Let’s imagine that, despite all warnings, you are actually considering going to law school. But you refuse to be a Biglaw drone — maybe you’ll work there a few years to get top-notch experience (that’s what they all say till they slap those golden handcuffs on) — dreaming instead of the most prestigious of government jobs. What law school should you go to?
Over at the incomparable Empirical SCOTUS, Adam Feldman has compiled a list of the law schools with the most graduates in prestigious government jobs, looking specifically at the schools that produce United States Attorneys, sitting federal judges, and state attorneys general and solicitors general. While he delves into all the schools with alums in these key positions, we are concentrated on the top five:
1- Harvard Law School
2- Yale Law School
3- Georgetown University Law Center
4- University of Texas School of Law
5- University of Michigan Law School
If we break out just the statewide positions, the AGs and SGs, the top five sees a few changes, but it’s still a made up of familiar T14, erm 15, law schools:
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1- Harvard Law School
2- Georgetown University Law Center
3- Yale Law School
4- University of Chicago Law School
5- University of Virginia School of Law
But what if you don’t see anything in the top of the rankings in your academic future? Well, Feldman has also compiled the list of schools outside of the U.S. News & World Report top 100 that have placed grads in these sought-after jobs. Topping that list? Howard University School of Law.
Congratulations to all the law schools that made the list. If you are interested in a deep dive into the numbers and the full ranking, check out the full post at Empirical SCOTUS.
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