Harvard Law School is part of the Ivy League group of colleges and is undoubtedly one of the world's most famous and prestigious law schools. Currently, approximately 1,900 students hailing from all over the United States and the world attend Harvard Law School.
Harvard offers some of the world's most competitive undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs, from their Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, to their Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) in addition to a number of joint degree programs. The school also boasts involvement in a number of legal research projects and publications, which include scholarly periodicals and newspapers. The school also offers several highly competitive visiting scholar and visiting researcher programs.
Harvard Law School boasts an impressively distinguished body of alumni, with Harvard graduates claiming six out of the nine Supreme Court justice positions, 11 clerk to U.S. Supreme Court justice positions in the 2006-2007 term alone, to seven solicitors general and 149 federal judges.
Harvard Law School
1563 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-3100
law.harvard.edu
Ranked by the Times Good University Guide as the best law university in the United Kingdom and one of the world's best universities for studying law, Cambridge University has been a highly respected and notable law school since its establishment in the 13th century. With a gallery of distinguished alumni prominent in the judiciary and legal profession, including a former British president and a current member of the International Court of Justice, admission into Cambridge's law programs is understandably among the world's most competitive.
The university offers a selection of unique and coveted law degrees that highlight the growing importance of international and comparative law. In total, Cambridge offers five different law degrees: the Bachelor of Arts., LL.M., Master of Letters (M.Litt), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Law (LL.D). The university also offers prospective law students an Master of Philosophy degree in criminology and criminological research.
Cambridge University's law faculty boasts over 70 teaching staff, approximately 700 undergraduate students, as well as 125 LL.M. students and 100 graduate research students.
University of Cambridge Faculty of Law
10 West Rd.
Cambridge CB3 9DZ
United Kingdom
+44 1223 330033
law.cam.ac.uk
The world-renowned Yale Law School offers almost 200 courses presided over by over 60 full-time faculty. Located in New Haven, Conn., Yale Law School prides itself in its prestige, selectivity and provision of the world's finest legal education.
According to the university, its pool of alumni is unmatched by any other law school in the world, with several of its graduates later becoming U.S. Presidents (such as Richard Taft) and Supreme Court justices (such as Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor), as well as founders of nongovernmental organizations, federal government services and the judiciary.
With an average class size of 25 students and a unique faculty-student ratio, Yale has been ranked as the No. 1 law school in the United States by the the U.S. News and World Report.
Yale Law School
New Haven, CT 06520
203-432-4995
law.yale.edu