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1. Be curious and ask for help. If there is something in the law or if you have some questions about law as a career, ask them. Be nice about it and don't spam them too much. As students no one expects us to know a lot or figure out everything, so it is okay to be stupid and ask them questions.
2. Add value to them. If you are good at footnoting, citing, etc... offer to help them out with their projects or papers.
3. Spend more time with them. Rather than doing 10 internships of 1 month each, do 2 internships of 4 months (or intern at the same place multiple times). Longevity makes them trust you and you can get good work only if they trust you.
Once you have interacted with them and you are on good terms or are friends, most help you want from a mentor can be obtained usually.
Haven’t talked to him since the internship ended, so how do I go about proposing this?