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Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:14 pm
by suzee401
This is a direct quote from a friend of mine when I asked her about T2 schools and Big Law:
"In all seriousness it is extremely hard to get a big firm job from a second tier school in NY unless you're in the top 10%. A second tier school outside of NYC is honestly next to impossible."
As for getting in from a law school... "Fordham (which I would argue is tier 1), Brooklyn, Cardozo, St. Johns, Hofstra" - in that order.
I have seen some people asking about which NY school to go to - so there's some info straight from someone who hires.
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:16 pm
by patrickd139
noob
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:18 pm
by Justathought
Well, I won't get these 10 secs of my life back. Thanks!
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:18 pm
by adonai
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:45 pm
by EstboundNDwn
suzee401 wrote:This is a direct quote from a friend of mine when I asked her about T2 schools and Big Law:
"In all seriousness it is extremely hard to get a big firm job from a second tier school in NY unless you're in the top 10%. A second tier school outside of NYC is honestly next to impossible."
As for getting in from a law school... "Fordham (which I would argue is tier 1), Brooklyn, Cardozo, St. Johns, Hofstra" - in that order.
I have seen some people asking about which NY school to go to - so there's some info straight from someone who hires.
Yeahhh right. You're lying.
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:47 pm
by bk1
Wait, this is from your friend? Well shit I guess I'm not going to St. John's at sticker anymore.
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:50 pm
by PurplePirate
How about this: "If you're thinking about Biglaw from T2, don't."
fixed
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:51 pm
by bk1
PurplePirate wrote:"If you're thinking about Biglaw from T2 any school lower than T12, don't."
There, that's better.
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:53 pm
by PurplePirate
bk187 wrote:PurplePirate wrote:"If you're thinking about Biglaw from T2 any school lower than T12, don't."
There, that's better.
TITCR
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:16 pm
by w.ftw
Yes, the other 90% is fucked.
/sarcasm
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:17 pm
by splitmuch
PurplePirate wrote:bk187 wrote:PurplePirate wrote:"If you're thinking about Biglaw from T2 any school lower than T12, don't."
There, that's better.
TITCR
Didn't Cornell have good numbers?
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:19 pm
by FiveSermon
bk187 wrote:PurplePirate wrote:"If you're thinking about Biglaw from T2 any school lower than T12, don't."
There, that's better.
Egregious anti Cornell trolling. Duke has only outplaced Cornell once in the last 6-7 years. What happens to your t12 now!??!?
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:20 pm
by bk1
FiveSermon wrote:bk187 wrote:PurplePirate wrote:"If you're thinking about Biglaw from T2 any school lower than T12, don't."
There, that's better.
Egregious anti Cornell trolling. Duke has only outplaced Cornell once in the last 6-7 years. What happens to your t12 now!??!?
I felt like being generous. Should have probably axed out Duke too (or heck, cut it to T6) but I didn't feel like getting the ire of pro-Duke trolls or anti-NYU trolls.
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:21 pm
by icouldbuyu
suzee401 wrote:This is a direct quote from a friend of mine when I asked her about T2 schools and Big Law:
"In all seriousness it is extremely hard to get a big firm job from a second tier school in NY unless you're in the top 10%. A second tier school outside of NYC is honestly next to impossible."
As for getting in from a law school... "Fordham (which I would argue is tier 1), Brooklyn, Cardozo, St. Johns, Hofstra" - in that order.
I have seen some people asking about which NY school to go to - so there's some info straight from someone who hires.
Fordham isn't a T2?
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:24 pm
by FiveSermon
bk187 wrote:FiveSermon wrote:bk187 wrote:PurplePirate wrote:"If you're thinking about Biglaw from T2 any school lower than T12, don't."
There, that's better.
Egregious anti Cornell trolling. Duke has only outplaced Cornell once in the last 6-7 years. What happens to your t12 now!??!?
I felt like being generous. Should have probably axed out Duke too (or heck, cut it to T6) but I didn't feel like getting the ire of pro-Duke trolls or anti-NYU trolls.
Too generous. Only real hierarchical difference within the T13 I see are T6 and probably Penn vs everyone else. I guess I'm bit of a Cornell troll though.
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:28 pm
by bk1
FiveSermon wrote:Too generous. Only real hierarchical difference within the T13 I see are T6 and probably Penn vs everyone else. I guess I'm bit of a Cornell troll though.
Eh, I don't buy the "GULC is significantly worse than Cornell" argument considering much higher PI/gov placement.
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:30 pm
by FiveSermon
bk187 wrote:FiveSermon wrote:Too generous. Only real hierarchical difference within the T13 I see are T6 and probably Penn vs everyone else. I guess I'm bit of a Cornell troll though.
Eh, I don't buy the "GULC is significantly worse than Cornell" argument considering much higher PI/gov placement.
I knew they placed higher into PI but do they really place much higher into gov?
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:36 pm
by bk1
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:39 pm
by FiveSermon
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:43 pm
by Stringer Bell
OP, how on earth did you join this site 3.5 years ago and think that this thread would be informative?
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:50 pm
by dshirs32
Dumb thread...of course it is difficult to get biglaw from a T2 (especially from T2s located in the most competitive legal market, which you chose to highlight); we all know this.
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:56 pm
by red_alertz
top 100 schools are good schools
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:37 pm
by TheFactor
red_alertz wrote:top 100 schools are good schools
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:38 pm
by red_alertz
top 100 schools are good schools
Re: Of note if you're thinking about Big Law from T2
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:42 pm
by Ty Webb
Thread is not only redundant but just wrong. I would argue that it's much easier to get a Biglaw job out of, say, the University of Houston than it is to get a Biglaw job out of Brooklyn/St. Johns.