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<p>Of course, there are graduates of law schools outside of the T14 who obtain 6 figure salaries after graduation. However, the important question is what are the chances of doing so? It certainly sounds like your friend’s daughter has done okay for herself, but where does that leave the tens of thousands of other aspiring attorneys who are attending law schools outside of the T14?</p>
<p>I can tell you for a fact that many of the BIGLAW firms that pay the big salaries cut back drastically on recruiting this fall. They went to fewer law schools and hired fewer students from those law schools. Which law schools didn’t make the cut? Well, many top law firms have a partner or two or three who graduated from law schools outside of the T14. Often, in the past, these law firms would hire one (and sometimes even two) tippy top students (I literally mean the top student or two in the class) from these law schools each year, particularly if the partner who graduated from that law school is active in recruiting. This year, many top paying law firms are just not sending recruiters to these law schools.</p>