re: OT Lawyers: How did you go about choosing a Law School?

I'm in school right now at a school comparable to LSU. Full tuition with a 2.5 stipulation. I had a 3.5GPA and 159 LSAT.

T14 or bust. If you're staying in state I hear LSU is the logical choice. Don't go to law school if you're not T14. Even up here in the stratosphere the job market isn't that great. This is coming from a 3.78 Columbia 1L if that means anything.

I work with a few Harvard and Duke alums. They are all pretty sharp.

I went to a crappy law school and a decent school for my LLM in tax. I have a decent job right now. I am currently interviewing for a very nice in house job. Sometimes carving out a niche and a little bit of luck can dull the stain of a crappy law school.

I've worked with Harvard, Yale, Chicago, and Stanford grads. All very sharp. All very practical.

Worst lawyer I ever saw was Tulane, but I consider him very much the exception for that school. Best I could tell, he had some big time family connections.

Na I've got a job the summer in DC doing M&A work, but I didn't exactly have recruiters fighting over me.

Edit: Deleted the firm name. I know how you guys operate

There is a huge pay gap between graduates of top 15 (ish) law schools and others. If you can't get into a good law school, I'd suggest finding a new field unless you've got connections.

ETA: Don't just look at the graduation employment rate. Look at the amount of graduates in "JD requiring" jobs.

This should help