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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, the rule of thumb for getting a job in BigLaw is to attend one of the T14 law schools. Any one of them is fine. Get good grades first year especially. Obviously, hiring will vary with the state of the market.

For undergrad, get a high GPA in a normal major at a top 100+ school. Your state flagship will do just fine. You don't need to be picky and you definitely do not need to attend a prestigious undergrad for T14 admission or for BigLaw.

Consider working full-time after college in a real-world setting for a couple of years. Definitely does not have to be a legal setting; business of some kind is perfect.

(Any minute now, someone will come along with a list of undergrad "feeders" to T14 and focus on Yale Law School specifically. Ignore them.)[/quote]

Ok, I'll bite, but your post is missing some context. Agree that it's important to go to a top law school to get access to BigLaw. But disagree that you can easily access a T14 law school from any undergrad. I went to a T5 law school. We had many, many more classmates from top undergrads. For example, I was one of several in my class from my Ivy. We did have people from no name undergrads or generic state schools, but just one from each of those type of schools, and I assume they were the very top of their class. So... if you want to try to take that route, it's harder, and you have to assume you will be the very top of your class. No one knows that going in.

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Thank you. I worked in law school admissions and those who think you can just sail in to a T14 going to Podunk University are misinformed. T14 has way more from the top 30 schools and top 10 liberal arts colleges than schools ranked below 50.[/quote]

That means nothing other than that  top schools have more students who score really well on the LSAT - and more than anything else the LSAT is what gets you into a good law school. If you are a smart kid who tests well you can get into a top school regardless of your undergraduate degree. [/quote]

The test is much easier now without logic games and being much shorter and all the accommodations test takers get now for extended time. There is much grade inflation in colleges as well. So you need more than just a good test score and GPA now. Do these count a lot? Yes. But other factors are differentiating students such as strength of undergrad, strong job experience, leadership, awards.[/quote]

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