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Top 10 Law Schools for Business Law

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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.

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4. University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law: 91 Points

 

Jobs: 16/20

UCLA Law offers multiple clinical opportunities for students interested in business law, including the “Corporate Practice Clinic.” UCLA Law also provides its students with excellent externship opportunities. 

 

 

Classes: 23/25

UCLA allows students to learn about business law through a robust curricular experience, which offers dozens of classes. Notable offerings include “Business Bankruptcy” and “The Entrepreneurial State.”

 

 

Networking: 14/15

UCLA Law regularly offers unique events, inviting legal professionals to discuss business law careers outside of traditional law firms. The school also hosts a yearly workshop for Corporate and Securities Litigation.

 


Extracurriculars: 13/15

The UCLA School of Law offers a wide selection of extracurriculars that may appeal to students pursuing a career in business law. There are organizations dedicated solely to business law, entrepreneurship law, and tax/estate law.

 

 

Location: 15/15

UCLA’s law school has a great location for students interested in pursuing business law while studying. As a result, the school received a perfect score for this section.

 

 

Other Rankings: 10/10

UCLA’s Law School received a perfect school for its consistent high placement among other business law school rankings.

Anneliese Mahoney
Anneliese Mahoney
Anneliese Mahoney is Managing Editor at Law Street and a Connecticut transplant to Washington D.C. She has a Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University, and a passion for law, politics, and social issues. Contact Anneliese at amahoney@LawStreetMedia.com.

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