That's only true when u have experience and don't seek to get hired at top tier companies... If your in business and have master degree (MBA) companies like McKinsey recruit directly from top business schools like Univ. of Chicago., Harvard, Stanford, etc... If you went to Southern IL and have no experience highly regarded companies don't recruit in those schools like they do in top tier bus schools.

The key is to succeed in the entry level position and show your employer your a valuable asset and after so many years of experience you can sell your self and your skill set to any employer.... but getting your foot in the door is sometimes about perception rather than reality when a job market is tight.

Also in my opinion a Law degree is one of the worst majors one can go for. There are numerous articles the unemployment rate for lawyers and recent graduates having to temp work as law firms have a glut of applications. There are only so many lawyers and this field doesn't increase exponentially like Computer programmers for example.