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I'm considering law school in all three of these towns/cities haha.
Do you think a political moderate who leans Republican could survive in Berkeley?
i assume harvard-kennedy (does mit even have a law school) ?
dont wanna' sound like a harvard elitist (i dont even know anyone that went to harvard) but isnt it the best law school ?
I'm considering law school in all three of these towns/cities haha.
Then you have good taste and prioritize the best situation for yourself and the advancement of your career.
Between the schools in these three, really, you couldn't go wrong with any of them.
The Top 15 Elite Law Schools in the United States, 2016:
01. Yale University
02. Harvard University =TIE
02. Stanford University =TIE
04. Columbia University =TIE
05. University of Chicago =TIE
06. New York University
07. University of Pennsylvania
08. University of California - Berkeley =TIE
08. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor =TIE
08. University of Virginia =TIE
11. Duke University
12. Northwestern University
13. Cornell University
14. Georgetown University
15. University of Texas at Austin
Chicago is one of the "Big 3" cities to practice law, the nation's largest and most profitable firm is in Chicago and so are several other firms that are large, important, and have profound influence on the legal field across America. The San Francisco Bay Area is also a Top 5 place to practice law as well. The Greater Boston area is also likely a very good place for lawyers too. So couldn't go wrong with any of the 3 places in those regards either.
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dont wanna' sound like a harvard elitist (i dont even know anyone that went to harvard) but isnt it the best law school ?
No. Yale has much smaller classes and a larger percentage of its graduates land appellate clerkships and teaching jobs. Harvard pumps out more of everything because of its sheer numbers, but Yalies land more prestigious jobs on average.
The sort of holy grail of jobs goes something like this...
SCOTUS clerkship (preferably with Breyer)
Appellate clerkship (preferably with a SCOTUS feeder or D.C. Circuit, 1st, 2nd or 9th Circuits)
Law professor at Ivy League school or Stanford
White House Office of Legal Counsel
Solicitor General's Office
DOJ Federal Programs
U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of New York
Associate at Cravath
Those are pretty much the most prestigious jobs you can land. All you need to do is get into one of the top 3 schools, get on law review, and rank at the top of your class. Piece of cake!
Last edited by BajanYankee; 07-26-2016 at 03:38 PM..
Cambridge. It's relatively diverse, and is full of college students and young people...which make for a fun atmosphere. IT'S SAFE(rules out Oakland) and FUN (rules out Evanston). It's the higher income hub of North America and has easy access to Boston.
You do know Oakland and Berkeley are completely separate cities? And the "bad" parts of Oakland (East Oakland, where most of the crime happens) are no where near/on the opposite side of the city of the Berkeley border?
I like Cambridge a lot, but Berkeley is more interesting of a city. Full of tons of college students, too - with a more lively "going out" culture than Cambridge/Boston (I was always surprised how sleepy the nightlife could be in Boston when I lived there - still loved the city, though). Which is kind of saying something because SF/Oak/Berkeley's nightlife culture isn't super crazy, either (compared to NYC, LA, or Chicago).
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I'm considering law school in all three of these towns/cities haha.
Do you think a political moderate who leans Republican could survive in Berkeley?
Northwestern's law school is in downtown Chicago in Streeterville. It's like 6 blocks away from Navy Pier for some reference.
As for schools, I'd put my focus on getting a good LSAT score if you haven't done so already, and then evaluating where fits you best / where you want to apply.
Last edited by PerseusVeil; 07-26-2016 at 05:46 PM..
Northwestern's law school is in downtown Chicago in Streeterville. It's like 6 blocks away from Navy Pier for some reference.
As for schools, I'd put my focus on getting a good LSAT score if you haven't done so already, and then evaluating where fits you best / where you want to apply.
That's good to know; actually completely changes my thinking....
Then you have good taste and prioritize the best situation for yourself and the advancement of your career.
Chicago is one of the "Big 3" cities to practice law, the nation's largest and most profitable firm is in Chicago and so are several other firms that are large, important, and have profound influence on the legal field across America. The San Francisco Bay Area is also a Top 5 place to practice law as well. The Greater Boston area is also likely a very good place for lawyers too. So couldn't go wrong with any of the 3 places in those regards either.
Thank you! The goal is to go to one of those top 15 schools (with as little debt as possible haha). I'm sure I'll be making a thread about it once all the decisions are in.
Northwestern's law school is in downtown Chicago in Streeterville. It's like 6 blocks away from Navy Pier for some reference.
Yeah actually it's also a very nice. One of the select areas I would choose to live in Chicago.
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