First year law student, any point in applying for analyst jobs targeted at UGs for the summer?

Hello everyone, just joined here, been lurking on and off for a while.

Anyway I'm a first year student at at T14 law school looking for a summer job. I'm 99% sure I want to do 5-8 in biglaw then move into finance (assuming I don't make partner...) I did fairly well grade wise my first semester (roughly top 1/3). I've already applied to SA positions/interviewed at a few biglaw firms, but those are next to impossible to land as a 1L. I've also applied to internships targeted at law students at a few hedge funds/BBs, and some more general corporate law positions, but those are pretty uncommon as well.

A lot of people do public interest/government stuff 1L year, but I'd really prefer to do something finance related if I can't get an SA at a biglaw firm. Didn't major in finance in UG, but was 3 foreign language credit hours short of finishing a degree in econ (smart right?) So I ended up majoring in poli sci but have a pretty good background in econ/stats and using Excel/SPSS/Eviews. Also I've interned at a bankruptcy law firm, not sure if that matters though.

So is there any point in applying for analyst positions that are targeted at undergrads? I know they're really hard to land, but I'd rather get something finance related on my resume than do some random public interest internship, especially since I want to move into finance long term. Just wondering if its worth applying at all.

Edit: should probably also mention my UG isn't nearly as impressive as my law school, GPA was 3.66

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