I always thought you had to be off your rocker to turn down a highly ranked law school for one in 100th place or lower on the US News & World Report list. I’d argue that it’s even risky to consider law schools in the 50-100 range in this competitive job market—particularly if working in a big firm is your goal. That’s not being snotty; it’s just reality in a profession that fetishizes credentials.
But Howard University Law School defies conventional wisdom. Despite its humble ranking (No. 135 in 2014; No. 110 in 2015), its record in placing grads into coveted associate positions is impressive. The National Law Journal reports that Howard sent more than 21 percent of its grads to large firms. That’s more than 26th-ranked Notre Dame University and 22-ranked George Washington University. (Howard is the only predominantly black law school out of six that is ranked by US News.)
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
