pg600rr
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I am coming up on my 3rd year and have yet to really focus on area particular area of the law. I know firms in the summer usually rotate you through the various practice depts. and upon being hired post-grad, they really place you where they need the help (not so much by what your interests are). With that said I have been trying to pick up various different experiences to explore different areas. So far I have:
-interned with a small law office (3 attorneys) focusing on criminal defense (usually smaller cases like juvenile ****, assault, theft cases etc. no murder and not a lot of financial stuff, also some bankruptcy and divorce cases)
*the freedom here was nice but I wasn't to big on the practice areas, on the other hand I think defending in larger high stake cases may be something that peaks my interest more.
-interned with attorney general office in white collar corruption and fraud division
*didn't really like criminal prosecuting, not something I would want to do in the future, so this was great in the sense that it allowed me to scratch something off the list
-currently interning with the SEC in enforcement division
*have yet to make up my mind about this
This summer I wanted to get some firm experience to see what that is like and have the opportunity to view first hand a number of different practice groups. However, since the larger firms have completed their hiring needs and I did not get any call backs, I need to start looking at mid/small firms (which is fine with me). However these firms tend to have more specific practice areas that they are known for. My question is how did you fall into your current practice area? did you know in your 2L/3L year? did you participate in a concentration in law school? did you focus your course selection in a particular area?
-interned with a small law office (3 attorneys) focusing on criminal defense (usually smaller cases like juvenile ****, assault, theft cases etc. no murder and not a lot of financial stuff, also some bankruptcy and divorce cases)
*the freedom here was nice but I wasn't to big on the practice areas, on the other hand I think defending in larger high stake cases may be something that peaks my interest more.
-interned with attorney general office in white collar corruption and fraud division
*didn't really like criminal prosecuting, not something I would want to do in the future, so this was great in the sense that it allowed me to scratch something off the list
-currently interning with the SEC in enforcement division
*have yet to make up my mind about this
This summer I wanted to get some firm experience to see what that is like and have the opportunity to view first hand a number of different practice groups. However, since the larger firms have completed their hiring needs and I did not get any call backs, I need to start looking at mid/small firms (which is fine with me). However these firms tend to have more specific practice areas that they are known for. My question is how did you fall into your current practice area? did you know in your 2L/3L year? did you participate in a concentration in law school? did you focus your course selection in a particular area?