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North Carolina
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 12:41 pm
by stupendous_sea_lion
Hi, was wondering if any NC people could help me out. I specifically want to work in the Triangle region in the future. Are there any law schools I should specifically target? Is Duke/UNC/Wake Forest clearly the top 3 schools for NC, or would better-ranked schools outside the state be acceptable alternatives? Would greatly appreciate any advice! If not those three, is it T14 or bust? Are there any schools in the top 50 that place well in NC (in particular, schools in the Southeast that are not T14)?
Re: North Carolina
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 12:43 pm
by CanadianWolf
Duke, UNC & Virginia should all be considered.
Re: North Carolina
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:29 pm
by ndirish2010
If you cannot get into Duke or UVA (preferably with $$), you should not go anywhere else besides Carolina.
Re: North Carolina
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:04 pm
by adil91
I'd consider Vanderbilt as well
Re: North Carolina
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:06 pm
by BlackAndOrange84
Do you actually have ties to the Triangle area / NC more generally? Without them, even if you go to UNC and do quite well it can be tough to land desirable work without significant ties.
Re: North Carolina
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 4:23 pm
by ndirish2010
BlackAndOrange84 wrote:Do you actually have ties to the Triangle area / NC more generally? Without them, even if you go to UNC and do quite well it can be tough to land desirable work without significant ties.
This is true. I would pretty much forget about working in NC if you don't have legitimate ties.
Re: North Carolina
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 5:16 pm
by stupendous_sea_lion
Yes, I have strong ties. My main concern is that Duke, UVA, and maybe UNC are not options for me (very low GPA).
Re: North Carolina
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 5:20 pm
by CanadianWolf
Then WFU is a reasonable option if willing to consider Winston-Salem as well.
Re: North Carolina
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 5:40 pm
by ndirish2010
CanadianWolf wrote:Then WFU is a reasonable option if willing to consider Winston-Salem as well.
The Triad is not much of a legal market, outside of Womble. Wake places decently in Charlotte, too. But Carolina is probably superior throughout the state (it certainly has a much stronger alumni base). My source is spending a year in the state as an outsider.
Re: North Carolina
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 6:24 pm
by BlackAndOrange84
stupendous_sea_lion wrote:Yes, I have strong ties. My main concern is that Duke, UVA, and maybe UNC are not options for me (very low GPA).
My guess is that if you score high enough on the LSAT either UNC or Wake could throw you some cash despite a rough GPA. That said, I'm not a splitter myself. Any splitters out there who applied to WF/UNC?
Re: North Carolina
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 6:52 pm
by zippernicus
Nc native, splitter. Got good money at wake, wl'ed at unc, went to law school out of state. Back in nc this week interviewing for 2L sa positions. Feel free to pm me.
Re: North Carolina
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 6:57 pm
by Mack.Hambleton
with the right LSAT you should be able to get UNC/Wake with good money despite a low GPA.
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:58 pm
by Wattz
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Re: North Carolina
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 10:55 pm
by AT9
ndirish2010 wrote:CanadianWolf wrote:Then WFU is a reasonable option if willing to consider Winston-Salem as well.
The Triad is not much of a legal market, outside of Womble. Wake places decently in Charlotte, too. But Carolina is probably superior throughout the state (it certainly has a much stronger alumni base). My source is spending a year in the state as an outsider.
I agree with most of this, but I don't think being at Wake places you at a huge disadvantage simply because it's not in the Triangle/Charlotte. The Triad is only an 60-90 minutes from Charlotte and less than 2 hours from Raleigh. A number of my classmates and I got internships this summer in Raleigh.
But yeah, UNC has the larger alumni base in NC by a good margin. If you do well at either Wake/UNC and have a convincing reason for wanting to be in NC, you'll probably be fine. I'd probably go to whichever is cheaper; if similar cost and if you want to stay in state, I'd probably do UNC.
Otherwise, the T6, Duke, UVA (maybe Vandy), and UNC/Wake with $$$ are probably the only options you should consider if your goal is NC.
Edit: If you really want biglaw, I'd stay away from NC. There just aren't many biglaw SAs available in the state. Make sure you have some non-biglaw goals before aiming here.
Re: North Carolina
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 12:55 am
by ndirish2010
AT9 wrote:ndirish2010 wrote:CanadianWolf wrote:Then WFU is a reasonable option if willing to consider Winston-Salem as well.
The Triad is not much of a legal market, outside of Womble. Wake places decently in Charlotte, too. But Carolina is probably superior throughout the state (it certainly has a much stronger alumni base). My source is spending a year in the state as an outsider.
I agree with most of this, but I don't think being at Wake places you at a huge disadvantage simply because it's not in the Triangle/Charlotte. The Triad is only an 60-90 minutes from Charlotte and less than 2 hours from Raleigh. A number of my classmates and I got internships this summer in Raleigh.
But yeah, UNC has the larger alumni base in NC by a good margin. If you do well at either Wake/UNC and have a convincing reason for wanting to be in NC, you'll probably be fine. I'd probably go to whichever is cheaper; if similar cost and if you want to stay in state, I'd probably do UNC.
Otherwise, the T6, Duke, UVA (maybe Vandy), and UNC/Wake with $$$ are probably the only options you should consider if your goal is NC.
Edit: If you really want biglaw, I'd stay away from NC. There just aren't many biglaw SAs available in the state. Make sure you have some non-biglaw goals before aiming here.
Yeah didn't mean to say Wake was a bad option (especially not because of its location in Winston). Firms obviously know Wake. But it just seemed to me like the Carolina network was so much stronger (and I was working in Winston). Definitely both are solid options for both Charlotte and the Triangle with significant scholarship.