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I've been told that Harvard Law is pass/fail, so you can be a crappy student (as long as you can get in) and still get a degree. Thus, firms that focus on top-t
by randomgyatwork 11y ago
I've been told that Harvard Law is pass/fail, so you can be a crappy student (as long as you can get in) and still get a degree. Thus, firms that focus on top-tire schools get lots of bad lawyers who went to the right schools.
I sort of see top-tire schools like I see fake doctors wearing lab coats, if you want a lazy signal go for it, but it shouldn't be more than an ok and move on.
- otterley 11y agoIt's true of Yale Law as well.
- w1ntermute 11y agoIt's not pass/fail - there are grades (high pass, pass, low pass, etc.), and top law firms certainly take grades into account during the interview process.
- maxerickson 11y agohigh pass, pass, low pass really make me wonder what's buried in the etc? What's left for someone that still graduates?
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- LeifCarrotson 11y ago"tier". Also, if lazy signals work, PR if the lack of the signal causes problems, that's a real incentive for real doctors to wear the lab coats or students to attend top-tier schools. It would be nice to make decisions based only on real value and assume all participants are rational and well-informed, but actual humans use lazy signals all the time.