Are internships and extracurricular activities required for admission to law school?
Law schools are most interested in students who are well-balanced academically, professionally, and socially. Although internships and extracurricular activities are not mandatory, they are highly encouraged. When participating in an internship or extracurricular activities, you should select opportunities that suit your interests and allow you to develop essential skills – i.e. time management, creativity, initiative, working with people. These opportunities do not necessarily have to be law-related. Students who participate in law-related internship benefit, in that such activities give them the chance to confirm whether or not they are truly interested in law. Moreover, students who are involved in law-related organizations benefit from being apart of a community of people with interests similar to your own. However, you should take advantage of any available opportunities to get involved. The key is quality and not quantity. You should participate only in those activities in which
