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I'll get mostly litigation internships now is the problem, should I just suck it up and do entirely litigation internships? I'm just a bit confused.
I am a 5th year law student (1st gen lawyer) from an infamous private law school. Average grades and unremarkable CV yet i got had gotten a callback internship for winter 2024-25 from a law firm (bit past its heyday) based on my performance in the firm in summer 2024. I worked directly with a partner who very casually told me to apply again with a buffer time of 2 months and cc him and he would approve my application.
This is my only law firm internship till date, rest are all litigating internships.
However I'm told now the slots are full so ig it didn't work out, im not salty here im just asking for guidance.
I am not that keen on litigation and can work anywhere in corporate law related verticals.
My question ultimately is should i try to get litigation internships for final year and give up ever working for a law firm? How do i proceed and plan out the next year? Any advise is appreciated and thank you