NY Firm from T50 school 2L summer? Forum

[Stressed but blessed]

Is it possible to get a 2L summer associate spot at a NY firm from a T50 school, or is NY pushing it...

[Anonymous User]

Is it possible to get a 2L summer associate spot at a NY firm from a T50 school, or is NY pushing it...

You should really browse thru existing posts before you ask such a broad question with limited details. The short answer is yes, it's possible.

[lavarman84]

Yes. It's possible but you need to have something that will get you interviews.(top grades, something awesome on your resume, and/or connections)

You also will likely need to mass mail during your 1L summer unless you have a bunch of NY firms coming to your OCI.

[Anonymous User]

I was at a ~t50. If you are eligible for patent law then I think top 1/3 to have a chance.

If not, I would say top 20% to have a chance top 10% to be safe for biglaw or almost market paying mid law. If your a hot girl maybe top 25-30%. Outside of top 1/3 you almost have 0 chance unless u are extremely connected.

Nothing is a guarantee. Fwiw, there were a small but size able amount of people who wanted biglaw and graduated in the top 10% that didn't get big law jobs.

[barkschool]

I was at a ~t50. If you are eligible for patent law then I think top 1/3 to have a chance.

If not, I would say top 20% to have a chance top 10% to be safe for biglaw or almost market paying mid law. If your a hot girl maybe top 25-30%. Outside of top 1/3 you almost have 0 chance unless u are extremely connected.

Nothing is a guarantee. Fwiw, there were a small but size able amount of people who wanted biglaw and graduated in the top 10% that didn't get big law jobs.

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[Anonymous User]

I was at a ~t50. If you are eligible for patent law then I think top 1/3 to have a chance.

If not, I would say top 20% to have a chance top 10% to be safe for biglaw or almost market paying mid law. If your a hot girl maybe top 25-30%. Outside of top 1/3 you almost have 0 chance unless u are extremely connected.

Nothing is a guarantee. Fwiw, there were a small but size able amount of people who wanted biglaw and graduated in the top 10% that didn't get big law jobs.

This all sounds about right, except patent law. I defer on the general percentage and hot chick percentage, but both sound reasonably correct, in my experience. I went to a school higher than the t50, but in IP. Ive had a lot of TTT colleagues from schools like Fordham, New york LS, etc comparable TTT and even worse. If you are patent law, honestly, good pre-LS credentials combined with at least average ish LS grades should land you a solid patent law gig. On the east coast, a PhD in bio would be better than a BSEE or similar, but there are still plenty of high tech jobs in North jersey/NY. Possibly a little hustle needed so get out there.