RANKING OF LAW SCHOOL SPECIALTIES INTRODUCTION
U. S. News ranks law schools in nine specialties:
Clinical Training Dispute Resolution Environmental Law Health Law Intellectual Property Law International Law Legal Writing Tax Law Trial Advocacy
The ABA-LSAC Official Guide to ABA-APPROVED LAW SCHOOLS gives brief descriptions of THIRTEEN SPECIALITIES including some of the ones above.
RANKING OF LAW SCHOOL SPECIALTIES 2010 OBSERVATIONS
Best at specializing in specialties :Georgetown University was in the top six in six of the nine specialties ranked by USN . Specialty that attracts the top law schools :International Law consist of six of the top seven law schools and nine of the top fifteen. Over the last four years, the following have been invariants (the top 2, the top 4, and the top 8. Stanford is a newcomer (tied for tenth).
2009 RANKING OF
2009
CLINICAL
USN 2007
USN 2008
USN 2009
USN RANK
TRAINING
Speciality
Speciality
Speciality
RANK
LAW SCHOOL
Top 10
Top 10
Top 10
14
Georgetown U (DC)
1
1
1
48
American U (DC)
2
2
2
5
New York University
3
3
3
Tier 4
CUNY Queens College
5.5
7
4
70
U New Mexico
7
6
5
19
Washington U (St. Louis)
4
4
6
1
Yale University (CT)
8
8
7
42.5
University of Maryland
5.5
5
8
10
University of Michigan
10
9
9
28
Fordham
10
10
Northwestern University
9
10
2009
DISPUTE
USN 2007
USN 2008
USN 2009
USN
RESOLUTION
Speciality
Speciality
Speciality
RANK
LAW SCHOOL
Top 10
Top 11
Top 10
60.5
Pepperdine U (CA)
1
1
1
60.5
U Missouri, Columbia
2
2
2.5
2.5
Harvard University
4
3.5
2.5
Tier 3
Hamline University (MN)
5
3.5
4
33.5
Ohio State University
3
5
5
96.5
Marquette U
6
6
84.5
U Oregon
8.5
7
56.5
Cardozo-Yeshiva U
6
7
8
91
U Nevada, Las Vegas
9
28
Fordham U
10.5
10
79
Pennsylvania State U
9.5
8.5
14
Georgetown U (DC)
7
10.5
Tier 3
Willamette U (OR)
8
2.5
Stanford University
9.5
2009
ENVIRONMENTAL
USN 2007
USN 2008
USN 2009
USN
LAW
Speciality
Speciality
Speciality
RANK
LAW SCHOOL
Top 10
Top 10
Top 10
74.5
Lewis and Clark C (OR)
1
2
1
Tier 3
Vermont Law School
2
1
2
Tier 3
Pace University (NY)
3
3
3
14
Georgetown U (DC)
5
6.5
4
12.5
Duke University (NC)
8
8
5
33.5
University of Colorado
9
4
6
2.5
Stanford University (CA)
10
6.5
7
42.5
University of Maryland
4
8
84.5
University of Oregon
6
10
9
56.5
Florida State University
10
44,5
Tulane University (LA)
7
5
6
UC Berkeley
9
2009
USN 2007
USN 2008
USN 2009
USN
HEALTH LAW
Speciality
Speciality
Speciality
RANK
LAW SCHOOL
Top 11
Top 11
Top 10
96.5
St. Louis University (MO)
1
1
1
56.5
University of Houston (TX)
2
3
2
42.5
University of Maryland
3
2
3
64
Case Western Reserve
5.5
5
4.5
66.6
Seton Hall University
4
6
4.5
84.5
Loyola U, Chicago
7
4
6
21
Boston University
5.5
7
7
14
Georgetown U (DC)
8
Tier 4
Widener U (DE)
8.5
9
79
Georgia State University
10.5
10
36.5
Indiana U, Indianapolis
8.5
8
91
DePaul University (IL)
10.5
9
23
University of Minnesota
10.5
10.5
2009
INTELLECTUAL
USN 2007
USN 2008
USN 2009
USN
PROPERTY LAW
Speciality
Speciality
Speciality
RANK
LAW SCHOOL
Top 10
Top 10
Top 10
6
UC Berkeley
1
1
1
2.5
Stanford University (CA)
2
2
2
20
George Washington (DC)
3
3
3
4
Columbia University (NY)
10
5.5
4
Tier 3
Franklin Pierce (NH)
7.5
5.5
5
12.5
Duke University (NC)
7.5
5.5
6
56.5
University of Houston (TX)
5
8.5
7
79
Santa Clara U (CA)
4
8.5
8
21
Boston University
10
9
66.5
Chicago-Kent (IIT)
9
10
56.5
Cardozo-Yeshiva U (NY)
6
5.5
2009
INTERNATIONAL
USN 2007
USN 2008
USN 2009
USN
LAW
Speciality
Speciality
Speciality
RANK
LAW SCHOOL
Top 10
Top 10
Top 10
5
New York University
1
1
1
4
Columbia University (NY)
2
2
2
14
Georgetown U (DC)
4
3.5
4
2.5
Harvard University (MA)
3
3.5
3
48.5
American University (DC)
7
5
5.5
1
Yale University (CT)
5
6
5.5
10
University of Michigan
8
7
7
20
George Washington (DC)
6
8
8
6
UC Berkeley
9.5
9
9
10
University of Virginia
9.5
10
10
2009
USN 2007
USN 2008
USN 2009
USN
LEGAL WRITING
Speciality
Speciality
Speciality
RANK
LAW SCHOOL
Top 12
Top 1
Top 10
102
Mercer University (GA)
2
1
1
84.5
Seattle University (WA)
1
2
2
92
U Nevada, Las Vegas
7
4
3
60.5
Temple University (PA)
3
3
4
Tier 4
John Marshall Law School (IL)
5.5
6
5
102
Stetson University (FL)
4
5
6
26
Boston College
11
8.5
7
10
Northwestern U (IL)
5.5
8.5
8
64
Brooklyn Law School (NY)
9
9
84.5
University of Oregon
10
10
University of Michigan
8
8.5
70
Villanova University (PA)
11
8.5
66.5
Chicago-Kent (IIT)
11
2009
USN 2007
USN 2008
USN 2009
USN
TAX LAW
Speciality
Speciality
Speciality
RANK
LAW SCHOOL
Top 10
Top 12
Top 12
5
New York University
1
1
1
48
University of Florida
2
2
2
14
Georgetown University (DC)
3
3
3
10
Northwestern University (IL)
4
4
4
16.5
UCLA
7.5
7
5
2.5
Harvard University (MA)
5.5
5
6.5
84.5
University of Miami
5.5
6
6.5
21
Boston University
7.5
8
8
10
University of Virginia
11
9
1
Yale University (CT)
11
11
16.5
University of Texas
9
11
10
University of Michigan
11
84,5
University of San Diego
9.5
11
2.5
Stanford University (CA)
9.5
2009
USN 2007
USN 2008
USN 2009
USN
TRIAL ADVOCACY
Speciality
Speciality
Speciality
RANK
LAW SCHOOL
Top 10
Top 10
Top 11
102
Stetson University
1
1.0
1
60,5
Temple University (PA)
2
2.0
2
10
Northwestern University (IL)
8.5
6.0
3
19
Washington U (St. Louis)
8.5
3.0
4
14
Georgetown University (DC)
8.5
4.0
5
Tier 4
South Texas C of Law
3
6.0
6.5
64
Loyola Marymount (CA)
4.5
8.0
6.5
56.5
Baylor University (TX)
6
8
48
American U (DC)
10
5
New York University
10
16.5
University of Texas
10
Tier 4
John Marshall
6.0
2.5
Harvard
9.5
23
Notre Dame
4.5
9.5
Tier 3
University of Akron (OH)
8.5
