c*****1
发帖数: 46 | 1 Just curious. Everyone is talking about BigLaw. How many Biglaws this countr
y have? How many open positions are from BigLaws every year? How many studen
ts graduate from TOP 10 or 15 law schools every year? What's the chance that
a non-elite law school student can land a job in BigLaw?
You may sneeze at my weird idea: I do not expect that I should have a job fr
om BigLaw in the first place. (I am enrolled in a local school ranked around
50 with some scholarship.)
I esteem the legal profession t | c**d
发帖数: 3888 | 2 Here are some interesting articles you should read. Perhaps they will help
you clarify what you want to do with your degree.
www.nalpfoundation.org/webmodules/articles/articlefiles/87-After_JD_2004_web
.pdf
52 Vand. L. Rev. 871
52 Vand. L. Rev. 971
69 U. Cin. L. Rev. 1213
23 Cardozo L. R. 33 | c*******i
发帖数: 951 | 3 Unfortunately, although there are many big-law jobs and much more low-paying
jobs, there aren't many middle-level jobs.
Make sure you don't fall all the way to 50k if you give up big-law.
countr
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around
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【在 c*****1 的大作中提到】
: Just curious. Everyone is talking about BigLaw. How many Biglaws this countr
: y have? How many open positions are from BigLaws every year? How many studen
: ts graduate from TOP 10 or 15 law schools every year? What's the chance that
: a non-elite law school student can land a job in BigLaw?
: You may sneeze at my weird idea: I do not expect that I should have a job fr
: om BigLaw in the first place. (I am enrolled in a local school ranked around
: 50 with some scholarship.)
: I esteem the legal profession t
| c*****1
发帖数: 46 | 4 Oh, I am so depressed! Just be kidding.
I didn't say I "give up" biglaws. Btw, 50k is ok for me but "the more the be
tter" and I am definitely fighting for my future. Roughly, graduates' averag
e first-year salary of most law schools is actureally 70k-40k. I think your
paycheck is far beyond these numbers so you may not understand why 50k is ac
ceptable.
These are some information I learnd from this board:
1, although there are many big law jobs......
2, basically, only top5 or top10 law school
【在 c*******i 的大作中提到】
: Unfortunately, although there are many big-law jobs and much more low-paying
: jobs, there aren't many middle-level jobs.
: Make sure you don't fall all the way to 50k if you give up big-law.
:
: countr
: studen
: that
: fr
: around
: enjoy
| c*******i
发帖数: 951 | 5 Regarding 2, almost all Chinese students from T14 get market-rate jobs, with
a few exceptions.
Regarding 3, roughly T1/3 in T15-30 get market-rate jobs. However, there is
a big difference for law schools in this range regarding job placement.
Iowa, Minn and WashingtonU are not the place to go if you are looking for
market-rate jobs, while job placement of Vandy, BC and ND are better than
others T15-30 schools.
Regarding 4 and 5, I know many Chinese who goto law-ranking school
either because t
【在 c*****1 的大作中提到】
: Oh, I am so depressed! Just be kidding.
: I didn't say I "give up" biglaws. Btw, 50k is ok for me but "the more the be
: tter" and I am definitely fighting for my future. Roughly, graduates' averag
: e first-year salary of most law schools is actureally 70k-40k. I think your
: paycheck is far beyond these numbers so you may not understand why 50k is ac
: ceptable.
: These are some information I learnd from this board:
: 1, although there are many big law jobs......
: 2, basically, only top5 or top10 law school
| c*****1
发帖数: 46 | 6 I don't know why but I feel your tone of this reply is different from some o
ther posts or replies I read before, from which I assumed that all Chinese l
aw students on this board are attending Ivy law schools and I am the only on
e who made stupid decision to go to a non-elite school. The salary range of
my school is 50k-145k. So I will not be surprised if I land into this scope.
However, when I saw the ATL article from a link posted here,I am a little s
hocked by the news that Ohio State gradu
【在 c*******i 的大作中提到】
: Regarding 2, almost all Chinese students from T14 get market-rate jobs, with
: a few exceptions.
: Regarding 3, roughly T1/3 in T15-30 get market-rate jobs. However, there is
: a big difference for law schools in this range regarding job placement.
: Iowa, Minn and WashingtonU are not the place to go if you are looking for
: market-rate jobs, while job placement of Vandy, BC and ND are better than
: others T15-30 schools.
: Regarding 4 and 5, I know many Chinese who goto law-ranking school
: either because t
| c*******i
发帖数: 951 | 7 There are many Chinese students attending non-elite law schools. They are
often not confident enough to speak out among ivyers
o
l
on
of
scope.
s
Loyola
【在 c*****1 的大作中提到】
: I don't know why but I feel your tone of this reply is different from some o
: ther posts or replies I read before, from which I assumed that all Chinese l
: aw students on this board are attending Ivy law schools and I am the only on
: e who made stupid decision to go to a non-elite school. The salary range of
: my school is 50k-145k. So I will not be surprised if I land into this scope.
: However, when I saw the ATL article from a link posted here,I am a little s
: hocked by the news that Ohio State gradu
| D**********s
发帖数: 320 | 8 What's "ivy" law school?
【在 c*******i 的大作中提到】
: There are many Chinese students attending non-elite law schools. They are
: often not confident enough to speak out among ivyers
:
: o
: l
: on
: of
: scope.
: s
: Loyola
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