<p>Do the big NYC firms typically have any summer work available to undergraduate students?</p>
<p>Short answer - no. If you have some fantastic connections (like one of your parents is the CEO of a major client of a law firm), you might be able to get some work as a summer paralegal or clerk, but summer jobs at law firms are generally reserved for law students.</p>
<p>What do you recommend prelaw students do during their summers?</p>
<p>volunteer for a non profit legal agency of some sort. Go to lsc.gov to look up legal services agencies in your area.</p>
<p>Anything worthwhile that fits your interest.</p>
<p>Getting into Law Schools with your EC’s isn’t necessarily about having a Rhodes Scholarship. A lot of it is selling your EC’s in the best light possible versus other applicants.</p>
<p>if you take a job during the summers to pay your expenses, will that reflect negatively? as much as I’d like to volunteer over summers, I’ve had to work in order to pay for textbooks, tuition, etc.</p>