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Top 10 Schools for Entertainment 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
Southwestern Law offers decent job prospects for its students after graduation. The school also offers fantastic hands-on opportunities for its students, including an Entertainment and the Arts Legal Clinic.
Classes: 25/25
Southwestern Law offers dozens of entertainment law courses, including many with impressively specific focuses. There’s “Music Industry Contracts,” multiple classes on video game law, and a course focused entirely on the defamation of public figures.
Networking: 15/15
Students are encouraged to attend conferences where they can network with professionals in the sports and entertainment law field. The school even hosts its own annual “Entertainment and Media Law Conference.” Current and former students can also connect with each other through the school’s social media groups.
Extracurriculars: 15/15
The school has law societies that focus on both entertainment and sports law to go alongside its Visual Arts Law Society. Students can also contribute to the Journal of International Media and Entertainment Law.
Location: 15/15
Southwestern Law has a fantastic location for students interested in pursuing entertainment law while studying. As a result, the school received a perfect score in this category.
Other Rankings: 10/10
Southwestern Law School received a great score in the Other Rankings category for its consistently high placement in other entertainment law rankings.
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