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Cornell Law School reported having the highest percentage of its 2022 graduates hired by large law firms, such as those specializing in transactions and litigation. Columbia Law School was second with 78%, followed by NorthwesternU School of Law at 68%. According to the dean of Cornell, their success is due to the school producing students that are "problem solvers" highly sought after by law firms. Are "problem solvers" really the main factor here? What do you think?

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Wed May 03, 2023 10:28 am

Cornell Law School reported having the highest percentage of its 2022 graduates hired by large law firms, such as those specializing in transactions and litigation. Columbia Law School was second with 78%, followed by NorthwesternU School of Law at 68%. According to the dean of Cornell, their success is due to the school producing students that are "problem solvers" highly sought after by law firms. Are "problem solvers" really the main factor here? What do you think?

No - Cornell just feeds really heavily into the NYC biglaw pipeline so it makes sense that they place a ton of people into biglaw. The school also has a particular focus on feeding students into the private sector as opposed to judicial clerkships, etc. There is nothing specific about Cornell students that make them "problem solvers". They are typically coming to Cornell wanting biglaw or are being pushed to biglaw by the school. Also, take class size into consideration when comparing outcomes. Columbia's incoming class size is nearly double that of Cornell's. That is going to play a huge role in how the statistic plan out. For every 1 student Cornell has to place into biglaw, Columbia has to place 2.

I looked at the data. Cornell doesn't really have a strong network when compared to other T14s. People should look at the numbers.