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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve been practicing at a top Wall Street law firm for many years now in house and 20 years of experience. I wish it wasn’t this way but I always consider law school when hiring and also when I meet a new lawyer.  I think most lawyers at elite firms or highly selective in house legal teams consider a lawyer’s law school as a data point.  It obviously isn’t everything and the more experience and expertise you have under your belt the less it matters, but all things being relatively equal, most lawyers in my position will feel like a lawyer from a top school (T10) is a safer bet than someone from a less well regarded school.[/quote]

This is for hiring, right? As an associate/employee. Someone you want to do a good job, and make money for you. My example was a little different. Although I’ll say that there’s a weirdo factor for the top top law schools. A safer bet is a little lower ranked. And obviously we’ve all seen the rainmaker effect. Mid tier law school grad = super rainmaker with the top tier law school guys working on his scraps.

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