Top 20 Law Schools in America.
Listed by Student to Faculty Ratio, Percentage of Students Employed At Graduation, Room And Board, Tuition, Law School Name, and Ranking (ranking from US News) .

Yale Law School is a world class education provider; students begin their practical training by representing real clients at the beginning of their first year. It is a school that is known for producing leaders in all walks life. Harvard Law School was ranked 2nd in the U.S for Dispute Resolution, 3rd for International Law and 6th for Tax Law (US News 2009). It awards degrees in J.D (Juris Doctor), S.J.D (Doctor of Juridical Science), and LL.M (Masters of Laws) program.

Stanford University offers intensive curriculums and practical legal clinics in high-profile academic centers. It aims to inspire fresh ideas and engage leaders in creating solutions. It is an ideal environment for learning and mastering the law. Columbia Law School is one of the first law schools in the United States. A pioneer in many fronts, it created the first ABA-approved study abroad programs with two prominent law schools in China in 2006.

Founded in 1902, University of Chicago Law School has maintained its stance as an innovator in legal education. Graduates lead in government, academia, activism, business and law. It ranked in the Top 3 law schools with the Best Career Prospects (Princeton Review 2008). New York University School of Law is an historical law school. It is one of the first law schools to admit women; it is renowned for it is commitment to diversity. NYU Law leads in programs such as public service, global studies, interdisciplinary colloquia and clinical education.

UC Berkeley School of Law is one of the most selective law institutions in the United States. Out of the 7,000 students that apply annually, only 270 are accepted. Berkley Law is a legal pioneer of the green movement; it created the first environmental law program in the United States. University of Pennsylvania Law School ranked third in a national survey in student satisfaction. Faculty includes scholars in every major area of law. It has a cross-disciplinary program which allows students to earn joint degrees or certificates from other colleges. University of Michigan Law School has experts at many subjects within its faculty. Subject area includes Economics, Classics, History, Feminist Theory, Life Sciences, Natural Resources, Philosophy, Public Policy and Political Theory.

University of Virginia School of Law delivers first rate legal education to its students in many different formats. Curriculum covers a diverse area of law that reflects students’ possible career path. About 98 to a 100-percent of graduates from Duke University School of Law are employed within 9 months after graduation. Its program was described by the American Bar Association as ‘The strongest professionalism program in the country.’

Northwestern University Law School has a student to faculty ratio of 8.8. Faculty is drawn from all areas of law; these include Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Tort Law, Finance Law, among others. Established in 1866, Cornell University Law School is an American institution that is rich in American history. It has a New York State Bar passage rate of 99%, low student to faculty ratio and the LL.M degree program was ranked 1st in the 2008 AUAP rankings.

Georgetown’s J.D program is respected across the nation. Joint degree programs allow a student to combine law with another field of study; a second degree may be pursued in Business Administration, Foreign Service, Philosophy, Government and Public Health. It also offers joint J.D./LL.M. degrees in International Business and Economic Law, Securities and Financial Regulation, and Taxation. UCLA School of Law is the youngest top law school in the nation. It is one of four law schools in the top twenty to offer a degree specialization in Business Law and Policy. It is the only school in the United States to offer a degree specialization in Critical Race Studies.

The University of Texas School of Law was founded in 1883, it began with a few students and two professors, and it has since then evolved into an institution of over 1,400 students that offers the Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) and three Master of Laws (LLM) programs. UT Law School offers a course on Wind Energy Law, an intensifying field as the search for alternate energy sources grows. Vanderbilt Law School is a well ranked institution, faculty includes scholars whose influential scholarship and research is helping to shape the legal profession. It offers a one year master’s degree program for international lawyers wishing to familiarize themselves with American Law.

University of Southern California –Gould School of Law offers a dynamic and diverse educational setting. There are over 42 full time faculty and 75 adjunct professors who are experts in Tort Reform, Ethics, Entertainment, Business, Intellectual Property and Politics.

Washington University in St. Louis (School of Law) takes particular care in transforming first year students into law students. Each semester, first-year students study only four courses; these include Legal Research Methodologies and Legal Practice, instead of the five courses typically required at other law schools. Besides being located in the nations capital, George Washington University Law School has a total enrollment of about 2,000 students; about 1,395 students are in the full-time program for the J.D. degree, and 285 are enrolled in the part-time division.