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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]
I went to a T14, but I wish I had gone to a cheaper law school in the 20-50. While it's easier to get into a big coast law firm from from a T14, it isn't that hard from a good-not-great law school. Top firms are full of grads from Fordham, [b]Hastings[/b], George Washington, BU, etc. To be fair, you'll want to be in the top 10-20% of your class and maybe on law review from such schools to get a first-year job at top firms. In my case, the debt I racked up in my T14 meant that I had no choice but to go into "Big Law" and remain there longer than I would have preferred. I wish I had looked for scholarships and cheaper options. As others have said, the big-firm life is a grind and, in my experience, only about 10% of those in it truly enjoy their jobs.[/quote]

Are you sure about Hastings ?[/quote]
At least in SF, Hastings (or whatever it’s now called) is well represented in elite law firms. [/quote]

It's called UC Law San Francisco and it's T82 so not hired by Big Law here.[/quote]

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