<p>@cartera45: There are definitely K-JD students who get hired. I expect there are fewer that haven’t even worked part-time over the summer. I expect of those who do, the burn-out rate is disproportionately high.</p>
<p>@1994NYC: A lesson you could have learned by working: No one cares about your potential. Hiring you is not a gift to them, it is a gift to you. They hire you because they think you will add more value than your competitors. And you will have a lot of competitors, likely dozens at the least. If those competitors can show they have the maturity to handle work, even if it is just summer work, they will be favored over you. </p>
<p>Luckily, you still have plenty of time to address this. Go take a temp job for the summer, or intern somewhere that takes 9-5. Legal aid, District Attorney’s offices, and Public Defender’s offices all love taking free labor. I’m sure there are plenty of social justice organizations that would happily take a college student as a summer intern.</p>