forums

OT: UM Law School

Advertisement
Very pricey for the reputation. If you are a Miami guy and going to stay in Miami, then the cost may be justified. But if you are looking to work outside S. Florida, I don't think it makes financial sense. They do offer a lot of scholarship money if you did well on LSAT.
 
My brother is a UM law grad. Top 5 in his class, law review, Moot Court Team Captain etc. He is a managing partner in a large firm in the Southeast. His firm recruits at UM but not very heavily. The prestige of the law school has dipped and cheaper public schools like Bama have over taken it.
 
Canedog said:
My brother is a UM law grad. Top 5 in his class, law review, Moot Court Team Captain etc. He is a managing partner in a large firm in the Southeast. His firm recruits at UM but not very heavily. The prestige of the law school has dipped and cheaper public schools like Bama have over taken it.
Click to expand...

Where in the Southeast? Does that impact the Bama presence?
 
Advertisement
Alum here. Graduated in '12. Doing well, but no thanks to UM or its "network." Advice above is correct and is the same as it was when I was considering--if you're going to stay in Miami and your target job/firm recruits heavy Miami ***AND*** you get scholarship money then go for it.

Otherwise, FSU, UF and FIU are better and significantly cheaper schools.

EDIT:
Because of its lower rankings, even to in state public schools, firms will only recruit the cream of the crop from UM Law. If you are not top 5-10 with some extra-curricular badges on your belt, you may as well be an Ave Maria grad.
 
redcane said:
Very pricey for the reputation. If you are a Miami guy and going to stay in Miami, then the cost may be justified. But if you are looking to work outside S. Florida, I don't think it makes financial sense. They do offer a lot of scholarship money if you did well on LSAT.
Click to expand...
That’s pretty much it. I went to the U for undergrad. But law school is a professional school. That’s more of a career cost/benefit analysis. UM’s law school isn’t a national one. So, as a northeast kid, I left for the northeast and a top 25 school. Back when I was starting out, most interviews started with something about me graduating from a good law school. It helps. Lawyers tend to be resume whores. Anyway, good luck.
 
Brother graduated from there and was given good amount of money because of LSAT score.... I echo what some of the others have said if you're staying in the South Florida area it is a better decision than the other schools. However if you're going nationally then other schools maybe better.
it does have a very good reputation and he opened his own practice.
 
Advertisement
Nick_conlan said:
Perception of the school? Is it worth it? Any info will help
Click to expand...
Graduated in 09 with an LLM in 10. Depends on how much money you get, but to me, absolutely not worth it. It has a fine reputation locally, but you are still competing with UF and FSU locally, not to mention students at every other top school that want to be in Miami or are from Miami for the big law recruiting spots.

I live in Atlanta but went the business/tax route, so it worked out fine for me. My wife is at a big firm. The degree is near worthless here. Many other cities are the same.

Most importantly, unless you are in the top 10-15% of your class and want to go big law, the school does nothing to help you get internships, summer associate positions, or first jobs out.

The biggest piece of advice I can give you is unless you are going to that top 20-25 school, minimize your student debt if that is an issue. You absolutely cannot and should not go to law school with the expectation of landing a big law job or salary at the end, especially if a recession comes in the next 2-4 years.
 
Check out FIU Law! Dean Acosta really did great things there! I’m in my final year now and it’s been pretty good. My mindset when I was deciding schools was where can I go to the best school for the cheapest amount of money. I also got into UF Law but there was no way I could network in that ****hole.
 
wspcane said:
Graduated in 09 with an LLM in 10. Depends on how much money you get, but to me, absolutely not worth it. It has a fine reputation locally, but you are still competing with UF and FSU locally, not to mention students at every other top school that want to be in Miami or are from Miami for the big law recruiting spots.

I live in Atlanta but went the business/tax route, so it worked out fine for me. My wife is at a big firm. The degree is near worthless here. Many other cities are the same.

Most importantly, unless you are in the top 10-15% of your class and want to go big law, the school does nothing to help you get internships, summer associate positions, or first jobs out.

The biggest piece of advice I can give you is unless you are going to that top 20-25 school, minimize your student debt if that is an issue. You absolutely cannot and should not go to law school with the expectation of landing a big law job or salary at the end, especially if a recession comes in the next 2-4 years.
Click to expand...

10000% agree with this.
 
Back
Top