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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: 12/20
GW has relatively solid post-graduation employment numbers. The school offers support for students interested in hands-on experience through experiential learning opportunities like clinics and field placements.
Classes: 24/25
George Washington University offers a long list of courses in environmental and energy law, giving students ample opportunities to study the subject area in depth. Many courses–like “Federal Facilities Environmental Law Issues” and “Environmental Legislation Project”–draw on the school’s location in Washington D.C. and proximity to the federal government.
Networking: 13/15
GW hosts an annual environmental law symposium where students can network with leading professionals in the environmental law field. The school also offers events about topics like the intersection of environmental law and trade.
Extracurriculars: 12/15
The school offers some standard options for students pursuing a specialty in environmental law. The school has a large Environmental Law Association and also produces the Journal of Energy and Environmental Law.
Location: 15/15
George Washington University received the highest possible score in this category due to its location in the D.C. metropolitan area.
Other Rankings: 9/10
GW Law received a near-perfect score in this category because of its high-ranking environmental law program.
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