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I just completed my first year at T4 law school. I have been accepted to several T2 schools but I have narrowed down the list to three schools which are UC Hastings (no scholarship), Rutgers-Newark (full scholarship due to military benefits), and Cardozo (have not heard back but I have a fair chance at being accepted).

I do not care about locations and I do not care that much about tuitions. I care most about employment prospectives. I am interested in working at DA's office in any locations. I am also open to working at big law firms. Where should I go?

dannywlim wrote:I just completed my first year at T4 law school. I have been accepted to several T2 schools but I have narrowed down the list to three schools which are UC Hastings (no scholarship), Rutgers-Newark (full scholarship due to military benefits), and Cardozo (have not heard back but I have a fair chance at being accepted).

I do not care about locations and I do not care that much about tuitions. I care most about employment prospectives. I am interested in working at DA's office in any locations. I am also open to working at big law firms. Where should I go?

It's not too late to drop out and save yourself two years' of lost income.
But since you won't, and since you have a full scholarship at Rutgers, obviously go there.

Hastings, while somewhat PI focused, is bad for your goals. Bay Area DA's offices haven't done any meaningful hiring in years and Hastings has terrible placement numbers. If I didn't have such a substantial scholarship, and rent-free housing, I wouldn't be going there. That should tell you something.

dannywlim wrote:I just completed my first year at T4 law school. I have been accepted to several T2 schools but I have narrowed down the list to three schools which are UC Hastings (no scholarship), Rutgers-Newark (full scholarship due to military benefits), and Cardozo (have not heard back but I have a fair chance at being accepted).

I do not care about locations and I do not care that much about tuitions. I care most about employment prospectives. I am interested in working at DA's office in any locations. I am also open to working at big law firms. Where should I go?

What were your stats? That will give us a better idea of how competitive you will be for big law. SF is very competitive, so whether or not you can get biglaw/DA will depend on what school you went to and what rank you were at the time.

As far as what school to choose, a major note for big law and DA's offices though, UC Hastings bidding has already closed for OCI. They moved the bidding up this year to early July. I don't know if transfer students will have a separate bidding process. You will definitely want to inquire about this if you choose Hastings because potentially you could be stuck with mass-mailing DA's offices and big law firms.

Overall, employment isn't great at any of those schools, so it will really come down to where you want to live/work. Do you want to the live/work in NY/NJ or California?

ymmv wrote:

dannywlim wrote:I just completed my first year at T4 law school. I have been accepted to several T2 schools but I have narrowed down the list to three schools which are UC Hastings (no scholarship), Rutgers-Newark (full scholarship due to military benefits), and Cardozo (have not heard back but I have a fair chance at being accepted).

I do not care about locations and I do not care that much about tuitions. I care most about employment prospectives. I am interested in working at DA's office in any locations. I am also open to working at big law firms. Where should I go?

It's not too late to drop out and save yourself two years' of lost income.
But since you won't, and since you have a full scholarship at Rutgers, obviously go there.

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