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<p>This is a good point, moneydad. Since I haven’t gone through law school recruiting myself, I won’t know the most accurate answer to this. I’ve set my eyes on NYC BigLaw since like I was in high school… And, at this point of my life (since I am pretty darn close to starting law school and law firm interviewing) I began to do tons of research on that matter so that I have a good idea of what I am getting myself into.</p>
<p>From doing research, I’ve found that: BigLaw firms from major cities tend to recruit from only top law schools. And, these law firms are obsessed with academic credentials. Your class rank and GPA at the law school you attend is of paramount importance to these elite employers. Even if you come from Harvard UG, poor academic performance in law school won’t save your butt when trying to land that BigLaw gig. And, law firms care a lot about your personality, just like any employer does, but maybe even more so because lawyers work in teams and won’t like to hire an antisocial kid despite high intelligence. After those things are factored in, I guess having gone to an Ivy undergrad can be of a plus soft factor. Yet, I keep hearing from current top law school students that factors such as work experience pre-law school, and having that hard sciences background from your UG still overshadow the prestigious UG name on your resume. </p>
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<p>It has a top 10 law school. And, it tends to give tons of merit money to kids with 173+ LSAT. Which is why I speculated that many Harvard Law admits would choose to attend schools like Michigan, or UVa, considering similar employment opportunities. My suspicion is that Harvard Law accepts equal numbers of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton UGs, considering equivalent caliber of students from those schools. It may be just that Yale and Princeton kids may turn down that H Law offer at higher rate.</p>