DOJ hire from Tier 3, Southwestern/Chapman? Forum

[romothesavior]

check his posting history; kid with a 2.8/164 knows he would be top 25% at Pepperdine/LoyolaLA, so because SW/Chapman are Tier 3s he knows he'll be top 10%.

get real, you're going to incur a lot of nondischargeable debt and graduate with no job and a "classical guitar" major. Not being mean, just being straight with you

LOLOLOL... classic.

First of all, 25% getting 100k+ jobs at Pepperdine? LOL. Second of all, LOLOLOL at you banking on being top 10% at Chapman.

Good freakin luck OP. You aren't working at the DOJ. Sorry boutcha.

[drmguy]

check his posting history; kid with a 2.8/164 knows he would be top 25% at Pepperdine/LoyolaLA, so because SW/Chapman are Tier 3s he knows he'll be top 10%.

get real, you're going to incur a lot of nondischargeable debt and graduate with no job and a "classical guitar" major. Not being mean, just being straight with you

LOLOLOL... classic.

First of all, 25% getting 100k+ jobs at Pepperdine? LOL. Second of all, LOLOLOL at you banking on being top 10% at Chapman.

Good freakin luck OP. You aren't working at the DOJ. Sorry boutcha.

I'm sure he's alright as long as he plans on clerking for Scalia as a fallback if the DOJ doesn't work out.

[Kilpatrick]

check his posting history; kid with a 2.8/164 knows he would be top 25% at Pepperdine/LoyolaLA, so because SW/Chapman are Tier 3s he knows he'll be top 10%.

get real, you're going to incur a lot of nondischargeable debt and graduate with no job and a "classical guitar" major. Not being mean, just being straight with you

Oh my god thank you for this. His other thread about Loyola is pure gold.

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[Patriot1208]

I just want to point out that DOJ hiring has much more to do with resume then school and rank. Top 10% at chapman could get you there, but the doj is only looking at hiring about 80 attorneys this year, so good luck.

[Anonymous User]

First of all, thank you for you informative response UCLAtransfer. I was planning on doing option 3) the SLIP program. I'm hoping to do SLIP after 1L and 2L, so that way I can have as much exp. as possible while also showing interest int he department. What do you think, is SLIP hard to get into after 1L?

Ruh-roh...that's weird that you have plans on doing something after 1L yet you are top 10% at the beginning of a school year.

You can't do SLIP after 1L; it's a 2L summer gig. And the application process is over (at least for this summer).

Just make an honest thread and you will get honest results.

Should I go to Southwestern or Chapman planning on either transferring to T10 or graduating #1.

NO. Honestly I question the decision to go to a TTT, period. I can't help but wonder if some hiring committees doubt the judgment and fiscal responsibility of applicants who went to a TTT law school ITE. The legal market is SO saturated that you should think long and hard before paying to attend even a top school.

EDIT: Forgot to add that betting on transferring to a T10 is a HUGE gamble from a school ranked 121st. You'll be competing with top kids from 111 better-ranked schools. Do the math.

[drmguy]

Just make an honest thread and you will get honest results.

Should I go to Southwestern or Chapman planning on either transferring to T10 or graduating #1.

NO. Honestly I question the decision to go to a TTT, period. I can't help but wonder if some hiring committees doubt the judgment and fiscal responsibility of applicants who went to a TTT law school ITE. The legal market is SO saturated that you should think long and hard before paying to attend even a top school.

EDIT: Forgot to add that betting on transferring to a T10 is a HUGE gamble from a school ranked 121st. You'll be competing with top kids from 111 better-ranked schools. Do the math.

I was putting forth the question he would hypothetically pose but good job anyway.