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For those looking for a big law job after law school... --LinkRemoved--

With a more balanced review of what this means... http://blog.veritasprep.com/2010/02/nor ... -does.html

Northwestern is in decline.

I think the second article is reaching - it is a good achievement for NU, and likely tied to the fact they are taking people with WE - it absolutely means something to an employer if you have significant prior WE as opposed to being green.

I for one welcome our new Northwestern overlords.

NU is a good school, but I really imagine this has something to do with NU's admissions policy. The majority of NU law students have some sort of real work experience, which I imagine is helpful when it comes to getting a job. That may not account for it all, but I really, really don't think someone should conclude from this data that NU is the best law school to go for if you want a biglaw job. That school is clearly Yale, despite the fact that Yale sends less than 50% directly into biglaw. Things are more nuanced than the data suggests.

No matter how you slice it, this is impressive for Northwestern and something all NU students (and 0L's) should be excited about. However, I also give a +1 to the following quote (from the 2nd link in the OP):

"If you revised this survey to include graduates who go into: 'NLJ top 250 firms, federal clerkships, and academic fellowship programs' (i.e., the three most prestigious paths, probably in reverse order), I promise you the list would look much different. "