Law school at age 35

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Anonymous wrote:All I will say OP, is that the ranking of the school you attend matters. Period. You will need to think long and hard about attending any program outside of the top 10 nationally. People will share their success stories and ... good for them! I was one of them. But it is horrible to see more than half of my graduate class toiling away in temporary or low paying positions (and I went to a top 30 school!). At my school, if you were not in the top 30% of the class at the end of 1L year, law firms would not even *interview* you. Hard cutoff. It's atrocious. To think that some of these people had families.

I agree. Brand very much matters, and not just for your first job. There is a ridiculous level of elitism in law -- and not just in BigLaw, but also in the non-profit world. I'm almost 20 years out and I still see it.

Brand does matter. However, if you want to work in business as a lawyer, it's a boon. It's been fantastic for my career. I went to law school as an older student. Practiced for a while then went into banking. Few lawyers in banking on the business side. If you want to stay in law, it can be tough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All I will say OP, is that the ranking of the school you attend matters. Period. You will need to think long and hard about attending any program outside of the top 10 nationally. People will share their success stories and ... good for them! I was one of them. But it is horrible to see more than half of my graduate class toiling away in temporary or low paying positions (and I went to a top 30 school!). At my school, if you were not in the top 30% of the class at the end of 1L year, law firms would not even *interview* you. Hard cutoff. It's atrocious. To think that some of these people had families.

I agree. Brand very much matters, and not just for your first job. There is a ridiculous level of elitism in law -- and not just in BigLaw, but also in the non-profit world. I'm almost 20 years out and I still see it.

Brand does matter. However, if you want to work in business as a lawyer, it's a boon. It's been fantastic for my career. I went to law school as an older student. Practiced for a while then went into banking. Few lawyers in banking on the business side. If you want to stay in law, it can be tough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All I will say OP, is that the ranking of the school you attend matters. Period. You will need to think long and hard about attending any program outside of the top 10 nationally. People will share their success stories and ... good for them! I was one of them. But it is horrible to see more than half of my graduate class toiling away in temporary or low paying positions (and I went to a top 30 school!). At my school, if you were not in the top 30% of the class at the end of 1L year, law firms would not even *interview* you. Hard cutoff. It's atrocious. To think that some of these people had families.

I agree. Brand very much matters, and not just for your first job. There is a ridiculous level of elitism in law -- and not just in BigLaw, but also in the non-profit world. I'm almost 20 years out and I still see it.

Brand does matter. However, if you want to work in business as a lawyer, it's a boon. It's been fantastic for my career. I went to law school as an older student. Practiced for a while then went into banking. Few lawyers in banking on the business side. If you want to stay in law, it can be tough.

Sorry, you sound clueless. Corporations will assess your academic credentials, this is a fact. http://www.thelawyerwhisperer.com/question/why-do-my-law-school-credentials-still-matter/