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“Would BS degree matter when you have a higher degree? Maybe law firms are picky, but in my areas it does not matter.”
You may not be aware how much it matters.
The old boy network still exists in many fields.
You may be a top PHd from Ohio State, but that Yale or Harvard tie may mean a lot when you arrive for an interview. Showing up at the Yale or Harvard Club in Manhattan for drinks and networking works wonders.
I went to UPENN undergrad, Wharton and then law school in Mass.
My Penn connections have been very valuable in the climb through my profession.
My children and their spouses all have IVY undergrad educations, not all have IVY law degrees.
Every year or so I hire new associates who have graduated UCONN and Quinnipiac Law schools. If I see that IVY BS on their resume it does raise their chances. Since I don’t hire anyone who has NOT already passed the Bar Exam (the great equalizer) the law school name is not that important to me.
Students learn law in law school, they learn to be and function as a lawyer in the working world.
Eldest brother is an electrical engineer with his own firm. He also gave mental points to applicants who attended his IVY alma mater. He would send feelers out at his university club when looking for new hires.