Law School Rankings - What Do The Numbers Mean?

Law School Podcaster

Law school rankings. Questioned, criticized, but rarely ignored. Whether rankings really say anything about the quality of legal education is an open question, but the fact is, they are used by students looking for the school that fits them best and by some employers deciding which law school grads to recruit. Some rankings rate full-time, part-time and international law programs, others rank schools based on their job placement rate, employer satisfaction, faculty and student diversity. You can also find rankings focusing on specialties such as intellectual property, environmental law, healthcare and tax law. We’ll dig into the rankings and find out which list is most appropriate for each set of criteria and what’s behind the numbers.Guests include:

• Robert Morse, Director of Data Research for U.S. News & World Report’s, Best Law Schools
• Robert Franek, Senior Vice President and Publisher, The Princeton Review’s The Best 172 Law Schools
• Brian Dalton, Managing Editor, Vault.com’s Top 25 Law Schools
• Don Macaulay, President and Founder, AdmissionsDean.com