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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: 18/20
Vanderbilt Law sees very solid post-graduation employment numbers. The school is home to the Intellectual Property and the Arts Clinic, which specifically allows students the opportunity to work with artists, arts organizations, and music and film companies.
Classes: 21/25
Vanderbilt Law offers plenty of interesting courses for students interested in entertainment law. For example, those interested in the intersection of contracts law and entertainment law can take “Entertainment Industry Transactions: Negotiation and Drafting.”
Networking: 13/15
Vanderbilt Law encourages its alumni to stay connected via social media and through alumni publications. Vanderbilt Law’s Entertainment and Sports Law Society also hosts events for current students who are interested in different topics in entertainment law, including online sports and video games.
Extracurriculars: 13/15
The school’s Entertainment and Sports Law Society brings students interested in entertainment law together. Its Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law also offers a unique perspective on the ever-changing relationship between entertainment and technology.
Location: 14/15
Vanderbilt University’s location in Nashville, Tennessee, helped the school earn a high score in this category.
Other Rankings: 10/10
Vanderbilt Law earned an excellent score in this category because of its solid positions in other entertainment law rankings.
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