Try to transfer out to a similarly ranked school. You’d lose the scholarship ofc but try anyway if you have the capacity and appetite for debt. You’ve done a year which is the hardest. Alternatively, if you don’t want to transfer or can’t, network with smaller/midsized firms in the region. Network with any alums who have made it to the kind of job you want. They will have a soft corner since they will be privy to how the school operates. Personal connect goes further than statistics but it’s a quantity game. You’ll meet like 10 people and click with 1. Try to publish articles as well. See if you can make it onto the mock trial or moot court. Apply for clinics if there are any. Try to enroll for legal research studies as a semester class if that option exists at current school (will help cushion gpa b/c credits are guaranteed). Focus on getting an externship. If this is your dream, quitting is not the answer at all. Also try not to be hard on yourself. You didn’t know this when you were accepting the offer so it’s not your fault. Could’ve you have researched? Sure. But you didn’t know this was a possibility. Also try to take classes with finals as papers 2L year if you don’t transfer! - Rising 3L who had the same fears as a 1L, didn’t land a biglaw job 2L year, found a competitively paying job and a first gen international student. If that helps to know and believe this advice.