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Activities and Internships

You can gain valuable experience related to law and legal issues through participating in an internship. Contact your college of enrollment for more information. Numerous opportunities are available: national and local positions; full-time and part-time positions; paid and volunteer positions.

Arts and Sciences Internship Listings

Many different kinds of companies and organizations are seeking interns. The ResLink system in the Arts and Sciences Career Services Office houses the current internships and jobs that are available. Once you register with ResLink for $25 (stop by 05 Brown Hall to register) you are able to access all of the pertinent information on those employers and the positions they have available. You can also upload your resume and apply for internships and jobs directly. When searching, use the keywords "legal" or "law." If you are not an Arts and Sciences student, check with your College on how to register with their online job and internship posting service. Click here to be connected to your college of enrollment's career services office.

These listings contain the descriptions of opportunities sent to our office. Descriptions include responsibilities and duties, type of pay, contact name, and application procedure. Access ResLink listings on-line.

Other valuable internship locator resources

• Peterson's Guide to Internships
• The Internship Bible
• First Link Directory of Human Services for Columbus and Franklin County
• Careers for Legal Eagles and Other Law and Order Types
• Book of Lists (lists top 25 law firms in Columbus)

Many pre-law students look for experience in a law firm. While some have gained experience in such positions, most law firms reserve "internship" positions for law students; however, be on the lookout for either general clerical or "go-for" positions, which occasionally open up for undergraduates.

This is just a small list of the opportunities available. If you are enrolled in the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences please make an appointment with a career counselor in the Arts and Sciences Career Services Office, 05 Brown Hall, or call (614) 292-7055. We have someone who will work with you to find the internship, in the agency or organization you want.

• Phi Alpha Delta, a co-ed fraternity, will teach you the secrets to networking, preparing for the LSAT, being accepted into law school, and much more. For more information visit the web site at http://www.pad.org/
  
  
• The OSU Law Expo - during Autumn quarter, law schools send admission representatives to the OSU campus to talk to students about law school. Usually held in October, in the Ohio Union Ballooms, the event is free, and everyone is welcome. The representatives are available to answer any questions students might have about their individual schools and about the law school experience in general. Most of these people are members of their own law school admission committees who, along with others, are the ones who ultimately decide who is admitted and who is not admitted to their law schools.
  
  
• Law School Forums – these are similar to local law fairs, but are held in major cities and generally offer even more information, have more law school admission officers in attendance, and provide video programs about the law school admission process which are not always available at the law fairs on campus.