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Acrimone · 04-08-2006, 05:20 PM

It depends.

If you just want to be a lawyer, open your own shop, and do your thing -- or if your parents are attorneys and are willing to bring you into their firm or something like that -- then no, it doesn't really matter where you go to school as long as it's ABA accredited.

If you want to work at a large firm, at a District Attorney's office, or any sort of "prestige" spot (maybe with the ACLU or the DoJ or the EPA) then where you went to school is WAY important.

Look at the US News & World Report Rankings. Don't pay attention to the actual numbers, just look at the top 30 schools.... those are your really good ones.

Look at the next 40 or so. Those are the pretty decent ones.

If you want to work for a high end firm like Skadden, Cravath, etc. -- you need to concentrate on the top 20.

If you want to be a professor -- the top 6 or 7.

Best of luck.

04-08-2006, 05:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Acrimone Eager! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 64	It depends. If you just want to be a lawyer, open your own shop, and do your thing -- or if your parents are attorneys and are willing to bring you into their firm or something like that -- then no, it doesn't really matter where you go to school as long as it's ABA accredited. If you want to work at a large firm, at a District Attorney's office, or any sort of "prestige" spot (maybe with the ACLU or the DoJ or the EPA) then where you went to school is WAY important. Look at the US News & World Report Rankings. Don't pay attention to the actual numbers, just look at the top 30 schools.... those are your really good ones. Look at the next 40 or so. Those are the pretty decent ones. If you want to work for a high end firm like Skadden, Cravath, etc. -- you need to concentrate on the top 20. If you want to be a professor -- the top 6 or 7. Best of luck.