<p>If you go to a top law school, say, the top 14 or so, but you didn't graduate at the top of your class will you have a hard time finding a high paying job at a big law firm?</p>
<p>I have found that a low GPA from a top law school hurts more for lateral moves than for the first job out of law school. There is often the opportunity to interview in law school without the firms having much info on grades - or just the first year grades. However, the transcript will be important for many years. I have both law firm and in house clients who ask for transcripts no matter how senior the attorney and decisions are made on grades for longer than many attorneys wish to acknowledge.</p>
<p>thnx!
anymore advice? anyone?</p>
<p>I agree with cartera, whose response is accurate.</p>
<p>I graduated from a top-14 school that didn't rank its classes. I've been hired for five in-house positions without once being asked to provide a transcript. (My first in-house job came twelve years into my career, so it may be that I was past the point where it was common to ask for one for in-house jobs.)</p>