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Job Search / Re: How important is the name really?
« on: November 03, 2006, 09:00:53 AM »
It does help, but of course my goal is not to take a low paying job...at all. In fact, I want to go into M&A Law, Securities, basically business law in general. I also wouldn't mind being part of a corporation that is just starting and growing with them. But it is not at all my goal to work for the government, and getting a clerkship hasn't yet crossed my mind. I won't have any debt when I leave, but I am not going to take any job that pays less than 75K just because I am debt free. The only reason I ask is that I have a great possibility of transfering, but I want to make sure that would be a good choice. I only got a good scholarship to Brooklyn Law (besides Hofstra of course), and the best schools I got into simply did not offer any money at all. I just am not sure that the reason why I would be turned down is where I went to school. And in terms of every school wanting to improve their rankings, of course that it true. BUT Hofstra has a brand new Dean (who is in fact my Torts prof) and he has already started the improvement process. I actually am a part of it, because I among many of my classmates, are the recruits he wanted to get so much. My class is filled with Ivy Leaguers and people who scored within the 160's range. They are there for the scholarships. Hofstra had been a top 100 school for a long time until last year's report, which was heavily criticized by the ABA by the way.
Thanks for your replies. I really appreciate it.
Thanks for your replies. I really appreciate it.