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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: 20/20
NYU Law has excellent post-graduation employment numbers. The school also offers an environmental law clinic and an international environmental law clinic.
Classes: 17/25
NYU’s environmental law area of study puts “hands-on” learning and “student-faculty” collaboration at the center of its courses. The classes offered are seminar-heavy and focus on various theoretical and practical applications.
Networking: 12/15
NYU offers valuable networking events focused on energy law, such as symposia about energy regulation and trade.
Extracurriculars: 15/15
The well-established law school offers a few student extracurriculars targeted toward environmental law students. In addition to the Environmental Law Society, students can write for the Environmental Law Journal.
Location: 15/15
New York University provides a fantastic location for students pursuing environmental law because of its proximity to good job opportunities.
Other Rankings: 9/10
NYU Law’s top-10 placement in Law Street Media’s environmental law rankings was supported by its excellent rankings on other organizations’ lists.
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