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Top 10 Law Schools for Intellectual Property 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.
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: 19/20
Employment opportunities for students graduating from Penn Law are plentiful. Those interested in intellectual property can work at the school’s dedicated IP law clinic. The school also has an Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic that touches on some IP law issues.
Classes: 23/25
UPenn offers a wide selection of IP-specific courses. Penn Law also offers students the opportunity to take IP-related courses within other schools at the university, including the Wharton School and the Annenberg School for Communication.
Networking: 15/15
Students at the University of Pennsylvania can mingle with fellow IP students and experts at the annual Pennsylvania Intellectual Property Group (PIPG) symposium. The school also holds a variety of other IP events throughout the year.
Extracurriculars: 13/15
The Penn Intellectual Property Group is a major group on campus that regularly hosts events and offers students extracurricular opportunities. The school consistently sends students to the Saul Lefowitz Moot Court competition, hosted by the International Trademark Association, which offers IP students a chance to simulate real world experiences.
Location: 12/15
Philadelphia provides numerous opportunities for students who are focusing on IP Law and want to gain experience working in their field.
Other rankings: 9/10
Penn Law placed highly on other rankings as well, earning it nine points in this category.
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