Law school?
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on 6/3/12 at 10:58am
Since I have not decided on my post-graduate plan yet, I am now considering the possibility of attending a law school. How hard is it to break into IB or consulting with an undergraduate econ+a JD at a T14 law school? Does law school worth the investment? Since I am an international student I am not sure if I can actually get a job in US...
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Thanks for the link Andy.
Thanks for the link Andy. What about T4 law schools?
Why law school? If you are an
Why law school? If you are an international trying to break into IB/Consulting, why not Business School? Wouldn't you learn more and connect better with the industry that way? It's 10x difficult to get into a top law school than to get into a top b-school as an international. My 2 cents as an international b-school student.
But most people said that to
But most people said that to get into b-school you have to have work experience. As an international I literally dont know if I can get a job after graduation
Law school is too hard, too
Law school is too hard, too long and too expensive for you to tackle simply for posturing / positioning. People go to law school to study and practice law - if that isn't your general life direction / professional goal, don't go to law school. And banking recruiting does not exist at law school. If you want to break into investment banking, it will be nearly impossible (unless you can pursue a joint JD/MBA program) as it will require 100% networking. Bankers with JD backgrounds are few to begin with and most of them worked in M&A law at places like Cravath, before transferring to various banks.
I think pursuing law is great and admirable - but sounds like your motivation / reasons / end goals don't align with that of most law school hopefuls. Beside, law school is extremely hard to get into. Most of my friends at top 10 law schools have been preparing for years, whether it was taking easy courses in undergrad or spending entire (and multiple) summers studying for the LSAT.
Please don't listen to most
Please don't listen to most people on this site. DO NOT go to law school to do finance. In this market it is an incredibly tough switch to make. I only know of one friend from my graduating class at a top 3 law school that ended up in finance (and thats coming out of a Cravath/S&C/DPW tier firm). That type of lateral move is just not happening in this market unless you have prior finance experience. Things change though. If the market heats up again you'd maybe have a shot.