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Law School - Tier?

Mono asked:


I am attending law school at Loyola New Orleans this fall, a tier-3 school.

Looking at average salary medians for graduates for my school, all I can find listed is “$32,000 to $125,000″. With such a wide range, is this just numerical gamesmanship on the part of my school or is it possible to earn over $100,000 emerging from a tier-3 school such as mine?

(If there is a more specific statistic of median salary for my school I would very much appreciate it)

I’ve read thoroughly that one needs to attend a tier-1, or one of the top law schools in the country, in order to get feet in the doors of the country’s top law firms however this is not my concern.

I have no desire to get into the top law firms in the country, only to earn more than $100,000 and live happily; is it possible for anyone emerging from a tier-3 school such as mine to earn $100,000 or do I have to be in a higher-tiered school?

Thank you so much, anyone who can answer this is helping me more than I can describe!!

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One Response to “Law School - Tier?”

  1. daaaave on April 28th, 2009 6:28 am

    I would imagine the high end of that salary range are the students who graduated at the top of their class and were involved with moot court or law review. Also the low end may just be people who wanted to clerk at a court for a while to get some experience.

    I too go to a lower tier school and from what I have seen you need good grades to make up for your schools lack of acedemic reputation.