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Creating your own success

By Pamela

There was much weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth after the most recent U.S. News law school rankings came out, showing that the University of South Carolina School of Law had dropped into the 3rd tier of law schools – no longer ranked individually, but merely listed with other unremarkable peers.  But be of good cheer, law students and grads.  The rankings are not destiny.  You can, if you work hard and smart, have a successful career (assuming money is your measure of success).  Witness David J. Stern, graduate of South Texas Law School (4th tier, btw), currently raking in tens of millions of dollars a year through his mortgage foreclosure practice in Florida.  Besting, in terms of income, those Harvard & Yale grads at Biglaw on a daily basis.

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Full post as published by Cocky Law Blawg on September 08, 2010 (boomark / email).