Should I Attend a Non T14 Law School? | LSAT Demon Daily, Ep. 505

Nathan and Ben clarify their position on the T14. You don’t have to attend a T14 law school to have a successful legal career. The guys frequently recommend that students attend lower-ranked schools that offer great scholarships as long as they understand their realistic job prospects.

[LcZero]

love to see ben getting a bit worked up about financially irresponsibility first thing in the morning. the two dads I never had!

[kenlandon]

6:45 Another thing to consider is location. A lot of Biglaw jobs are in major cities, where the cost of living is several orders of magnitude above the cost in suburbs or rural areas, where salaries may be far lower yet have more purchasing power due to the even lower cost of living. $200k in Manhattan is not even close to $200k in St. Louis, which is not at all like $200k in Boise.

[samib]

Hi Nathan and Ben! Thank you so much for answering my question, I appreciate it so much. That has provided a lot of clarity and I am relieved to hear that about (hopefully) not having my GPA shown. Glad to have found this channel!

[r.p.]

Thanks! I have a French Bac and this is very nice to hear!! The passing of the Bac is what matters. Only 30% passed at my Bac and the grade was not at all a thing. 70% of my year had to repeat the last grade ( Terminale). The Bac is a week long exam and has no equivalent in the US.

[kenlandon]

1:18 Man's clearly never seen these videos before. If you want to practice anywhere in the country with a top notch salary, for the most part you need a T14. If you are willing to settle in a particular region, then lower ranked schools can still be fine. You can still get into biglaw without a t14, it's just that you have to rank much, much higher.

[ace]

also you've got to pay big law rent prices which could be an easy 4k/month right there

[danielcrotty]

One of my friends is a tax lawyer at PWC. He has free time but his job is pretty boring.

[orlando]

I am a foreign applicant and I wasn't assigned a converted GPA, but most universities asked for my GPA or alternative for my country, and requested an explanation on my country's grading system

[iFrankie.]

A lot of attorneys here in Texas that have their own practice are making big $$$ and they don’t do big law.!

[criminallaw]

Absolutely yes! Go! After a mere three years and, say, a quarter-million in Student Loans, you can go out and hunt for Temporary Document Review Projects paying a cool $22.00 per hour! Some of them pay as much as. . . .wait for it. . . a whopping $26.00 per hour! After just 4y of college, 3Y of Law School, and s challenging 2-day Bar Exam! What will you do with all that cash? SMH, SMH, SMH. . .please do yourself a favor and don't fall for The Law School Scam. Professors will buy themselves Mercedes with your student loan dollars, and they won't give a D__n when you're deeply in debt and unemployed post-graduation.

[kenlandon]

10:09 I mean he does have a private jet so...