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Re: At what point in your legal career does where you went to law school and your law school grades stop mattering?

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Sep 09, 2022 5:14 pm

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Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:30 am
So, less theoretically, if you are below median at HYS, how many years out is it realistic to lateral up? I guess it depends on the market here, but is 1 year out of the question?
Nope, I did exactly this after 1 year (~V50 to ~V10) with those stats.

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Re: At what point in your legal career does where you went to law school and your law school grades stop mattering?

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Sep 12, 2022 7:04 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Sep 09, 2022 5:14 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:30 am
So, less theoretically, if you are below median at HYS, how many years out is it realistic to lateral up? I guess it depends on the market here, but is 1 year out of the question?
Nope, I did exactly this after 1 year (~V50 to ~V10) with those stats.
Can I ask what practice area? Was it difficult, how did you go about the process?

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