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At most law schools 90 percent of the class will never, ever, get so much as an interview for a summer position with a large law firm in their lives. Those firms are only interested students who are in the top ten percent of the class, and preferably also on Law Review (NOT a "secondary journal"). Oh, and that's top 5 percent of the class only for Cravath, Skadden, and some other highly grade-conscious law firms. So, if you are going to law school because you expect to land a job in BigLaw, understand that will not happen for 9/10 law students, a 9.5/10 for the very top law firms . If you don't out-grade at least 90 percent of your classmates, it won't happen for you. THINK, long and hard, before spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and three year of your life on Law School. Practicing law isn't like an episode of "Suits".
It's definitely true that big law firms make their first cuts based on law school + 1L grades (most of which will come down to who is in the top 10%-15% of the class after 1L year), which is incredibly narrow-minded. That being said, the good news is that these recommendations of how to show up in practice as a junior associate are applicable across the board regardless of which law firm you ultimately work for.
@@AngelaVorpahl I do not dispute the validity of your recommendations. I just want people to know that the vast majority of law students have no shot at all of every even interviewing for any kind of job at a large law firm. People have very unrealistic expectations about law school, they go in expecting a high paying job with a big, prestigious law firm, and end up doing "temporary document review projects" for $22.00 per hour afterward, with a couple hundred thousand dollars in debt. Law school has a horrible ROI for most. It worked out for me because I graduated in the mid 90's, before the job market for lawyers became awful. It doesn't work out for most law students today.
@@criminallaw9573but who are going to be our future lawyers? most lawyers have a different journey and linkedin is a great way to find unique law clerk jobs. im most definitely going to law school because i was able to get a law clerk internship last summer with no legal work background other than my volunteering which was legal document preparation for youth who were transitioning from high school to post secondary for entrance applications for the school year. everyone’s journey is different!
Let me know below about big law...YES, NO, MAYBE! 👉 TAKE THE FREE "WHAT TYPE OF LAWYER SHOULD I BE?" QUIZ and figure out what would be the best fit type of law for YOU. launch.angelavorpahl.com/what-type-of-lawyer-quiz-visit
At most law schools 90 percent of the class will never, ever, get so much as an interview for a summer position with a large law firm in their lives. Those firms are only interested students who are in the top ten percent of the class, and preferably also on Law Review (NOT a "secondary journal"). Oh, and that's top 5 percent of the class only for Cravath, Skadden, and some other highly grade-conscious law firms. So, if you are going to law school because you expect to land a job in BigLaw, understand that will not happen for 9/10 law students, a 9.5/10 for the very top law firms
. If you don't out-grade at least 90 percent of your classmates, it won't happen for you. THINK, long and hard, before spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and three year of your life on Law School. Practicing law isn't like an episode of "Suits".
It's definitely true that big law firms make their first cuts based on law school + 1L grades (most of which will come down to who is in the top 10%-15% of the class after 1L year), which is incredibly narrow-minded. That being said, the good news is that these recommendations of how to show up in practice as a junior associate are applicable across the board regardless of which law firm you ultimately work for.
@@AngelaVorpahl I do not dispute the validity of your recommendations. I just want people to know that the vast majority of law students have no shot at all of every even interviewing for any kind of job at a large law firm. People have very unrealistic expectations about law school, they go in expecting a high paying job with a big, prestigious law firm, and end up doing "temporary document review projects" for $22.00 per hour afterward, with a couple hundred thousand dollars in debt. Law school has a horrible ROI for most. It worked out for me because I graduated in the mid 90's, before the job market for lawyers became awful. It doesn't work out for most law students today.
@@criminallaw9573but who are going to be our future lawyers? most lawyers have a different journey and linkedin is a great way to find unique law clerk jobs. im most definitely going to law school because i was able to get a law clerk internship last summer with no legal work background other than my volunteering which was legal document preparation for youth who were transitioning from high school to post secondary for entrance applications for the school year. everyone’s journey is different!