Yale in particular has a bimodal distribution. I’d say that any Yale JD can get a job for $200k+ if they want it. But a large percentage choose public interest,

Yale in particular has a bimodal distribution. I’d say that any Yale JD can get a job for $200k+ if they want it. But a large percentage choose public interest, clerkships or government, which pay less. By comparison, Harvard and Columbia grads had the same median starting salary last year, $215k.