Throughout the semester, I was able to intern at a bankruptcy law firm that also dealt with litigation issues after the bankruptcy was settled. I was tasked with working with clients and having them bring in documents that were needed to push the process forward. My main point of contact within the office was the FCRA manager who oversaw the litigation department. The internship
gave me a good insight into what the corporate world often looks like, especially with the way that they utilized my time to take over for the tasks that the legal assistant did before they let her go. Additionally, in order to understand the scope of my position and the tasks, I believe a greater emphasis on business/finance in my education would have served me. While I had the practical skills needed to fullfill my tasks as an intern, having the background on finance might have allowed me to understand the scope of my tasks. Given that I didn’t have much interaction with the attorneys at the office, my experience at the firm had very little to do with what I want to pursue as a career. After the internship, I am still unclear on whether or not I am interested in pursuing a career as an attorney in this particular field. I was hoping to gain more experience by sitting in on hearings with attorneys and civil court, however I had very little interactions with the attorneys themselves. Given my major (political science), my education would have served me better at a political office or a non-profit organization. Nonetheless, to pursue my career as an attorney, I would need to finish my undergraduate degree and move onto to get my judicial doctorate in law school and then pass the bar exam in Nevada in order to practice law, regardless of the type of law. Most of the training in the specific fields is done on the job, however internships prior to joining the workforce can give candidates the proper experience as a foundation when entering their respective fields.
