Reply to Which law school?

Forum Index » Jobs and Careers

Reply to "Which law school?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]20:27 and 20:32 are correct.  I had a similar dilemma (T5 v. Half scholarship at two T20s) and I took the top 5 school.  I'm a relatively recent grad working in big law but I don't regret my decision at all.  Yes the loans suck and at times so does my job, but the loans would still suck if I had half the debt I have now, and who knows if I'd be able to afford them at all.  i have a friend at one of the T20 schools I turned down who struggled finding a shitty paying job, as did all of his friends.  Yes there were people in my class who didn't get big law and who had to scramble for shitty paying jobs, so the top school doesn't guarantee you success, but it makes the job search so much easier.

At my firm, the higher your law school the less likely honors or law review are required to get you in the door.  We have dozens and dozens of Harvard, Columbia, Chicago grads without honors, etc. but almost all lower T14-T20 grads were highest honors and law review.  Any lower than that is not only EXTREMELY rare but those lawyers most certainly had to have law review and highest honors, as well as unique work experience and a stellar undergrad (also with honors).  So, it happens but only for the top 1-3 students per class.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics