Major Law Schools

America's major law schools draw aspiring legal talent from all over the world. Some have sought law school since youth, aspiring toward a career as a lawyer, judge or legal counsel. Others wind up in law school with an undergraduate degree and a favorable LSAT score, unsure of where their studies may take them. But as Frank Wu wrote for the U.S. News & World Report, "Whether they ever appear in court or draft a will, (all law students) will have been well served by learning how to stand up and speak out."
  1. Yale Law School

    • Yale Law School is in New Haven, Connecticut. The school regularly ranks as one of America's best law schools, and received the award of America's top law school in the 2010 U.S. rankings. In order to gain admission to YLS, students must have top undergraduate GPAs and a great LSAT score; Yale's 25th-75th percentile LSAT score range, a major indicator of admission difficulty, is 170-177 according to lsatprepcourse.com. Notable alums include Bill and Hillary Clinton, Gerald Ford, multiple Supreme Court Justices and televangelist Pat Robertson.

      Yale Law School
      127 Wall St.
      New Haven, CT 06511
      (203) 432-4992
      law.yale.edu

    Harvard Law School

    • Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law School enrolls 1,700 JD students. Harvard Law possesses the largest law library in the world and is the oldest American law school. The 2010 U.S. News ranking places Harvard Law as the second-best law school in the nation. Graduates have gone on to success in law and politics; many former Senators, including President Obama, attended the school. Students wishing to move up quickly in the legal world would be wise to attend Harvard if offered admission; nearly 25 percent of all Supreme Court clerkships come from Harvard Law.

      Harvard Law School
      1563 Massachusetts Ave.
      Cambridge, MA 02138
      (617) 495-3100
      law.harvard.edu

    Stanford Law School

    • Stanford Law School, which placed third in the 2010 U.S. News rankings, continually produces some of America's most forward-thinking legal minds. Found near Silicon Valley in Stanford, California, Stanford Law School has one of the smallest bodies of students among top-tier law schools, enrolling about 500 students. While admission to Stanford is fierce, the school's 25th-75th percentile LSAT Scores range of 167-172 clocks in slightly lower than Yale's. The school's Center for Internet and Society has been at the forefront of the developed of Internet law, an emerging field of legal theory and practice.

      Stanford Law School
      Crown Quadrangle
      559 Nathan Abbott Way
      Stanford, CA 94305
      650-723-2465
      law.stanford.edu

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