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Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 12:03 pm
by M&ADE
Since all the posts floating around these days are "What are my chances with [LSAT Score]?" I was curious to see what job outcomes and grades TLS folks got based on their LSAT. For simplicity's sake with jobs, I'm referring to first job, because we all know that everyone, through hustle, grit, and determination, can still reach their dream job if they try hard enough. :lol:

JUST POST:
1) Job Outcome (select from categories below)
2) LSAT score
3) School range and GPA (T14, Top 50, Top 100, TTTT)

Job Outcome Categories (First job only)
- Big Law OR market-paying boutique (and applicable Vault/NLJ250 range or size of firm)
- MidLaw (let's say above $90K or above 50 attorneys)
- Small-firm
- In-House
- BigFed
- State/local gov't
- Public Interest / Non-Profit
- Contract Attorney / Solo Practitioner
- Unemployed / not a practicing attorney

I'm curious to see just how rare those special snowflakes really are (I have a friend at a V10 in major metro area who scored below a 150 LSAT, but crushed law school). A poll won't work because there are too many job outcomes to use a TLS poll effectively.

Mods: posted here for anonymity's sake and since it is job-related.

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 12:27 pm
by jselson
170+: Some mix but a lot of BigLaw
160-169: Mixed
159-: Mixed with a lot more doc review/unemployment

/thread

The reason is LSAT tracks schools. The only way this thread becomes interesting is if lots of high LSAT folks at TTTs start posting AND state whether they had jobs lined up before law school or not.

Mine:
1) BigLaw
2) 177
3) HYS

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 12:29 pm
by Johann
1) Job Outcome - Small firm
2) LSAT score - 162
3) TTT, 3.7 (top 10%)

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 12:49 pm
by Anonymous User
1) V10
2) 169
3) T14 3.6 top 25%

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:14 pm
by Anonymous User
1) Midlaw (>$100k, secondary market, >100 attys)
2) 159
3) Top 100 - median

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:30 pm
by Anonymous User
V5 NYC
168
CCN

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:34 pm
by Anonymous User
v30

162

t50 and top 20%

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:36 pm
by Anonymous User
V10
169
Lower T14 - Top 10%

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:37 pm
by Anonymous User
V10
171
t14 3.7 top 10%

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:49 pm
by Anonymous User
BigFed
172
CCN (top 30% ish)

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:54 pm
by Anonymous User
1) V15 (non-NYC)
2) 170
3) CCN dead median

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:55 pm
by sparty99
This thread is dumb.

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:03 pm
by Anonymous User
1) Big Law ($160k NLJ250 firm)
2) 162
3) Top 25% at Top 30

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:05 pm
by Anonymous User
1) V20
2) 175
3) T50 - 3.79 (top 3%)

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:17 pm
by prezidentv8
LOL WAIT

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:17 pm
by Anonymous User
1) Small firm
2) 171
3) T14, 3.4 (middle of pack)

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:35 pm
by Anonymous User
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Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:38 pm
by Anonymous User
1. public defense
2. 170
3. T-14, bottom of the barrel

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:52 pm
by Anonymous User
1) V5, then dist ct. clerkship
2) 167
3) Boalt ~ top 25%

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:57 pm
by Anonymous User
1) V20
2) 170
3) UVA ~ top 40% (~ top 20% after 1L)

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 3:00 pm
by Anonymous User
V5
173
DCNG ~top 25%

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 3:00 pm
by Anonymous User
1) V100
2) 158
3) Lower t14 (bottom 1/3rd)

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 3:10 pm
by Anonymous User
1) Midlaw (>$100k, >300 attys)
2) 155
3) Top 100 - Magna Cum Laude

Yep, sort of surprised myself, but not really.

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 3:15 pm
by Anonymous User
1) state gov't
2) 160
3) TTT, top 10%

Re: Survey of Job Outcome and Grades compared to LSAT Score

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 3:18 pm
by Anonymous User
1) Biglaw
2) 160
3) T50, top 20%