I don’t know if it’s true that the MO guys look down at the Yeshiva guys, but I would not go to law school hoping to impress the MO guys anyway, so it wouldn’t be a major factor. I have heard that some MO partners can be a little uptight about it, especially when people try to use titles like “rosh chabura” on their resume as “fraternity leader”. I would also imagine that in the current poor job market, people who have a strong knowledge of finance or business will have an advantage over Yeshiva guys. But as AKuperma said, good grades in law school can overcome almost anything. The bigger the problem, the better the grades need to be, and you shouldn’t assume that just because 70% of the class gets a job that you will, because you are in fact at a disadvantage. But that doesn’t mean that it’s insurmountable, it just means that you should be aware of the issue and figure out how to deal with it.
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