Comments on: Too Many Law Schools in Minnesota?

By: Jim Graves

Jim Graves — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:13:00 +0000

Aura,

That’s an excellent point, and one I hadn’t thought about until you brought it up.

By: Aura

Aura — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:22:58 +0000

I think it’s worth noting that the Twin Cities have been the traditional home of WestLaw for a long time. They hire a LOT of law grads to work as reference lawyers and editors and janitors. It drives down the salary range for new hires, but there are considerable opportunities via that company.

By: a recent grad

a recent grad — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:02:21 +0000

Thanks for the interesting analysis. One factor that is not accounted for is relocation. People in Minnesota tend to stay in Minnesota, and I think most of the law students here are from here as well. I don’t have any statistics for this, but as a recent grad, I know very few people who are looking for jobs outside of the Twin Cities. Boston may have a higher proportion of law school graduates to population, but I would guess that many more of those law students are not staying in Boston to work. That’s partly due to geographic proximity to other cities, and also I think Harvard students are more likely to come from all over.

By: The quantity (and quality) of Minnesota law schools « MinnLawyer blog

The quantity (and quality) of Minnesota law schools « MinnLawyer blog — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:22:38 +0000

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