Top Law Schools

When surrounded by a pool of growing competition, it can be difficult to survey, categorize, and assess the finest law institutions to determine which is the best according to your needs. Among the most commonly compared qualities of a school are its peer and lawyer/judge assessments, graduation rate, placement success, bar passing rate, and resources available. Yet, some assessments focus on qualities that aren’t as quantifiable such as the atmospheres of social life. One thing certain surveyors like to keep in mind is the growing number of lawyer candidates in spite of a stabilized demand for lawyers. For that very reason, Above The Law ranks schools according to which have the highest likelihood of securing a post-graduate job. Below are a few top five lists, each of which presents the schools under a distinct category.

By likelihood of employment (credit to National Law Journal’s survey of 2014 classes)

University of Pennsylvania with a 91.37% rate of employment in lawyer positions
Cornell University with 90.05%
Duke University with 87.91%
Columbia University with 87.18%
University of Chicago with 87.14%
Followed by New York University, Harvard University, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, and University of Virginia

As you can see, a school like Yale University which has historically and iconically led top law school lists does not secure it students a job with the utmost certainty.

By availability and livelihood of social life (how easy is it to make friends, date, and engage)

University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Virginia
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Alabama
Followed by University of Wisconsin-Madison, Drexel University, Northwestern University, Southern Methodist University, and Duke University

By U.S. News rankings, which examines quality assurance, selectivity and placement success (for a thorough explanation of the considerations click here)

Yale University
Harvard University
Stanford University
Columbia University
University of Chicago
Followed by New York University, University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, UC Berkeley, and University of Virginia

Overall Consensus (with its unique characteristics and offerings)
University of Pennsylvania offers cross-disciplinary course loads, highly customizable concentrations, opportunity for additional degrees, convenient campus, 100+ student organizations.
Duke University offers unmatched athletics and spirit, hands-on clinical experience, high communication between school and community.
Columbia University offers low student-to-faculty ratio (6.3:1), early chance at elective classes, access to the Business school, joint degree program with Princeton and Harvard, clerkships, teaching opportunities and hands-on experience, large study abroad program.
University of Chicago offers low student-to-faculty ratio (8.4:1), trimester structure, classes at other University of Chicago locations, 50+ student organizations, access to hands-on practice, internships in Australia, India, South Africa, and South Korea.
University of Virginia offers strong honor codes, J.D. and MBA opportunities, a concentration in animal rights law, 60+ student organizations, study abroad programs in New Zealand, Germany, England, and Israel.

from Gary Malhotra’s Legal Website http://ift.tt/1PdXH8F
via IFTTT

from WordPress http://ift.tt/1E29Cus
via IFTTT