Starting A Legal Internship Gifts

'...youngsters need to be shown how the law REALLY works if they want a career in it!'

She's at that ackward stage in law school between a knapsack and briefcase.

"Well if I can't be a cowboy I'll be a lawyer for cowboys."

'This is my partner. He'll be taking care of the small print.'

"If you really want independence, you should get into contract law."

"I'm not sure about this new trainee - he asked me when does he get to see the actual ropes."

"Been following me around all morning. I think it's the new intern."

'I appreciate how you feel, but I'm afraid your report card isn't grounds for defamation of character.

"After I graduate middle school, high school and college, I'll go to law school to get you out of this. But I want my retainer now."

"You're 5 years old now, Timmy. It's about time you retain an attorney."

Junior barrister prompting a deaf and testy chief

"I don't have my law degree yet but I've got an internship down in cell block 'D'."

'You're flunking me? -- What about the statute of limitations?'

'I blame the nothing for something culture.'

'The Human Right Act bans ANY cruel or unusual treatment...we may need to rewrite our ENTIRE customer care policy!'

"We can't actually pay you, but your work will get a lot of exposure."

'Don't blame the lawyer!'

"If we learned anything in law school, we learned that you can never have enough wiggle room."

'Let's play doctor - you be the patient, you be the surgeon, and I'll be the malpractice-attorney.'

"I like the idea of becoming a prosecutor: charging people appeals to me..."

'Will this help me get into law school?'

"I'm not an intern, I'm a squire. I'm not an intern, I'm a squire..."

"I'm hoping for a pardon from the Governor."

'As the intern, it'll be your job to work for free.'

Counsel examining witness

"Down there, by the coffee room...you've got a bad case of summer intern infestation."

'Great. Another trainee lawyer.'

"Well, I've taught you everything I know."

'How's getting you a sandwich going to help me get a job?'

'I had them watch Court TV all night for background.'

'... Because it's the law! That's why!'

The Boy Who Wanted To Be A Lawyer - "Father Desmond, we need an exorcism."

'An internship is pretty much the only way to get your foot in the door these days...'

"Intern? Oh, no. He wandered in from our day care center."