The worst thing you can do is do nothing, hoping that everything will just get better. If you are called home for family emergencies or for treatment of an illness, let OSS know. There are listings for summer employments in various places around the university, including the ILR Office of Career Services. Internships are usually done for academic credit, for which tuition costs are charged. If an organization will not hire you unless you can earn credit for the work, you may want to look into ILR's Summer Employment Research , a one-credit registration supervised by Professor Daniel.
Many course syllabi carry the names, e-mail addresses and office hours of TA's.
Many TA's will announce contact information in sections. If you haven't heard it there, ask. Messages may be left for TA's in the Grad Student Lounge, 2nd floor of new Ives, off of the Admissions office. There is no required or recommended set of course that will secure a favorable impression by law school committees. They are concerned to see that you have taken courses that develop your analytical, logical and expression skills.