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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP -- I haven't read through all the responses, but I'm a law professor, so I probably have a better sense of what's going on in law school right now than most people on this thread.  With those kind of numbers, your DH can probably get a full ride (or very close to it) at a good law school in this area.  Make sure it's a guaranteed 3-year scholarship (not the type that lapse if your DH doesn't do particularly well his first year).  If your DH does well at the lower-ranked school, he will get a job in big law.  If not, he can transfer to a higher ranked school.  Trust me, higher-ranked schools are letting tons of transfer in to make up for the revenue they are losing from first year students (since fewer people are going to law school these days).  This is especially true if you guys want to end up in DC.  If you want to end up in NY or California, then HYS might make sense because you'd have to give up your job in a few years anyway.[/quote]

This is horrible advice, listen to the people who actually work in law firms.  I'm the pp who went to Penn.  It is not easy to transfer and even the top students at schools outside the T14 can have trouble getting jobs.  If he can get into Penn or Georgetown, I'd go for it, but even then, he will need to be in the top quarter of the class to have the best shot at a good job.  Going elsewhere, GW, Notre Dame, or Temple, probably not worth the risk.  Any other T14 school would be worthwhile as well.[/quote]

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