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1. Cold Emailing- This has personally worked for me multiple times. The trick is to know how to draft the mail. It cannot be a cookie cutter mail. It has to be personalised, related to their work and practice area. If not expertise, you have to demonstrate at least an interest - moots in that practice area, publications etc. help.
2. Competitions- There are multiple ADR, paper-writing competitions etc. that land the winners internships at t1 firms.
3. Reference - You might want to ask your previous associates or even the counsel you've worked with, to refer you to firms. Use contacts, if you have any.
Hope it helps! All the best!
I'm dumb enough to make the choice, but is there anyone who did the same and survived? I've done almost a dozen internships, the same number of NLU Blog publications, and a fairly good GPA. How do I not become a liability to my parents after graduating? I also work like a lifeless robot during my internships which has helped a lot in my career. (I'm not switching to corp the work seems braindead to me, no offence). I aim to learn and become independent by my late twenties/early thirties while still being able to recognise myself in the mirror and maybe have a wife to look forward to.
Where do I intern? Or should I even intern at new places? I've never had a firm internship (not even disputes). Will be joining my fourth year in May. How do I get myself out of this mess?