Thread: Law Enforcement = Legal Experience? Before or After Law School?

Good evening counsel members et al,

I am currently an "Upper-Semester Junior" at John Jay College, Majoring in Economics/ Minor Philosophy.

I have a decent GPA, just started practicing for LSAT's, and I intend to go off to one of the "more recognized" law schools in NY. My "MasterPlan" is to go into the public sector someday. I plan on trying for a judicial clerkship in the District court and eventually become an AUSA someday. My question is,

Since my College offers a great oppurtunity for a Co-Op program with the HUD-OIG, and I would like to take advantage of it if it can offer any benefit to me before or after law school. As many may already know it is a well paying job, with a great network of people in Law Enfrocement. Would this Co-Op program help my goals?

I am told after most students intern, they are offered a job. Would it be possible to work for the OIG while in Law School? Would anyone recommend this scenario as a backup plan or a way of getting in with the Dept of Justice?
With the program I am in, the curriculum is based on forensic accounting, and forensic financial analysis; basically anything leading up to fraud, waste, and abuse. It also clauses me into a MPA program, with an Inspector General Track. If anyone can share some insight on this I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

Surely both!
Before and after..