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Top 10 Law Schools for Health Law
In 2014, Law Street Media released its first set of law school rankings, in response to the changing legal education industry. Law Street Specialty Rankings are a detailed resource for prospective law students as they consider the many law schools across the country. You'll notice some differences this year, as we return to the categories we first ranked in 2014. This year, we've changed the way we do our methodology slightly, to reflect feedback from our readers and the law school community. We've also redesigned our look, to make it easier to navigate and compare various schools. But as always, Law Street Specialty Rankings are built to blend the quantitative and qualitative in a way that accurately highlights the top law schools based on specialty programs. Check out this year's full list here.
This year's law school specialty rankings were compiled by Anneliese Mahoney, Alexis Evans, Celia Heudebourg, Gabe Fernandez, James Levinson, Josh Schmidt, and Marcus Dieterle.
Jobs: 17/20
Georgia State has strong employment rates and plentiful practical opportunities. One clinical opportunity has law school students work with low-income children and their families in Atlanta. There is also another clinic that focuses on advocating on the behalf of people with disabilities.
Classes: 23/25
Georgia State offers students a health law certificate through its Center for Law, Health, and Society. Students have access to multiple tracks including Law, Medicine and Bioethics; Regulation of Health Care Business; Health and Social Justice; Health Sciences and Technology; Public Health and the Environment; and International Health and Human Rights.
Networking: 12/15
Georgia State law students can connect with one another at events like last year’s symposium marking the 40th anniversary of In re Quinlan, a landmark case in bioethics law.
Extracurriculars: 11/15
Located in the heart of Atlanta, close to the CDC headquarters, there are certainly some opportunities for Georgia State law school students to volunteer in the area. The school also boasts a Student Health Law Association.
Location: 14/15
The Atlanta-based law school received a near perfect score based in part on the number of health law firms and lawyers that are within the local metropolitan area.
Other Rankings: 10/10
Georgia State Law School’s top-10 placement on Law Street Media’s health law rankings was supported by its excellent rankings on other organizations’ lists.
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