Law Internships: How to Land One
The fastest way to get an law internship is to email companies directly instead of only applying online. Law firms, legal aid, and corporate legal teams take interns and paralegal assistants.
How to stand out for law internships
Keep your email formal and precise — it signals you'll fit the culture. Most law internships at smaller organizations are never posted — a direct, specific email reaches a real person and skips the applicant-tracking system.
How to reach out
- List 20–50 law companies and organizations.
- Email each with a short, specific note.
- Keep your email formal and precise — it signals you'll fit the culture.
- Attach your resume, send from your own email, and follow up once.
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Find law companies →Frequently asked questions
How do I get an law internship?
Email law companies and organizations directly with a short, specific note. Law firms, legal aid, and corporate legal teams take interns and paralegal assistants. FirstInternships has thousands of companies you can reach this way.
What do law interns do?
It varies by organization, but showing genuine interest and one relevant project or sample is what gets you in the door.