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 position.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We encourage top 2Ls and 3Ls
at other top -
tier law schools to forward their resumes for consideration.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Skills training in general has long been neglected
at the top
tier law schools.
Does a top student
at a «lower -
tier»
law school demonstrably have less potential to become an outstanding lawyer than a mediocre student
at an «upper -
tier»
law school?
He analyzes the subscription base of the
law reviews
at top
tier law schools.
Managed on campus logistics for firm
at over 30 top
tier law schools including travel arrangements for lawyers, staffing and coordinating catering for hospitality suites, and managing marketing materials