New York University School of Law
SPECIALTY RANKING
This year’s ranking also includes its “Specialty Rankings,” which assesses schools’ excellence in areas ranging from Constitutional Law to Clinical Training. These peer assessments were supplied by law school faculty who teach in their particular disciplines. Using U.S. News’ five-point scale, survey respondents ranked their top five programs, with programs ranked based on their average score per specialty (with 10 scores being the minimum for inclusion).
Here are this year’s top performers:
Clinical Training: City University of New York (CUNY), Georgetown (Tie)
Constitutional Law: Harvard and Yale (Tie)
Contracts and Commercial Law: Columbia
Corporate Law: Columbia Harvard, New York University, UC-Berkeley (Tie)
Criminal Law: New York University
Dispute Resolution: Ohio State and Pepperdine (Tie)
Environmental Law: Pace University, UCLA, UC-Berkeley (Tie)
Healthcare Law: Saint Louis University
Intellectual Property: UC-Berkeley
International Law: New York University
Legal Writing: University of Nevada-Las Vegas and University of Oregon (Tie)
Tax Law: New York University
Trial Advocacy: Temple University
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