Louisiana law schools and their in state job placement?
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:40 pm
So I am trying to figure out where I am going to go to law school.
I am going to stay in Louisiana and live in preferably Baton Rouge but, if the job is a lot better, I could move to the suburbs of New Orleans.
My numbers are 161 and 3.75. So I am guessing $$$ from Loyola, $ from LSU, and sticker at Tulane.
I am debating between LSU, Tulane, and Loyola. Southern is out. Obviously LSU is about 20k a year cheaper which is very nice. I will be financing the full tab of school and plan on going in to private practice after. I also have $0 debt from UG due to full ride through out.
I am willing to take on debt if I think it would make a difference.
The sketchy data I have found so far.
LSU boast on their website that they have place more people in Louisiana big law firms than all other Louisiana law schools combined, BUT only 40% of Tulane grads stay in Louisiana and I know all of Loyola's grads are grabbed up be New Orleans firms.
Tulane (70k) says its private practice starting salary is only about 10k more than that of LSU's (60k) but LSU has 96% reporting and Tulane has about 40% reporting. Also Tulane's private practice is 93k but I can not find any data on LSU's private practice salary.
Both schools also have about a 90% employment rate.
Finally can someone find info on Loyola's website about their law school's placement info? I could not find anything.
My question, which I have had a hard time finding data on, is how much of a difference does it make in salary and employment opportunities from the different schools?
Thanks,
I am going to stay in Louisiana and live in preferably Baton Rouge but, if the job is a lot better, I could move to the suburbs of New Orleans.
My numbers are 161 and 3.75. So I am guessing $$$ from Loyola, $ from LSU, and sticker at Tulane.
I am debating between LSU, Tulane, and Loyola. Southern is out. Obviously LSU is about 20k a year cheaper which is very nice. I will be financing the full tab of school and plan on going in to private practice after. I also have $0 debt from UG due to full ride through out.
I am willing to take on debt if I think it would make a difference.
The sketchy data I have found so far.
LSU boast on their website that they have place more people in Louisiana big law firms than all other Louisiana law schools combined, BUT only 40% of Tulane grads stay in Louisiana and I know all of Loyola's grads are grabbed up be New Orleans firms.
Tulane (70k) says its private practice starting salary is only about 10k more than that of LSU's (60k) but LSU has 96% reporting and Tulane has about 40% reporting. Also Tulane's private practice is 93k but I can not find any data on LSU's private practice salary.
Both schools also have about a 90% employment rate.
Finally can someone find info on Loyola's website about their law school's placement info? I could not find anything.
My question, which I have had a hard time finding data on, is how much of a difference does it make in salary and employment opportunities from the different schools?
Thanks,