How much difference do you think it really makes getting a degree from a 'good' law school?

Question

In the end (as in a few years after graduation) its how well you do your job that dictates your legal future... Or am I wrong?

Answer 1

I think it makes a BIG difference. A well known good university would look better on a CV than somewhere thats worse. It might be the same course and units, but at the end of the day, they want people from good universities.

Just think, if you went to a bad school and got a degree in law with a 2,1 and someone form a good university also had a degree in law and got a 2,1 and you were BOTH going for the same job, same experience, they employer would pick the better university.

Answer 2

Virtually no difference. A degree from a good law school will help you find a job with a large national law firm. If you aren't cut out for that kind of job which is close to slavery, a degree from a school in or near the state you want to practice is much more valuable, as most of the attorneys who might want to hire you may have been graduates of that school. How well you do on your job does not dictate your legal future. Lawyers are only interested in using you up like a piece of computer equipment for their own profit. You future will be dicated by how well you do trying to leave the profession, i.e. whether you get stuck working at a law firm the rest of your life or whether you find some other way to make money and do something far more enjoyable. Lawyers as a rule suck.

Answer 3

the level of your law school is important if you plan to practice outside of the area that the school is located. you cannot travel out of state with a degree from an unknown law school and expect to easily get a first job. After you have your first job, your work will dictate how employable you are to another firm, for the most part. Some firms will only hire lawyers from ivy league schools, no matter how long they have been practicing. However, that is an uncommon policy. you can become a great lawyer no matter where you went to school.

Answer 4

Doesn't really. It all depends on how you can market yourself and perform at your first job in future. Your career success will much depend on you, and not necessarily your old Law School. I went to one of the best primary schools, one of the best High Schools, and one of the best universities up to the Graduate level. Am I a boss now? No! Why? Because there isn't too much moving upwards in my profession and organization, despite all the colorful schools. Go for Law, but not necessarily the "Great Law School". You will read the same material anyways. Good luck

Answer 5

In the end it is how you do your job, but if you have an degree from school, the good law firms will contact you, and your chances will be much better. As anything else in life, it is how you play your cards that counts. If you have a degree AND do a good job, the sky is the limit.
John

Answer 6

I think the connections are what make "good" schools better on the job search end. Jobs come to those students, rather than the students searching for the jobs. Other than that, I don't think it matters one iota where you get your degree. Just get your name and info out there and people will be looking. Lots of jobs, only so many graduates from "good" schools.

Answer 7

A good law firm will want to recruit graduates from good schools. You'll have an uphill battle landing a top job if you are just a graduate from a second tier school.

Answer 8

Do you want to be an average lawyer or a top notch lawyer in this country? Harvard and Yale law degrees do carry more weight than a law degree from a college like Akron University.

Answer 9

The good headhunters are looking in the good schools. I think it is better with a B from a good school than an A from a notsogood school. Dont you?

Answer 10

going to a good law school will probably prepare you for the bar more. and over time, yes where you went to school won't matter, but if you can't ever pass the bar then it will.