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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: 15/20
Georgetown University Law Center provides excellent job prospects for its students. Its IP clinic allows students to explore how technology and communication relates to intellectual property.
Classes: 25/25
Georgetown offers a variety of interesting IP law courses for interested students, including a “Computer Crime Seminar” and “Law of Advertising.”
Networking: 13/15
Georgetown Law has consistently hosted a patent law and policy conference. Events like these allow students to hear from IP experts and mingle with professionals working in the industry.
Extracurriculars: 9/15
The school offers extracurricular options for students pursuing a career in IP law. For example, the Student Intellectual Property Law Association brings like-minded students together for various events and discussions.
Location: 15/15
Georgetown’s location in the nation’s capital and the school’s proximity to relevant employment centers in IP law makes the school a great place for IP-interested law students. The school earned a perfect score in this category.
Other Rankings: 9/10
Georgetown Law School received a near-perfect score in the other rankings category because of the high rankings it received in other surveyed rankings.
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