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Top 10 Schools for Environmental and Energy 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: 13/20
Vermont offers solid post-graduation job prospects for its students. The school is also home to both the Energy Clinic and the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic.
Classes: 25/25
Vermont Law School’s academic offerings for environmental and energy law are some of the most diverse in the country. Students can choose from over 50 courses and a handful of seminars.
Networking: 13/15
Students at Vermont Law School can attend a variety of speeches on environmental and energy law, as well as sustainable agriculture and food systems. The law school also works to keep students connected after graduation by utilizing social media networks.
Extracurriculars: 14/15
The school offers some valuable environmental law extracurriculars. In addition to the Journal of Environmental Law and Environmental Law Society, the school is home to the Freshwater Working Group.
Location: 8/15
Vermont University Law School’s rural location offers students less opportunities than some of the bigger metropolitan areas, resulting in the school earning only eight points in this category.
Other Rankings: 10/10
Vermont Law School received a perfect score in the Other Rankings category because of how other organizations also viewed its environmental law program.
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