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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: 17/20
Michigan Law graduates’ employment prospects are some of the best in the country. The school offers a few different clinical opportunities for students interested in building the skills needed to work with entertainment law clients, including a transactional law clinic and an entrepreneurship clinic.
Classes: 21/25
Michigan Law offers strong foundational courses, including a designated sports law course and an entertainment law course. One of Michigan Law’s more distinctive options is its “Law of the Internet” class that touches on entertainment law issues.
Networking: 13/15
Students can attend events like an “Entertainment and Sports Student Job Panel” to learn from their peers who have worked in the field. Former students can also stay engaged with the university through the school’s alumni publications.
Extracurriculars: 14/15
Students interested in sports law can join the Sports Law Society. If students wish to pursue a career in other sectors of the entertainment industry, they can join the Entertainment, Media, and Arts Law Students Association.
Location: 12/15
The University of Michigan Law School’s location offers solid opportunities for students to gain experience working in entertainment law, earning it 12 points in this category.
Other Rankings: 10/10
University of Michigan’s Law School received a perfect score in the Other Rankings category because of how other sites also rated its entertainment law program.
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