The question is not whether these top
tier law school law reviews can corner the market and exploit it, the question is should they?
Not exact matches
Law professor James Kwok, for instance, recently cautioned on this blog that, while a humanities degree from a top -
tier school often opens doors, if you don't come from the sort of background that allows you to study at an elite institution and undertake a few prestigious (probably unpaid) internships, then the calculus rapidly becomes much more difficult.
Southern
Tier Republican Sen. Tom O'Mara has launched the second TV ad of his re-election campaign, which focuses on his success in getting a bill passed through the Legislature and signed into
law that mandates the testing of public
school water for lead.
Florida implemented a four -
tiered system after passing a new
school personnel evaluation
law in 2011.
The
law established
tiered consequences for states that failed to meet the yearly proficiency goals, increasing in severity each subsequent year a
school missed its target.
California's charter
law, created in 1992, gives more flexibility to charter
schools than to traditional public
schools, creating a two -
tiered system of education that has at times led to animosity and division.
If you borrow a lot of money to go to a second - or third -
tier law school and graduate in the bottom half of your class, Campos warned, you probably won't make enough money to pay back your loans.
I went to a 3
tier law school and foolishly took out public AND private loans, and even borrowed for living expenses.
Not having a huge educational foundation I could not attend a 1st
tier law school so I had to settle for a 2nd
tier school.
Their prospective students can't get into top
tier schools, but are savvy enough to know all about the non-profit
schools» misrepresentation of how many of their graduates get
law jobs.
As The New York Times summed up the situation earlier this week,
law firms» decisions to cancel or downsize summer programs is having an impact even at top
tier schools, where firms traditionally drew the majority of their summer classes:
At another end, a thread of discussion led to talk of
tiered law degrees, optional limited programs, and
law school paralegal training.
Imagine you're a
law school dean at a traditional non-profit third -
tier school.
We look at resumes from any
law school, we're not snobbish about where a student goes to
school, but if a candidate is from a so - called second
tier school we'll probably be looking for high level of success, although we're looking for success regardless of the
schools we draw from.
Our clients most often seek attorneys with JD degrees from the top 25 nationally ranked
law schools, who graduated at or near the top of their classes, with a stable employment history at top -
tier law firms or corporations.
Recruitment details • Number of 1st year associates: 11 • Number of 2nd year associates: 17 • Associate salaries: 1st year: $ 180,000 • 2nd year:
Tier - based • Clerking policy: Yes
Law Schools attending for OCIs in 2017: Chicago, Chicago - Kent, Fordham, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Northwestern, Notre Dame.
Legally Blonde has probably done more to lower prospective
law students» expectations on the difficulties of getting into and succeeding in a top -
tier law school than any other film.
But Lateral Link is different in that access to postings is limited to graduates of top -
tier law schools with a minimum of two years of work experience.
And if the program is a success, you can bet more first -
tier law schools will follow suit.
Two op - ed pieces have graced its editorial pages, one tellingly authored by Dean Dan Rodriguez from Northwestern
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tier schoolschool.
In the United States — where tuition at top -
tier law schools is universally unregulated and commonly exceeds $ 50,000 per year — the class of 2016 is expected to graduate into a collapsed job market with average personal debt upward of $ 215,000.
The irony here is that
law firms place so much clout on credentials like college and
law school ranking,
law review and class rank, vying to hire the best and the brightest of the top -
tier law grads, only to have them report to a boss who went to the state university.
Nearly two years ago to the day, the
law student group Building a Better Legal Profession came on the scene, intent on using its collective bargaining power and impressive top -
tier law school credentials to force
law firms to sign on to a list of principles that would make BigLaw a kinder, gentler and more nurturing environment.
Canada
Law From Abroad gives students the opportunity to obtain a first - rate legal education in top - tier U.K. law schools; the birthplace of the common law system and home to the great law schools of the wor
Law From Abroad gives students the opportunity to obtain a first - rate legal education in top -
tier U.K.
law schools; the birthplace of the common law system and home to the great law schools of the wor
law schools; the birthplace of the common
law system and home to the great law schools of the wor
law system and home to the great
law schools of the wor
law schools of the world.
Only 4 percent of graduates of lower -
tiered schools work in
law firms, and many of these graduates work in small, solo practices or in state government jobs.
We encourage top 2Ls and 3Ls at other top -
tier law schools to forward their resumes for consideration.
Professor Taylor attributes this development to many factors, including the need for lower -
tiered schools to maintain revenue by (wittingly or unwittingly) using diversity to help accomplish this goal, as well as elite
law schools using the economic downturn as an opportunity to focus more on admitting students with the highest LSAT scores.
Thus, we limit our on - campus search efforts to a small number of top -
tier law schools.
It's still an interesting «game» to play, although I'm thankful that in Canada all of our
law schools are excellent educational facilities equivalent to
tier 1.
And like it or not, most prominent firms will favor minority graduates from elite
law schools over those who attended lower -
tiered schools.
I have friends who've attended every type of
law school ranging from top
tier schools, lower ranked
schools, and even unranked
schools.
Undoubtedly in response to Bitter Lawyer's 4th -
Tier Law School Kill list, at least 10 law schools have vowed to cut admissio
Law School Kill list, at least 10
law schools have vowed to cut admissio
law schools have vowed to cut admissions.
And while SMU may not be a «first
tier»
law school, it is by no means «second rate.»
If such options are designated only for Flex Time
law students, moreover, this distinction may give rise to stigma or a «second
tier» impression for Flex Time students, just as «night
school» legal education in the US often is referred to as less rigorous and of lower quality than «day programs.»
Probably the easiest way is to graduate in the top of your class at a top -
tier law school and then clerk for a Supreme Court justice.
The hits keep coming at 4th -
tier, embattled
law schools.
I've heard from various sources that a certain fourth -
tier law school is in fairly imminent danger of being shuttered by the central administration of the university where it's located.
Never mind that Loyola 2L, the pseudonymous, muckraking
law student who comments on the poor job prospects for graduates of lower - tiered law schools at blogs like WSJ Law Blog and Above the Law may never beat out his peers from elite schools for a high - paying associate positi
law student who comments on the poor job prospects for graduates of lower -
tiered law schools at blogs like WSJ Law Blog and Above the Law may never beat out his peers from elite schools for a high - paying associate positi
law schools at blogs like WSJ
Law Blog and Above the Law may never beat out his peers from elite schools for a high - paying associate positi
Law Blog and Above the
Law may never beat out his peers from elite schools for a high - paying associate positi
Law may never beat out his peers from elite
schools for a high - paying associate position.
I suspect he is right, but I wonder how many
law schools will voluntarily adopt second -
tier status.
But for the price tag, Campbell seems like exactly what is needed in a «second -
tier»
law school.
At the end of this Bloomberg
Law video, Above the Law's Elie Mystal predicts law schools will split into two tiers, one for law students who are aiming to become white - shoe law firm partners and Supreme Court justices, and another for law students aiming for a middle - class existence in smaller marke
Law video, Above the
Law's Elie Mystal predicts law schools will split into two tiers, one for law students who are aiming to become white - shoe law firm partners and Supreme Court justices, and another for law students aiming for a middle - class existence in smaller marke
Law's Elie Mystal predicts
law schools will split into two tiers, one for law students who are aiming to become white - shoe law firm partners and Supreme Court justices, and another for law students aiming for a middle - class existence in smaller marke
law schools will split into two
tiers, one for
law students who are aiming to become white - shoe law firm partners and Supreme Court justices, and another for law students aiming for a middle - class existence in smaller marke
law students who are aiming to become white - shoe
law firm partners and Supreme Court justices, and another for law students aiming for a middle - class existence in smaller marke
law firm partners and Supreme Court justices, and another for
law students aiming for a middle - class existence in smaller marke
law students aiming for a middle - class existence in smaller markets.
So while you and I (and USNWR, which labels NCCU as «
Tier 4») may never have heard of NCCU, Newton concludes that, «if you want to be a lawyer, graduate from a good quality
law school, with practice - ready skills, with no or little debt, and pass the bar the first time out of the gate, then this might well be the place for you.»
High LSAT scores are necessary for
law school admission, especially if you are trying to go to a top
tier law school.
Northwestern
Law in Chicago, considered a top -
tier school, has a fast - track JD program that offers courses geared more towards the work environment, like accounting and leadership, and requires at least two years» professional work experience before admission.
Topics include: the digital divide and the risk of two
tiers of justice; the role of the courts and
law schools in providing legal services; the impact of technology on access to the legal system; basic practices for using technology to increase access; and the implications of technology - based dispute resolution mechanisms outside of the courts; a comparative analysis of the US approach to access to the legal system and other countries.
• A JD from top -
tier law school and be a member in good standing with the California and / or Washington State Bar.
The MBA's
Tiered Community Mentoring Program provides high
school, undergraduate and
law school students access to legal professionals and an understanding of the legal profession through their attorney mentors.
While there are some exceptions to the case, 3rd and 4th
tier law schools would likely be disproportionally affected.
The MBA's
Tiered Community Mentoring Program provides high
school, undergraduate and
law...
As far as I'm concerned, the best nugget of the NYTimes article discussed hiring of
law school professors at top -
tier law schools since 2000; the median amount of practical experience was one year, and nearly half of faculty members have never practiced
law for a single day.