What internship opportunities should I pursue if I am looking at a career in economic consulting and law?
I have spoken with many lawyers about their thoughts on internships and work experience before law school. The gist of what I have learned is that unlike a business professional who wants an MBA, law school doesn’t need work experience after college. And, if a student wants to get work experience in a summer internship or for a couple years after college, it does not really matter what that experience is. Many students naively feel they should be paralegals. It is probably a good way to taste the profession and see if you want to have anything to do with it. It is not bad experience. But, it is not necessary to go on into law. If I were thinking of going on into law, but was also considering economics consulting, I would try to intern in an economics consulting firm. I have never worked in an economics consulting firm. But I am quite knowledgeable about the consulting profession. If you wanted to go on into economics consulting, I would get experience doing econometrics or statistical
