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Is going to a top 50 law school good?
It’s not surprising that law grads from top-50 schools have better job prospects than graduates from less prestigious law schools. It turns out that those recent employment stats suggest that there are really only 50 schools worth going to — at least if you want to get a job after you graduate from law school.
Does going to a top 14 law school matter?
Attending a T14 becomes much less important after your first job. As I mentioned previously, where you attend law school will matter the most initially (i.e., to get your first job), but it won’t matter forever.
Which law schools send the most students to BigLaw?
My alma mater, UChicago, tops the chart at #1 with an impressive 88\% of the class of 2017 working in BigLaw. The drop-off is pretty sharp as we make our way down the rankings, however. Only 15 law schools send more than half of their class into BigLaw jobs, and only about 30 schools total send more than 25\% of their class into BigLaw jobs.
Can you get a big job straight out of Law School?
In contrast, it is common for alumni of top law schools to get jobs at big law firms straight out of law school without having to work their way up from a smaller firm, experts say. [See: A Law School Resume That Made the Cut .]
Why do big law firms prefer to hire top law schools?
Large law firms prefer to hire grads from top-ranked law schools to impress potential corporate clients. Big laws firms are competitive and highly selective. (Hero Images/Getty Images)
Should law school graduates focus on grades instead of work?
Law students who have not graduated from a top-tier law school can optimize their chances of landing interviews at big law firms by prioritizing “getting the absolute highest grades possible,” Willis wrote in an email. “They should put grade-earning above working, or any other pursuit during law school.
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