NLJ's Law School Report

Following up this morning's post, Law School Rankings by Placement in 250 Largest Law Firms:  here are all of the articles in the National Law Journal's annual Law Schools Report:

• Holding Schools Accountable:  ABA Is Pushing Educators to Prove Their Law Graduates Can Cut It:  "When 3,500 legal educators convened in New Orleans for the AALS annual meeting in January, one topic dominated the conversation: the ABA's attempts to add 'student learning outcomes' to its accreditation standards."
• Making Legal Education More Practical:  Despite Economic Challenges, Several Law Schools Offer Students Real-World Job Experiences:  "To address the economic challenges of today's post-law school environment, several law schools offer students real-world job experiences."
• Law Students Taking Advantage of Social Media, But Follow-up Is Faltering:  "Law schools that foster skill-building in the practical application of law will nurture stronger candidates and, ultimately, rainmaking alumni."
• The Go-To Schools:  "Law schools with the highest percentages of graduates hired by NLJ 250 firms."
• Firm Favorites in 2009:  "Top NLJ 250 law firms and the law schools from which they hired the most first-year associates."
• Hiring Clerks:  "Law firms that hired the most judicial clerks in 2009."
• Partner Promotions:  "A look at where new partners in 2009 went to school."

1.    Stanford (98)

2.    Harvard (60)

3.    Georgetown (55)

4.    Virginia (47)

5.    NYU (36)

6.    Texas (32)

7.    George Washington (29)

8.    Columbia (27)

9.    UCLA (23)

10.   UC-Berkeley (23)

Vanderbilt (23)