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<p>Keep in mind, even many law students from top 14 schools end up getting screwed. Schools like Penn, UVA, Michigan, Georgetown etc are in top 14 and 30-60% of their grads, depending on the school, end up unemployed or severely underemployed.</p>
<p>Not to mention, even many of those who get Biglaw after law school end up getting screwed over long-term. Law just is not a ‘steady’ field. It is highly volatile, competitive, and over-saturated.</p>
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<p>Those two skills are basic minimum requirements.</p>
<p>To succeed in law, it’s going to take far more than that. You need to do everything right: go to the ‘right’ law school, get ‘right’ grades, get that first Biglaw job, get assigned under ‘right’ partners that are not a-holes, get very good reviews, learn to play politics with people within firm, learn to win and bring in clients to the firms, learn to ‘network’ with other professionals effectively, etc.</p>
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<p>Life is all about trade-offs. It takes more effort and intelligence to get into a med school. The end result is that it pays off more for your career. It takes less effort and intelligence to get into a law school. The end result is that it likely pays off (much) less for your career.</p>
<p>In the end, not everyone can win.</p>