2010 SUBSTANTIAL Law School Rankings Forum

[Columbia Law]

I am putting together a "top law schools" list. This is going to be like the Ring Magazine Rankings for boxing--the official word. It take into account all of the important factors that should be taken into account when ranking law schools. This will be annual.

1. University of Pennsylvania
2. Columbia University
3. New York University
4. Stanford University
5. UC Berkeley
6. University of Chicago
7. University of Michigan
8. Yale University
9. Harvard University
10. Georgetown University
10. Fordham University
10. Duke University
13. University of Virginia
14. University of Notre Dame
15. Cornell University
16. Northwestern
17. Boston College
18. University of Texas
19. Washington U
20. USC

[annapavlova]

[General Tso]

u forgot Cooley....biggest law library in the world

[erniesto]

[reasonable_man]

I'm just going to sit here and watch....

[stratocophic]

I am putting together a "top law schools" list. This is going to be like the Ring Magazine Rankings for boxing--the official word. It take into account all of the important factors that should be taken into account when ranking law schools. This will be annual.

1. University of Pennsylvania
2. Columbia University
3. New York University
4. Stanford University
5. UC Berkeley
6. University of Chicago
7. University of Michigan
8. Yale University
9. Harvard University
10. Georgetown University
10. Fordham University
10. Duke University
13. University of Virginia
14. University of Notre Dame
15. Cornell University
16. Northwestern
17. Boston College
18. University of Texas
19. Washington U
20. USC

Disgusting anti-Vandy trolling

[pu_golf88]

So do you go to Fordham or ND?

[kaydish21]

You got me into the t10!

lolz

[los blancos]

So do you go to Fordham or ND?

BTFU

[Billy Blanks]

Did I miss the "March 24th Flame Day" announcement? Seriously, TLS...

[wired]

So do you go to Fordham or ND?

He's a Catholic attending Fordham.

[Columbia Law]

So do you go to Fordham or ND?

My screen name says it all. This list was derived from statistics that actually matter.

[Sangiovese]

First page in epic thread!

[los blancos]

So do you go to Fordham or ND?

He's a Catholic attending Fordham.

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[los blancos]

So do you go to Fordham or ND?

My screen name says it all. This list was derived from statistics that actually matter.

Lemme guess. The two criteria are geographic names and proximity to NYC.

Do I get a cookie?

[sarlis]

errrrrrr, what:

tOSU is not in the top ten.

[98234872348]

So do you go to Fordham or ND?

My screen name says it all. This list was derived from statistics that actually matter.

Care to elaborate?

[CanadianWolf]

The National Law Journal recently (February 22 or 24, 2010) released the results of its annual survey of law school hires by the largest 250 law firms in the nation:

1) Northwestern
2) Columbia
3) Stanford
4) Chicago
5) Virginia
6) Michigan
7) Penn
NYU
9) Berkeley
10) Duke

The above list is arguably the single most important factor with respect to law school ratings & rankings. Another important consideration should be student:teacher ratio for which the top three are Yale, Stanford & Northwestern.

[BioEBear2010]

The National Law Journal recently (February 22 or 24, 2010) released the results of its annual survey of law school hires by the largest 250 law firms in the nation:

1) Northwestern
2) Columbia
3) Stanford
4) Chicago
5) Virginia
6) Michigan
7) Penn
NYU
9) Berkeley
10) Duke

The above list is arguably the single most important factor with respect to law school ratings & rankings. Another important consideration should be student:teacher ratio for which the top three are Yale, Stanford & Northwestern.

If you want to use this methodology you really need to include clerkships as well. Schools such as Yale, Harvard, Chicago, and Stanford have a ton of students who end up clerking after graduation in lieu of working as an attorney.

[lawduder]

The National Law Journal recently (February 22 or 24, 2010) released the results of its annual survey of law school hires by the largest 250 law firms in the nation:

1) Northwestern
2) Columbia
3) Stanford
4) Chicago
5) Virginia
6) Michigan
7) Penn
NYU
9) Berkeley
10) Duke

The above list is arguably the [strike]single[/strike] most important factor with respect to law school ratings & rankings if you want to work in a major market at one of the nations top 250 largest firms. Another important consideration should be student:teacher ratio for which the top three are Yale, Stanford & Northwestern.

[crackberry]

Some people are so stupid.

[TTH]

errrrrrr, what:

tOSU is not in the top ten.

A criminal omission, I say.

[badfish]

The National Law Journal recently (February 22 or 24, 2010) released the results of its annual survey of law school hires by the largest 250 law firms in the nation:

1) Northwestern
2) Columbia
3) Stanford
4) Chicago
5) Virginia
6) Michigan
7) Penn
NYU
9) Berkeley
10) Duke

The above list is arguably the single most important factor with respect to law school ratings & rankings. Another important consideration should be student:teacher ratio for which the top three are Yale, Stanford & Northwestern.

I don't understand the metric. Is this by how many attorneys have been hired from these various schools? Is it by % of the class? Is it by perceptions of the hires?

Or am I just being flamed?

[blsingindisguise]

The National Law Journal recently (February 22 or 24, 2010) released the results of its annual survey of law school hires by the largest 250 law firms in the nation:

1) Northwestern
2) Columbia
3) Stanford
4) Chicago
5) Virginia
6) Michigan
7) Penn
NYU
9) Berkeley
10) Duke

The above list is arguably the single most important factor with respect to law school ratings & rankings. Another important consideration should be student:teacher ratio for which the top three are Yale, Stanford & Northwestern.

The reason schools like Yale and Harvard have lower NLJ 250 #s is that they have MORE options, not fewer -- i.e. not all of them want biglaw and they can get other things like prestigious clerkships more easily. I'd be surprised if there is a single person at Yale, Harvard or Stanford who couldn't find a job in an NLJ 250 if they wanted it.

[rando]

The National Law Journal recently (February 22 or 24, 2010) released the results of its annual survey of law school hires by the largest 250 law firms in the nation:

1) Northwestern
2) Columbia
3) Stanford
4) Chicago
5) Virginia
6) Michigan
7) Penn
NYU
9) Berkeley
10) Duke

The above list is arguably the single most important factor with respect to law school ratings & rankings. Another important consideration should be student:teacher ratio for which the top three are Yale, Stanford & Northwestern.

I don't understand the metric. Is this by how many attorneys have been hired from these various schools? Is it by % of the class? Is it by perceptions of the hires?

Or am I just being flamed?

It is based on percentage of LS class hired. and these stats have been dissected in other threads. and they are also not current to the recession hiring cycle.