Above the Law

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School Website
NALP
Region
Southeast
State
Tennessee
Dean
Chris Guthrie
Enrollment
586
Student/Faculty Ratio
13.4
Talking Points
  • First school in the US to offer PhD/JD program in Law & Economics.
  • Notable Alumni include: Fred Thompson (senator and Law & Order actor), Karl Dean (current mayor of Nashville), Greg Abbott (Texas Attorney General), Al Gore (never graduated).

Recent Headlines from Above the Law

 

Alexandra Marchuk isn’t taking the Faruqi & Faruqi counterclaims lying down. Here’s her vigorous response.

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 / 3:36 PM

A look at the law schools of the South, based on our ATL Insider Survey.

Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 / 3:41 PM

Believe it or not, there are some surprises in the top 10 of this list!

Friday, Apr 12, 2013 / 11:56 AM

Nobody puts Juan Monteverde in the corner. A boutique law firm and one of its partners hit back — hard — against an ex-associate’s salacious allegations.

Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 / 6:27 PM

She knows how to BE AGGRESSIVE, B-E AGGRESSIVE, B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E inside of a courtroom.

Monday, Apr 1, 2013 / 2:11 PM

If these allegations are true, this is a very sad and ugly story.

Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 / 8:32 PM

A review of the legal education and experience of the incoming freshman class of Congress

Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 / 4:11 PM

* Stop drinking the FCPA Kool-Aid. Kool-Aid doesn’t even taste good anyway. Unless you add booze. But I digress. [FCPA Professor]

* Is it illegal to lie on Twitter? Some thoughts from Professor Eugene Volokh. [Volokh Conspiracy]

* So you wanna get published in a law review, huh? Well, check this out, young padawan. [Prawfsblog]

* Who are the top employment lawyers in America? [eBossWatch]

* The ABA and New York Law School are butting heads on how to deal with time lost due to Sandy. [Legal As She Is Spoke via Constitutional Daily]

* Lat is giving a talk at Vanderbilt Law School tomorrow. It’s open to the public and free, just like the pizza (but if you take the pizza, you have to stay for the event). [Vanderbilt Law School]

Monday, Nov 5, 2012 / 5:37 PM

A former administrator at Vanderbilt Law School just got a hefty sentence after pleading guilty to theft and statutory rape. His boyfriend got sentenced too. How much time did they get, and what are some of the salacious allegations?

Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 / 4:44 PM

We’re going to reveal the people’s choice for the 15th and final spot in legal academia’s most exclusive club, as well as arguments for and against each of the contenders….

Thursday, Mar 22, 2012 / 2:25 PM

More Vanderbilt Law School news

  • ATL Top 50 Rank

    15
  • Ratings*

    Student Rating ? A
    Alumni Rating ? A
      Student Alumni
    Academics A+ A
    Practical/Clinical Training B B-
    Career Counseling A- A
    Financial Aid Advising A A-
    Social Life A+ A+
  • Employment

    Total Employed ? 96%
    LST
    Score ? 71%
    School Funded 13.80%
    Large Firm 28.60%
    Federal Clerkships 10.20%
    Government 11.11%
    Public Interest 12.63%
    Top Biglaw Employers ?
    1. Alston & Bird LLP
    2. King & Spalding
    3. K&L Gates
    4. Jones Day
    5. Greenberg Traurig
    6. Sidley Austin LLP
    7. Kirkland & Ellis
    8. Troutman Sanders
  • Cost

    Tuition   $46,400
    Total Investment ?   $254,858
  • Admissions

    26.4 / 100
    applicants are accepted.
    1.8 / 10
    admitted students enroll.
     
    LSAT (25/75) 165/170
    GPA (25/75) 3.50/3.82
  • US News Rank

    15