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Top 10 Law Schools for Business 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: 18/20
The employment opportunities post-graduation for Columbia Law students are exceptional. Additionally, students have a unique opportunity to perform legal work for still-developing small businesses through the school’s Community Enterprise Clinic.
Classes: 20/25
Columbia boasts a diverse offering of classes. Beyond basics like “Corporations,” and “Deals,” students can choose to take a seminar on black letter law and white collar crime or a class on environmental issues in business transactions.
Networking: 15/15
Columbia University hosts several networking events and receptions each year for students to meet professionals in the field. Former students can also connect with one another through Columbia University’s alumni newsletter and social media pages.
Extracurriculars: 15/15
Columbia offers superb extracurriculars for its students. The university has a well-respected Business Law Association and a Business Law Review. Additionally, there is the student-run Columbia Law and Entrepreneurship Society, which discusses trends in business and innovation while connecting students with industry leaders.
Location: 15/15
Columbia Law’s desirable location in New York City gave it a perfect score in this category.
Other Rankings: 10/10
Columbia Law School received a near-perfect score in the other rankings category because of how other sites viewed its business law program
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