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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: 14/20
Georgetown Law sees good employment numbers for its students after graduation and offers clinical opportunities for students who are still in school. For example, the Social Enterprise and Nonprofit Clinic allows students to work with small businesses.
Classes: 24/25
Georgetown offers specialties in corporate law, as well as business and financial law, which provide students multiple options when deciding how to specialize within the field. Georgetown Law often attracts world-renowned experts to teach specific unique classes.
Networking: 14/15
Georgetown’s annual symposium on careers in corporate law allows students to network with alumni and leaders in the field and receive valuable career guidance.
Extracurriculars: 14/15
Georgetown Law offers great extracurriculars for those interested in business law. In addition to the Corporate Law Association, there is a group called Lawyers for Corporate Accountability, which brings together students with an interest in business to advocate for regulation and various human rights issues.
Location: 14/15
The D.C.-based law school received a near perfect score based in part on the number of business law-focused firms and lawyers within the metropolitan area.
Other Rankings: 10/10
Georgetown Law’s great score in this category was supported by its excellent rankings on other organizations’ lists.
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