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[quote=Anonymous]DOJ or ADA jobs are very difficult to get right out of law school. No one should go to law school assuming they will be able to get that job when they leave. IF clerking/DOJ is the path he wants to shoot for, however, he should go to Penn or Gtown as a second choice, as most of the people who get good DOJ jobs have clerkships and Penn will give him the best shot as it is the best ranked school. Penn/Gtown would probably also give him the best shot at DOJ honors program (hiring straight out of law school).

Though again, you can't go to law school assuming you are going to do well enough to clerk or get DOJ honors. Only the top 10-20% of students have those options. It's an odds game and it's really dangerous assume you will win. Think about what his second choice would be and whether it's worth giving up the years earning money. Would he be OK going to Biglaw for a couple of years? Or taking a less prestigious govt attorney job? How will he feel if he ends up back in another GS 14 job after 3 years of school?[/quote]

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