top 30% at Hastings means you may be unemployed, because most BigLaw won't look at you. top 30% at Duke means you'll be able to pick any firm anywhere in the country.
Quote from: J.D. on December 15, 2007, 05:44:51 PMOk man...I'm sure hearing you're right will make you feel better. The fact remians that you're argument is flawed. Stating that there are more Hastings grads than Duke grads working as summer associates in the Bay Area proves nothing. You may be correct in stating that Hastings places better than Duke overall there, but your facts do not prove your point. Most Duke grads do not have the ultimate goal of practicing in SF, most Hastings grads do. Therefore, more Hastings grads are going to work in SF. That says nothing to the ability of Hastings to place in SF compared to Duke. No my argument isnt flawed because Im not making an argument Im just stating facts. I listed the numbers of a few of the larger Bay Area firms. All of them employ significant numbers of Hastings students in their Bay Area offices and few if any Duke grads in those same offices, and in fact employ fewer Duke grads overall.This shows that 1) its not "nearly impossible for a Hastings grad to get a job in the bay area," in refutation of Barry's claim and 2) there are significantly more Hastings JDs working in those three firms than Duke JDsThats what it shows. What you are talking about is placement rates which, as I acknowledged, we dont have any data on.
Ok man...I'm sure hearing you're right will make you feel better. The fact remians that you're argument is flawed. Stating that there are more Hastings grads than Duke grads working as summer associates in the Bay Area proves nothing. You may be correct in stating that Hastings places better than Duke overall there, but your facts do not prove your point. Most Duke grads do not have the ultimate goal of practicing in SF, most Hastings grads do. Therefore, more Hastings grads are going to work in SF. That says nothing to the ability of Hastings to place in SF compared to Duke.
I don't know what planet you're from, but that's an argument. And as J.D. said, a flawed one.
You're right. Beginning a statement with "You're a dumbshit" isn't taking any position on the issue. Yeah, no argument there.
why would you pick an average law school over a T14? none of the advice that you guys are giving makes any sense.
Quote from: Peanut_Butter_Jelly_Time on December 15, 2007, 11:24:13 PMwhy would you pick an average law school over a T14? none of the advice that you guys are giving makes any sense.Hastings is hardly average.
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