Some extremely illuminating stuff

[doos13]

This is very helpful
http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1207904905714

Check out in particular:
http://www.law.com/img/nlj/charts/20080414gotoschools.jpg

and

http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1207904900045

[gjrmf]

wow
northwestern owns
and mich and uva are certainly disappointing....

[devilishlyblue]

wow
northwestern owns
and mich and uva are certainly disappointing....

And BU > Yale.

[OnTheRoad]

Interesting stuff, thanks.

[t L]

Penn is killing it in firm hiring. 
I still don't understand why Michigan and UVA underperform. 

[devilishlyblue]

I still don't understand why Michigan and UVA underperform. 

As I tried to point out, it might well be the same reason Yale underperforms.

[t L]

As I tried to point out, it might well be the same reason Yale underperforms.

I can understand Yale, but I don't know if I can buy that the UMich and UVA kids are going into government, public interest, etc. in greater numbers than the Duke, Penn and Northwestern kids.  I hope this is true, because I really need something to calm my fears of being unemployed.

[doos13]

I think the most important thing to consider is the people in non NLJ 250 law firms. Clerkships, government, etc., should all be considered.

[Majmun]

As I tried to point out, it might well be the same reason Yale underperforms.

I can understand Yale, but I don't know if I can buy that the UMich and UVA kids are going into government, public interest, etc. in greater numbers than the Duke, Penn and Northwestern kids.  I hope this is true, because I really need something to calm my fears of being unemployed.

It is also possible that they place more grads in non- NLJ250 firms that pay at or around market or even lower paying jobs by choice.   These stats do not  meaningfully describe the ease with which a student at any of these top schools can acquire a market-paying firm job.

[devilishlyblue]

It's easy enough to see.  Use the third link there.  Comparing Michigan to Penn, you can see that almost the entire variation is in public service.  Or compare to UVa, you can see that the difference is made up in clerkships, government, and public service -- not unemployment or smaller firms.