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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most of these people don’t know what they are talking about.  I’m an Amherst grad that got into HLS, YLS and Columbia Law.  I see resumes all the time for hiring and the Amherst grads do very well at law school admits particularly for HLS and YLS — it’s as close as you come to a feeder for those two schools.

Of course Dartmouth is fine too but a small school like Amherst its easier to get to know the r professors and develop real leadership skills.

[b]But I also think it’s ridiculous for a teen to be aiming for Big Law.  It’s a step short of saying that your career goal is to be the Hunger Games tribute.   I mean, lots of us end up there but the idea of it being a goal when you are just 16 is so sad[/b].  [/quote]

Another lawyer reading here who is still recovering from the years I spent toiling away in BigLaw, missing important family events, friends' weddings, and the stress I endured working in a toxic workplace.  Am I wealthy yes, but would I encourage any of my kids to go into BigLaw, definitely not.

I graduated from Dartmouth and went to Harvard Law, where anyone who wants to go to BigLaw can get a job in BigLaw.  The harder and more prestigious jobs are clerking for circuit/the supreme court, academia, Skadden fellows, and DOJ.[/quote]

I lasted two years in big law, left, and never looked back. Didn’t wear a watch for years as I couldn’t bear the thought of billable hours.  I, too, would never encourage my children to go into big law and I’m not sure I’d encourage law school. That being said, my Stanford Law degree and circuit clerkship have given me great flexibility to chose my legal path and obtain work/life balance. I’m not as wealthy as my classmates but the prestigious degree has given me great flexibility and, for that, I’m grateful.[/quote]

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