Getting into a Top Law School

Axelrod
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:26:23 +0000

LazyKid: Love your post. Nothing lazy about it, although, even with a brother or two in the profession, your post contains a few “differences of opinion”.
DELETE: the last part (#3) of your third paragraph as it is untrue–unless you have the stats to show otherwise.
Suggesting that splitters can be admitted to T-14 law schools requires a bit of explanation. For example, Northwestern almost requires post-undergraduate work experience & is more lenient toward low GPAs for engineering majors, but not for humanities majors.
There are several other clarifications needed–especially the part about lasting 7 to 8 years in biglaw as an associate; it’s more like 3 to, maybe, 5 years.
Also, law school is not just a major financial & time investment, one needs to consider opportunity cost.
Sorry, but I’m going to leave the rest undone as I’m a bit tired.