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Duke (extra 35k)
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UT-Austin
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31%
 
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Want Biglaw--where to go

Post by fgold204 » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:34 pm

Want biglaw. Would consider clerkship first.
Duke is 35k more than UT-Austin.
Which to choose?

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MrPapagiorgio

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Re: Want Biglaw--where to go

Post by MrPapagiorgio » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:41 pm

There has to be a few more factors other than biglaw that can help you narrow this down a bit.

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Re: Want Biglaw--where to go

Post by UCLAtransfer » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:43 pm

Unless you know or are pretty sure you don't want to end up in TX, I vote UT. $35k is almost an extra year's worth of tuition, and UT is actually pretty strong clerkship-wise from what I recall.

I would be interested to see exactly how the two schools stack up in terms of clerkships.

If you are gunning for NY or some other particular market that would be tougher to crack coming from UT, I think it might make more sense to bite the extra $35k bullet and give yourself a better chance by going to Duke.

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Re: Want Biglaw--where to go

Post by CanadianWolf » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:55 pm

Not enough info.

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Re: Want Biglaw--where to go

Post by TheThreader » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:01 pm

Id be fine working anywhere. Preferred markets: DC (1), TX (2), CA (3), ATL (4) Less interested in CHI, NYC, PHI, BOS...would not want to be in anywhere classified as the Deep South (with the exception of Atlanta; would hate LA, AL, MI, SC), would be okay in Florida or North Carolina though

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Re: Want Biglaw--where to go

Post by MrPapagiorgio » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:16 pm

fgold204 wrote:Want biglaw. Would consider clerkship first.
Duke is 35k more than UT-Austin.
Which to choose?
TheThreader wrote:Id be fine working anywhere. Preferred markets: DC (1), TX (2), CA (3), ATL (4) Less interested in CHI, NYC, PHI, BOS...would not want to be in anywhere classified as the Deep South (with the exception of Atlanta; would hate LA, AL, MI, SC), would be okay in Florida or North Carolina though

what other info is needed?
Why did you use an alt for the original post?

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Re: Want Biglaw--where to go

Post by Aberzombie1892 » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:26 pm

TheThreader wrote:Id be fine working anywhere....would not want to be in anywhere classified as the Deep South (with the exception of Atlanta; would hate LA, AL, MI, SC)
I see.

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Re: Want Biglaw--where to go

Post by MyManKanye » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:44 pm

What happened to GULC? If you want DC I'd think that might be something to consider. Other than that I'd take Texas over Duke if you don't care about NY. I don't think either of them lend to getting you into DC or CA particularly.

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Re: Want Biglaw--where to go

Post by FiveSermon » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:45 pm

Duke.

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Re: Want Biglaw--where to go

Post by Grizz » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:48 pm

TheThreader wrote:Id be fine working anywhere. Preferred markets: DC (1), TX (2), CA (3), ATL (4) Less interested in CHI, NYC, PHI, BOS...would not want to be in anywhere classified as the Deep South (with the exception of Atlanta; would hate LA, AL, MI, SC), would be okay in Florida or North Carolina though

what other info is needed?
Where do you have ties.

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Re: Want Biglaw--where to go

Post by TheThreader » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:59 pm

didnt realize i was signed into someone elses account (on my comp)

Gtown is way more expensive (even more than Duke, cant justify it)

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