Legal experience is becoming an increasingly important factor considered by employers when screening applicants.
Several options are available for students to acquire legal experience while attending law school.
These programs are normally for a ten to twelve week period with large and medium size law firms. Another opportunity to acquire legal experience is to clerk ona part-time basis during the academic year for local legal employers. Employers o ften prefer to hire students at the end of their first year with the hope they will remain in the position until graduation. At the beginning of the second year students seeking summer positions have several options. Others, particularly those outside of this geographic region will send notices of openings along with preferred qualifications and deadlines for application.