Date: June 2nd, 2006 1:52 PM Author: Maroon Casino Newt
It's like NY or CA. You just should not go to law school after the top 3 or 4 schools unless someone's paying and you just want to work at a 2 attorney firm making 30k.
Date: June 2nd, 2006 1:43 PM Author: Exhilarant space sound barrier
So I understand that UF then, is respected more highly than UCLA & Texas in Florida. So, firms respect USNEWS up until around Duke & Northwestern, then they thoroughly disregard it? I see...
Date: June 2nd, 2006 1:45 PM Author: Ruby range corn cake
Florida is a parochial state run by UF and FSU grads who don't give a shit about many out-of-state schools. UF grads will tell you with a straight face their alma mater is as good as UVa, UM, etc.
Date: June 2nd, 2006 1:48 PM Author: Filthy shimmering macaca
It goes H>YC>DGulc>UFUmiami>Rest of T14
While I've met people from FSU and Nova down here, they are generally older and booked like 50 classes during law school. And no, none of them are allowed near my firm.
Date: June 2nd, 2006 1:54 PM Author: Filthy shimmering macaca
From my interviews, it seems like the only cities outside Miami w/ law firms are tampa and orlando both of which prefer UF grads.
I know lawyers here from basically Martin County south to Key West (well, I know 1 person who practices in KW) and their loyalties are evenly split b/w UF and Miami with no regard for fsu.
Date: June 2nd, 2006 2:01 PM Author: lascivious becky
fsu has good placement in orlando, tampa, jacksonville, and atlanta. Tallahassee and most state appointed offices state wide are of course dominated by FSU grads.
Date: June 2nd, 2006 2:03 PM Author: Filthy shimmering macaca
i have no idea why you're trolling for fsu, but statewide, uf is definitely the most respected school and in south florida (the only place that matters here) miami is tied with uf. but anyone from hyc pwns them regardless.
Date: June 2nd, 2006 2:08 PM Author: lascivious becky
look, clearly uf is narrowly the best school, but south florida is not the only game in town, and yes, fsu does very well in north florida and in atlanta. why is this difficult to get?
Date: June 2nd, 2006 2:14 PM Author: Filthy shimmering macaca
right but i have friends in tampa and orlando at some of the "big" firms, well, big for fl, i.e. gt, hk, gy, cf and they seem to all believe uf is the best. down here, miami is about the same. regardless, if you went to hyc or even duke, gulc or emory you get priority.
Date: June 2nd, 2006 2:19 PM Author: lascivious becky
i have no idea how much play uf gets in atlanta or dc. but i do know that a sizeable chunk of fsu people are getting placed in atlanta and they have a couple of good internships in dc, one in the white house. beyond that, i have no idea.