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Re: Going to a T3 or T4 with no debt

Post by zrcm18 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:25 pm

FuManChusco wrote:
And ridiculous. You could give a malnourished giraffe a yale JD and it would probably get a better job than a ttt grad.
Yeah, and lose the job in a heartbeat....firms want attorney's who can actually win cases. They're not going to keep someone just because they came from a T-14 school...

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Re: Going to a T3 or T4 with no debt

Post by OGR3 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:01 pm

zrcm18 wrote:
FuManChusco wrote:
And ridiculous. You could give a malnourished giraffe a yale JD and it would probably get a better job than a ttt grad.
Yeah, and lose the job in a heartbeat....firms want attorney's who can actually win cases. They're not going to keep someone just because they came from a T-14 school...
Have you looked at a biglaw website?

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Re: Going to a T3 or T4 with no debt

Post by Aberzombie1892 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:11 pm

The was an article in the latest national jurist magazine (I think) that provided evidence that T-14 degrees lose value over time rather than gain value. I think this is true - think about it. People choose law schools based on the initial job prospects.

Essentially, you are both right. On one hand, around half of so partners at major firms came from the T-14. On the other hand, the top firms take so many T-14 students that there is no question in the mind of anyone that a decent portion of that group will make partner.

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