Specialty ranking vs Overall ranking in International Law Forum

[tronredo]

Would you rather study international law at Georgetown U law school (#3 International law rankings, #14 overall) or Michigan law school (#9 intl law, #6 overall)

[bubba]

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[reasonable_man]

Oh good. Another "international lawyer."

[Kilpatrick]

Use the search function. In fact, I saved you the trouble. The correct answer was the first line of the first search result:

"specialty rankings are completely useless"

[Teoeo]

This thread has potential

[johnnyutah]

Would you rather study international law at Georgetown U law school (#3 International law rankings, #14 overall) or Michigan law school (#9 intl law, #6 overall)

I am really happy to hear that you are interested in becoming an international lawyer. It is a very exciting and fast-growing fields that, for some reason, few people are interested in. They do so much good, and the world could really use more international lawyers, so I'm glad you're answering the call of duty!

[Shooter]

Seriously, though. What do people find so fascinating about the concept of international law? Is there some sort of perceived prestige associated with the term? Do people think it's highly correlated with international travel? I never understood this.

Also, obviously go to Georgetown. It has way more lay prestige internationally.

[Noval]

Seriously, though. What do people find so fascinating about the concept of international law? Is there some sort of perceived prestige associated with the term? Do people think it's highly correlated with international travel? I never understood this.

Also, obviously go to Georgetown. It has way more lay prestige internationally.

Well, to be honest, there's nothing really fascinating in BigLaw too, but most students want it just to repay loans.

Take out the money and most students would shoot for other positions...

I guess students have this misconception that International Law = Fix wars between countries or judge war criminals...
But only a small percentage of the Lawyers worldwide have a "decent shot" for this kind of jobs, and specialty rankings won't make you a better applicant.

OP, go to Georgetown, it's a very good Law School and still has a name in and outside of U.S., but do not ever look at Specialty Rankings again, it's bologna.

[soj]

Between Georgetown and Michigan, one should almost always go to Michigan, unless one wants to do international law, in which case one should get real and not attend law school.

[pichu]

As far as speciality programs go, would it make sense to choose S over Y or H for IP?

[birdlaw117]

As far as speciality programs go, would it make sense to choose S over Y or H for IP?

That actually does make sense. But, it has a lot to do with proximity to Silicon Valley, not necessarily specialty rankings (I have no idea what specialty rankings for IP look like).

[FlightoftheEarls]

Also, obviously go to Georgetown. It has way more lay prestige internationally.

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[soj]

As far as speciality programs go, would it make sense to choose S over Y or H for IP?

IP is a common reason some people choose S over YH. They're peer schools, so no decision would be a wrong one when choosing among them.

[tronredo]

This thread has potential

Why do most people on TLS have a negative bias towards international law? Do you all realize that we live in an era of globalization where the world is bonded in a close interwoven web? From politics to culture, decisions taken my people, business and government in other countries affect people 14000 miles away. Greed on wall street and the fall of Lehman brothers almost sent the WHOLE WORLD into a financial meltdown, a protest in Egypt has a lot of repercussions in almost evry country.

International law will be a prominent field in the years to come as many countries are giving up their national sovereignty to globalization.

[soj]

Why do most people on TLS have a negative bias towards international law? Do you all realize that we live in an era of globalization where the world is bonded in a close interwoven web? From politics to culture, decisions taken my people, business and government in other countries affect people 14000 miles away. Greed on wall street and the fall of Lehman brothers almost sent the WHOLE WORLD into a financial meltdown, a protest in Egypt has a lot of repercussions in almost evry country.

International law is will be a prominent field in the years to come as many countries are yielding their national sovereignty to the wind of globalization.

no but seriously, how's all of that supposed to affect the field of international law?

[Rock-N-Roll]

Also, obviously go to Georgetown. It has way more lay prestige internationally.

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[tronredo]

Why do most people on TLS have a negative bias towards international law? Do you all realize that we live in an era of globalization where the world is bonded in a close interwoven web? From politics to culture, decisions taken my people, business and government in other countries affect people 14000 miles away. Greed on wall street and the fall of Lehman brothers almost sent the WHOLE WORLD into a financial meltdown, a protest in Egypt has a lot of repercussions in almost evry country.

International law is will be a prominent field in the years to come as many countries are yielding their national sovereignty to the wind of globalization.

no but seriously, how's all of that supposed to affect the field of international law?

You're so smart you couldn't figure it out.

[shoeshine]

Does anyone have the bird law rankings? I am definitely looking for a school ranked high in bird law litigation.

[WhoIsDonDraper]

yielding their national sovereignty to the wind of globalization.

Yield to the wind? What does that even mean?

[Blessedassurance]

Why do most people on TLS have a negative bias towards international law? Do you all realize that we live in an era of globalization where the world is bonded in a close interwoven web? From politics to culture, decisions taken my people, business and government in other countries affect people 14000 miles away. Greed on wall street and the fall of Lehman brothers almost sent the WHOLE WORLD into a financial meltdown, a protest in Egypt has a lot of repercussions in almost evry country.

International law is will be a prominent field in the years to come as many countries are yielding their national sovereignty to the wind of globalization.

Hi,
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[soj]

no but seriously, how's all of that supposed to affect the field of international law?

You're so smart you couldn't figure it out.

You're actually going to start this passive-aggressive crap with me?

I think I asked a legitimate question. No one denies globalization is happening, but how will that affect international law? What kind of international law are you talking about, anyway?

[shoeshine]

Would you rather study international law at Georgetown U law school (#3 International law rankings, #14 overall) or Michigan law school (#9 intl law, #6 overall)

What do you think international law is?

[Rock-N-Roll]

Can OP, or anyone who says they are interested in international law, post what they actually anticipate that job will entail?

I mean are we talking about international transactional work or do people think that they will be trying war crimes cases at the Hague? I would think the former is a lot more achievable than the latter.

[Rock-N-Roll]

Does anyone have the bird law rankings? I am definitely looking for a school ranked high in bird law litigation.

Dude, although relevant this is kinda an old joke already.

[Blessedassurance]

Can OP, or anyone who says they are interested in international law, post what they actually anticipate that job will entail?

I mean are we talking about international transactional work or do people think that they will be trying war crimes cases at the Hague? I would think the former is a lot more achievable than the latter.

Mostly, they imagine travelling around the world doing important things. Saving the world, convicting Foday Sankoh, shutting down Coca-Cola in Guatemala for paying below the minimum wage, making the US accountable to the UN, Amnesty International....

or models and bottles from Paris to Cairo, Magic circle, inter alia...