NYC Ambitions - Help Me Choose! Forum

[carlkenneth]

I understand your point about the limited job prospects of the schools listed aside from WUSTL, but I'm not extremely worried about employment yet. I'm not even remotely interested in Big Law at the moment (i know this is a shocker for most TLS types), and I have 7 years work experience in the non-profit and public sector. Maybe I'm naive, but I believe that if worse comes worse I can always come back to my present career. I'm more worried (in this order) about (1) affordability, (2) quality of life, (3) academic reputation (beyond USNWR rankings). Eventually I want to settle in NYC so that's a consideration as well.

[NY88]

Take Cardozo it is respected in NYC.

[FunkyJD]

I understand your point about the limited job prospects of the schools listed aside from WUSTL, but I'm not extremely worried about employment yet. I'm not even remotely interested in Big Law at the moment (i know this is a shocker for most TLS types), and I have 7 years work experience in the non-profit and public sector. Maybe I'm naive, but I believe that if worse comes worse I can always come back to my present career. I'm more worried (in this order) about (1) affordability, (2) quality of life, (3) academic reputation (beyond USNWR rankings). Eventually I want to settle in NYC so that's a consideration as well.

Not exactly sure what you meant by "I'm not extremely worried about employment yet."

Employment prospects should be near the top of your list of considerations when it comes to law schools. Something like, affordability being #1 and employment prospects being #1a.

It would be a shame to spend tens of thousands of dollars, if not more, on a law degree, only to go back to doing what you're already doing. If you would be remotely satisfied with this outcome, don't go to law school.