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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did well in biglaw.  Son is attending now. Entering Law, is, still the best upward mobility vehicle I know of aside from med school, which takes much longer. After clerking, he'll enter DC or New York firms making $246K or better.  Yes, he knows how mindboggling boring it can be.  He's heard it from me and all of my friends.  Itis what it is.  But it will get him set financially for life and after being an associate, he can find a better path should he want it. There are many other things that law graduates can do.  Many[/quote]

Only true if you get into T14.  Otherwise you won’t even get an interview at most biglaw firms. [/quote]

I can’t necessarily refute but I can anecdote and it seems that decent law schools in good legal markets are also strong feeders to BigLaw.

Know a girl at Fordham with offers from Latham and another big firm and she isn’t top of the class or law review or whatever.  She says many in her class are also getting good offers.

Now, I doubt she would have many options if she wanted to go to SV, but it seems recruiting is strong in NYC.
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The data is out there in spades. Don’t go to Fordham to enter big law unless you think sub 50% odds are okay. If it doesn’t pan out you’ve wasted your youth and a ton of tuition dollars. Bad luck, roll again![/quote]

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