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Best school for practicing in San Diego?

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:29 pm
by ron1321
Which of these schools would be best for someone who wants to practice in SD? Thanks

Re: Best school for practicing in San Diego?

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:41 pm
by twert
not a lot of biglaw in san diego, so i cant see paying sticker at a uc as a good idea.

Re: Best school for practicing in San Diego?

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:45 pm
by hans3n
Even USD without money is the best bet of all those schools

Re: Best school for practicing in San Diego?

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:45 pm
by ron1321
so im guessing from the poll people think that the greater prestige of Hastings/Davis isnt worth it? Do Hastings/Davis grads have a hard time finding work in the SD region?

Re: Best school for practicing in San Diego?

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:49 pm
by hans3n
Depends on what kind of jobs you are talking about. If biglaw, check the websites of firms in san diego, and narrow your search to see which schools most come from. USD is probably the most popular.

Re: Best school for practicing in San Diego?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:28 am
by anthonyc350
did the OP mention biglaw or am i missing something?

Re: Best school for practicing in San Diego?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:30 am
by prezidentv8
I was actually pretty curious about SD myself. I'm a SF Bay Area guy first and foremost, but I'm pretty open to working in most of CA...so basically I'm bookmarking this thread.

Re: Best school for practicing in San Diego?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:31 am
by DoctorNick189
Do Davis/Hastings place well in SD? Not necessarily "BigLaw."

Re: Best school for practicing in San Diego?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:11 am
by twert
anthonyc350 wrote:did the OP mention biglaw or am i missing something?
what you are missing is the assumption i made that paying full price for davis or hastings makes no sense unless you are counting on biglaw. op did no mention it

Re: Best school for practicing in San Diego?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:27 am
by ron1321
twert wrote:
anthonyc350 wrote:did the OP mention biglaw or am i missing something?
what you are missing is the assumption i made that paying full price for davis or hastings makes no sense unless you are counting on biglaw. op did no mention it
not sure about big law. seems hastings/davis dont put much of their class into big law. i'm assuming thats in the bay area? how do they place in big law in SD? thanks for the responses!

Re: Best school for practicing in San Diego?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:09 pm
by anthonyc350
If you're going to USD and working in San Diego you will not be working in biglaw, especially right now.

Re: Best school for practicing in San Diego?

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:19 pm
by hans3n
Of those 3 schools, USD gives you the best chance. I think your poll results are accurate in ranking the success/placement of the respective schools in the San Diego area.