmen, very hard to get a summer intern.

Which one is better? A paid part time job in retail, 20hr/wk, but nothing to do with her major. Or an unpaid volunteer in circuit court, 40hr/wk. Will the later help law school application? [/quote]

40 hours a week and she won't get paid a dime?

Jesus  Christ!

That should be illegal.

If she wants to be a full-time volunteer, and your family is in a financial position to allow it, she should do it somewhere that actually makes a difference in the world like St. Jude's. Not some circuit court.[/quote]

This IS illegal if the internship is at a for-profit firm.  They will be breaking minimum wage laws.

If the internship is with gov't agency or a non-profit, it's legal.  I'd see if it would be possible to do the internship part time (3 days in the office for about 25 hours?) and also do the paid part time job.[/quote]

Circuit court isn't a for profit firm.  [/quote]

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