Rachel Yee and Daniel Knight have aspirations to attend law school.

And though being successful in any career requires, in many cases, a leg up, these two students have already made an important step — they both have internships at Rosen Law Firm in Raleigh.

“I was interested in the internship because I knew that it would offer great experience, especially since my goal is to attend law school,” Knight, a junior in history, said.

Yee, a sophomore in political science, also said she is working at Rosen Law Firm because of the edge it will give her in applying to law school. “I thought it would be a great opportunity to get a better understanding of what it’s like to actually work at a law firm, and learn more about our justice system,” Yee said.

Knight has been working at the law firm since the beginning of the semester. His job as a front desk receptionist includes answering phones, greeting clients, and filing case documents.

However, Knight said that though he is only doing a receptionist’s job, he enjoys the people he works with and said he is learning a lot.

“While a receptionist job may not seem too thrilling, there is always something to do and a deadline to be met,” Knight said.

Answering phones hasn’t been a dull duty for Yee either.

“The first call I got was a woman in tears who [was] upset because she [was] confused about her billing. I couldn’t interrupt her and I didn’t know what to do,” Yee said. “I ended up having to listen to her whole life story, and then when I transferred her I did it wrong and she got disconnected.”

And though the phones disconcerted her when she first started, Yee said the high-tech office is “cool if you know what your doing.”

Every morning, the three branches of Rosen Law Firm have a video conference via webcam — a routine Yee said she found fascinating.

And though Knight said properly understanding computers is helpful when filing documents, it’s not the only skill he uses as a receptionist — his people skills, he added, have proved to be beneficial.

Yee is hoping to gain skills from this opportunity.

“I am pretty sure the skills I learn here will really give me a step up in law school, and help me know whether this is a career I wish to keep pursuing,” she said.

Yee is getting class credit for her internship, which she said has helped ease the stress of holding a job while being a full-time student. Knight, however, is dividing his time between classes, the internship, his singing group and his fraternity.

“I just have to keep telling myself that this is all in preparation for law school in a few years,” Knight said.