Which States tend to be Insular?

[FantasticMrFox]

I know most southern states tend to have insular markets, but who else?
Also, how can someone without ties overcome this nagging issue? Is becoming a citizen of the state in question good enough?

Hawaii

[Artistry]

For Alaska, come to Duke. (Seriously). Alaska Law Review, bro.

Raw numbers aren't good enough for that. 3/153 uGPA/LSAT combo.

Right now, I'm going to let the admission cycle play out, but I'm currently seeking employment full-time. If I do that, I can spend the time preparing for the LSAT, and then reapply next year when I do better.

LSAT score "achieved" with two months of preptest studying. Was practicing in the 155-157 range prior to test day.

[tyro]

basically everywhere except really big cities (nyc/la/dc, etc)

I've also heard that areas that are more popular like FL, AZ, CA, and maybe CO are less insular because people understand why you would want to move there. Makes sense but not sure if it's actually true.

[Gail]

basically everywhere except really big cities (nyc/la/dc, etc)

I've also heard that areas that are more popular like FL, AZ, CA, and maybe CO are less insular because people understand why you would want to move there. Makes sense but not sure if it's actually true.

It's not true. Colorado, AZ, and Florida all seem very insular. I don't know about Cali. I imagine less so in Los Angeles as long as you go to USC/UCLA or one of the holy trinity.

[tyro]

basically everywhere except really big cities (nyc/la/dc, etc)

I've also heard that areas that are more popular like FL, AZ, CA, and maybe CO are less insular because people understand why you would want to move there. Makes sense but not sure if it's actually true.

It's not true. Colorado, AZ, and Florida all seem very insular.

But firms will be less skeptical towards someone who randomly moved to Florida than someone who randomly moved to Idaho.

[Calchexas]

RE OP: You've probably made your relevant decision vis-a-vis law school, or perhaps won't see this, but remember that even for your market, the T14 and everyone right around them would still make for a solid, transferable degree. Assuming there isn't anything about the other schools on the Pacific Coast that jump out to you as particularly useful for your interests, then a GPR and LSAT good enough for those schools is still what you should be focused on achieving (assuming one or the other isn't set in stone yet).

That said, lawyers in Alaska are from all sorts of schools. For example, when looking at just the history of the Alaska District Court, you see a very healthy mix of locations: the T14, 15-30s, and even a strong regional school (Seattle!).

[flcath]

basically everywhere except really big cities (nyc/la/dc, etc)

I've also heard that areas that are more popular like FL, AZ, CA, and maybe CO are less insular because people understand why you would want to move there. Makes sense but not sure if it's actually true.

It's not true. Colorado, AZ, and Florida all seem very insular.

But firms will be less skeptical towards someone who randomly moved to Florida than someone who randomly moved to Idaho.

Don't know how 'academic' this subthread is intended to be, but the provinciality of Florida is really pretty irrelevant these days.

[dingbat]

I know most southern states tend to have insular markets, but who else?

Any market that doesn't rhyme with fork

[RedBirds2011]

I know most southern states tend to have insular markets, but who else?

Any market that doesn't rhyme with fork

Lol