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I am from the batch of 2026 coming from a tier 3 private law school. I have previously interned with two tier 1 law firms within the corporate-commercial Departments ranging from typical GC to employment to BnF and TMT.
I got these two internships without any reference after cold mailing a partner who put it through the HR after which i had a grilling interview for internship.
I did very well in my internship with this one tier 1 law firm and even secured a PPO interview and i thought my life was set but unfortunately, i did not clear the interview which surprised the team i worked with too.
After that I have been feeling low but i did not lose faith and applied to pretty much every single tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3 law firms but I have got ghosted or an automated rejection mail.
How do I go ahead? What do I do?
I also have a solid foundation with litigation, should i just go back to where it all started even with extremely poor pay?
It all looks so bleak at this point. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.