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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
Pace Law sees solid employment numbers. The school excels at providing its students with various opportunities for real world experience, including the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic.
Classes: 25/25
Pace has an established and internationally-renowned environmental and energy law program. The school’s curriculum offers dozens of courses, which include “Legal Management of Urban Areas,” “Eco-Markets and Trading,” and a seminar on the Clean Air Act.
Networking: 13/15
Students can attend Pace’s annual land use and sustainable development conference to network with attorneys and other leaders in the environmental law field. Pace has also hosted events such as a conference on environmental concerns regarding drinking water.
Extracurriculars: 15/15
Pace Law School has a variety of organizations. The Environmental Law Review and Environmental Law Society are both options. Those interested in directly tackling climate change and sustainable land usage can join the Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Society as well as the Pace Energy and Climate Law Society.
Location: 15/15
Pace’s perfect Location score for environmental law was assisted by its location in New York City.
Other Rankings: 10/10
Pace Law received a perfect score in the Other Rankings category because of how other sites viewed its environmental law program.
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