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title: Study Reveals How Pedigree of Law Schools, Law Firms Influence In-House Pay
description: "\"Lawyers have been buying into this since they went to law school. You're in the club, so why let anybody else in?\""
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# Study Reveals How Pedigree of Law Schools, Law Firms Influence In-House Pay

Originally published by [Law.com](https://www.whistlerpartners.com/blog-new/author/law-com) on 05.10.23

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Sean Burke spoke to *Corporate Counsel* this week about the pipeline from T14 schools, to BigLaw, to in-house, and why in-house attorneys who started their careers at AmLaw 50 firms consistently earn more throughout their careers.

"Lawyers have been buying into this since they went to law school. You're in the club, so why let anybody else in?"

##### Read the full article: [https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2023/05/09/study-reveals-how-pedigree-of-law-schools-law-firms-influence-in-house-pay/](https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2023/05/09/study-reveals-how-pedigree-of-law-schools-law-firms-influence-in-house-pay/)

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