Can transfers to a top 14 still make big law Forum

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lawschoolsplit2023

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Can transfers to a top 14 still make big law

Post by lawschoolsplit2023 » Fri Dec 09, 2022 2:44 pm

I am unfamiliar how the transfer process works regarding law schools. Can someone a top 20 school with excellent 1L credentials, transfer to not only a top 14, but still land big law upon graduation and excellent summer internships , etc. ?

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Re: Can transfers to a top 14 still make big law

Post by nixy » Fri Dec 09, 2022 3:05 pm

Probably, but if you have excellent 1L credentials at a T20 you should be able to get those outcomes without transferring.

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Re: Can transfers to a top 14 still make big law

Post by ignorantfoot96 » Fri Dec 09, 2022 5:59 pm

lawschoolsplit2023 wrote:
Fri Dec 09, 2022 2:44 pm
I am unfamiliar how the transfer process works regarding law schools. Can someone a top 20 school with excellent 1L credentials, transfer to not only a top 14, but still land big law upon graduation and excellent summer internships , etc. ?
Former transfer here - landed big law relatively no trouble with median grades at the T-14 that I transferred to . I was from a Tier 3 schools with top 5-10% grades, so made sense for me, but if you have good grades from a T-20, I agree with the other poster that you probably are safe enough where you are and I wouldn't leave unless you have no scholarship.

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Re: Can transfers to a top 14 still make big law

Post by Goldie » Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:04 pm

I transferred from a top ~35 law school to a top 3 school, summered at a V20 in DC, clerked, and later practiced at a V10 in DC. Some transfers I knew had some difficulty in the OCI process, but in general transfers did quite well and got biglaw jobs if they wanted them.

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