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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: 17/20
Students are well-positioned to find great jobs after graduating from the University of Washington’s law school. The school also offers clinical opportunities for students to gain experience in IP, including through the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic.
Classes: 23/25
The University of Washington offers many standard IP classes on topics such as patents, antitrust law, and copyrights, but complements these offerings with more industry-specific classes. Students can take courses regarding bio-entrepreneurship and e-commerce.
Networking: 10/15
University of Washington does an excellent job of utilizing social media, like LinkedIn, to help its alumni stay connected and network.
Extracurriculars: 15/15
This law school offers standard extracurricular options like the Technology Law Society and the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts, but is also home to the unique Advocates for the Arts organization. That group offers law students the chance to build real life experience working with artists by serving their intellectual property needs.
Location: 13/15
The University of Washington’s location in Seattle helped the school do well in this category as there are a lot of local IP law firms and lawyers in the area.
Other Rankings: 9/10
The University of Washington School of Law received a near perfect score in this category because of its well-regarded IP law program.
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