I have several friends who are either attending or have graduated from Hastings. The reputation is actually that it is nearly impossible for a Hastings grad to get a job in the bay area. All of the jobs go to graduates from Stanford, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, and T14 schools. While all of my friends who attended Hastings did so because they wanted to practice in the bay area, they were all forced to seek jobs in other areas, mostly outside of California.