QS Names World’s Best Law Schools

Think U.S. News & World Report is the definitive statement on the best law schools? Maybe in the United States, but you’ll find law schools in over 190 countries, including 600 law programs in China and another 100 in the United Kingdom.

Can any of these schools compete with America’s legal might? The answer – Absolutely!

In the latest QS Top Universities Law School Ranking, American programs make up just 6 of the 10 highest-ranked programs – and 7 of the Top 20. While Harvard Law tops the list, the United Kingdom’s University of Oxford and University of Cambridge rank 2nd and 3rd – higher than either Yale Law and Stanford Law at 4th and 5th. At 6th, the National University of Singapore outperforms NYU, Columbia, Penn, Chicago, and Northwestern too.

Since 2004, QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) has been measuring the quality and influence of nearly 1,500 universities. To produce this ranking, QS conducts global surveys of academic experts to measure research and teaching prowess and employers to assess the quality of graduates. These surveys are supplemented by both the number of paper citations and their inclusion in top legal journals.

Here is how the top law school fare across the main dimensions in the QS ranking:

Rank	Law School	Law School Employer Reptuation	H-Index Citations	Citations Per Paper	Academic Reputation
1	Harvard	100	100	82.8	99.8
2	Oxford	96.4	98	79	100
3	Cambridge	95.7	98.3	81.5	98.3
4	Yale	91.8	95.7	85.6	96.4
5	Stanford	95.4	94.1	83.3	91.7
6	National University of Singapore	88.8	86.8	78.7	96.4
7	New York University	81.9	98	81.6	94.1
8	Columbia	86	97.6	81.7	89.8
9	London School of Economics	84.6	94.1	81.8	89.2
10	UC Berkeley	83	95.3	83.7	89.1

To see how the remaining law schools performed, click here.

For more details on the QS methodology, click here.

University of Chicago Law School

Chicago Law Fights AI By Banning Electronics In Classroom

NBC 5 Chicago: “Starting in the fall, the University of Chicago Law School will ban electronics in class for first-year law students in an effort to combat the rise of artificial intelligence.

In a new memo, the law school explained that students need to “learn how to think critically and solve legal problems with sound professional judgment.” The memo also explained that legal technology is changing so rapidly there’s no guarantee the current AI tools will still be relevant when students start practicing law.

“What does it mean to think critically as a lawyer? What does it mean to listen to your clients and understand what’s really motivating them,” said Mark Templeton, a clinical professor of law.”

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University of Kentucky

Kentucky Prof Sues to Prevent Appointment of New Dean At Rosenberg College of Law

Lexington Herald-Leader: “A University of Kentucky law professor under investigation has filed a federal lawsuit for a judge to remove the law school’s recent dean appointee, claiming the university is prioritizing politics and donations over scholarship and academia.

Ramsi Woodcock, who was placed on leave in July 2025 for circulating a petition calling for war on Israel, is asking a federal judge to block UK from installing Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove as the dean of Rosenberg College of Law. Woodcock is suing Van Tatenhove, UK President Eli Capiluto and provost Robert DiPaola.”

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