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At first, I observe people and pick who can be useful in the long run, preferably those who hold more power in the firm. Once my sights are set, I take most of my work from them and put in my level-best. That way, they have a positive impression of my intellectual acumen and trust me with more work.
Eventually, it leads to more and more small talks, wherein I try to push around and see how they respond. Understanding their body langauge also helps; there's some who would always maintain professional boundaries but not everyone has so stringent "ethical standards." Once these steps are successfully completed, I usually get what I want, ranging from: (i) recommendations to top-tier law firms (got PLENTY this way), (ii) positive feedback leading to callback (worked at a certain T1), (iii) gaining insider information of firms, (iv) other kind of help (A SA at a tier-one often helps me with college projects, since then I have been among the top scorers) and (v) lastly, but not the least, having them around as my "friends" which can mean plenty of things y'know :)
I wasn't like this before, but this is how law school and the super-competitive environment in a tier-one university forged me into, and I still try my best not to do anything outright unethical. Moreover, these strategies would never be successful unless you are actually good at your work. Thus, a combination of good looks, being great at work, and my "shady ways" helped me get quite ahead of others.
Thank you for reading this, have a nice day. Mwah <3