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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Georgetown used to be T14.

Also don't forget about Notre Dame, we have a SCOTUS from ND.

Fordham grads probably do a lot of contract review at the big law.  Not the same as Columbia grads.  Completely different tracks.[/quote]

Depends on the practice. I know a lot of IP lawyers from Fordham in biglaw. [/quote]

I know several Fordham grads who are partners at top firms, including Skadden, doing M &A and securities law among other things. [/quote]

For every "several Fordham" there are hundreds of Columbia.  Statistically.

Law is a business that rely on connection a lot.  These Fordham grads may have family connections so they are rain makers.[/quote]

Yes there's more Columbia than Fordham in biglaw but not nearly the difference you suggest.  The ratio is more like 1.5 to 1 or maybe 2 to 1.  Not "hundreds."[/quote]

And I think that the point of the discussion is that if one were to ask someone who is not a lawyer and/or in the metro-NY area how many Fordham law alums there were in BigLaw the answer would likely be zero. So the point is that Fordham outperforms expectations. The degree to which it does so seems to be a topic of much debate but is less relevant - we can all agree that Fordham does better than rankings and outside reputation would lead one to believe.[/quote]

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