According to www.top-law-schools.com, Yale ranked as the number one law school 2010. Yale law school has widely been considered the best law school since the US News and World Report school rankings began. Yale has the lowest ratio of faculty to students, making it possible for extra attention to be given to each student. Many successful and powerful people have graduated from Yale's ranks such as Bill and Hillary Clinton and President Gerald Ford. (See reference 2)
Yale Law School
133 Wall Street,
New Haven, CT 06520
(203) 432-4995
www.law.yale.edu
Harvard Law School ranks No. 2 for 2010. Its incoming classes enter among the most numerically excellent students in terms of ABA data such as GPA and LSAT scores. Harvard is known for being a massive school with what some critique as too many students, however, for some incoming law students that is part of the appeal. Despite often being referred to as a "factory" rather than a warm and welcoming educational center, Harvard Law still holds a solid reputation as being one of the best law schools in the nation. (See reference 3)
Harvard Law School
1563 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
www.law.harvard.edu
Stanford Law School is known for being located in a beautiful area in northern California, having a small student body with a strong sense of community, as well as having repeating success with job placement after graduation. Stanford Law comes in just behind Harvard in the rankings yet offers a dramatically different atmosphere. Stanford has a reputation for seeking extremely accomplished incoming class and has traditionally looked far beyond LSAT scores for prospective students. (See reference 4)
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8610
www.law.stanford.edu