<p>It depends on what kind of legal job.<br>
Top law firms tend to limit their hiring to top law schools.<br>
Government jobs are more flexible. I worked at the District Attorney’s Office with lawyers from law schools that I had never heard of, as well as all of the usual suspects.
At this point, I know several unemployed law school graduates from top 30 law schools who can’t find any legal job of any kind.</p>