jkbec1 wrote:
Take Whittier with the $$$.
Others have been telling you to skip both, but no one has asked if that's even an option. So I will.
romothesavior wrote:
At Whittier, only 21 of 123 graduates (17%) got full-time, bar passage-required jobs.
jkbec1 wrote:
If not, how far are you willing to commute?
To everyone else, for many living here in SoCal, moving is not an option. Some have families with spouses that work and children to take care of. T1 schools for many are out of reach, both geographically and financially even with $$$. Lay off those who cannot attend a better school.
romothesavior wrote:
At Whittier, only 21 of 123 graduates (17%) got full-time, bar passage-required jobs.
jkbec1 wrote:
According the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for lawyers is 1.6% and the median income for new grads is $75k nationally. Yes, I will grant that the numbers on their face look bad, but so do the numbers for new grad RN's and MD's. However, over the long run, you will make more money attending law school, than any other profession and you do not need a big law firm to do it.
romothesavior wrote:
At Whittier, only 21 of 123 graduates (17%) got full-time, bar passage-required jobs.
jkbec1 wrote:
Case in point, if you spend 3 years in the DA's office, you will have more trial experience than a fellow graduate who goes to work for a civil litigation firm and while they will make more money than you at the start, but at the end of the 3 years, you can take your extensive trial experience and go to work for that very same civ lit firm and get paid more than your fellow grad and be on track to make partner first.
romothesavior wrote:
At Whittier, only 21 of 123 graduates (17%) got full-time, bar passage-required jobs.
romothesavior wrote:
In SoCal, the majority of judges at both the Superior and Appellate levels have come from T4 schools. Do not let these snobs scare you away from what you want to do. If you want to practice law, then go for it. If you are unable to move, then take Whittier.
romothesavior wrote:
At Whittier, only 21 of 123 graduates (17%) got full-time, bar passage-required jobs.