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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: 16/20
Stanford Law students have strong employment prospects after graduation. Additionally, the school offers clinical opportunities for its students, including the Organizations and Transactions Clinic.
Classes: 21/25
Stanford Law School has a specialty area of study in Law, Economics, and Business. Some of the offered courses overlap with Stanford’s business school and its Institute for Economic Policy Research. Business Law courses at Stanford regularly pull topics from the school’s proximity to Silicon Valley.
Networking: 13/15
At the annual e-commerce best practices conference, in-house counsel and practitioners discuss the legal issues of the e-commerce industry. The school also utilizes social media to help alumni stay connected.
Extracurriculars: 15/15
Stanford has multiple student organizations for those interested in business law. There’s the Journal of Law, Business, and Finance, for example. And for those interested in business-related litigation, students can attend moot court competitions.
Location: 12/15
Stanford University Law School’s location offers modest opportunities for students to gain experience working in business law, earning it 12 points in this category.
Other Rankings: 9/10
Stanford University’s 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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