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U.S. News Ranks The Best Law Schools For Getting Biglaw Jobs (2025)

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News & World Report has rolled out additional rankings on top of their influential law school rankings. Given that a legal education can land the average law school graduate in up to six figures of debt, it makes sense that would-be lawyers are eager to snag Biglaw jobs, where salaries at leading firms begin at $225,000.

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U.S. News Releases Two Wildly Different Versions Of The 2025 Law School Rankings At The Same Time

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News & World Report law school rankings have finally arrived complete with their fair share of drama and absurdity. — of the top law schools in the nation, as ranked by U.S. — of the top law schools in the nation, as ranked by U.S. 2025 Best Law Schools [U.S.

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This Law School Admissions Cycle Will Be Incredibly Tough Thanks To Surge In ‘Really Strong’ Applicants

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There will be some very high quality candidates who arent getting into any law school this yearbut the caliber of law students in this incoming class is going to be very high and really, really strong at all schools across the board. My guess is its a little bit of everything.

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A ‘Preview’ Of The U.S. News Law School Rankings (2025)

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Prospective law students, current law students, and law school alumni are eagerly awaiting the release of the 2025 U.S. News Law School Rankings, which usually occurs sometime in March. News places a 10% weight on law school admissions in the overall ranking. Sounds great, right?

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All You Need To Know About The 2025 U.S. News Law School Rankings

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News & World Report law school rankings are here, and the legal world is definitely interested in all the ups and downs that we’re seeing when it comes to changes in rank. First and foremost, lawyers and law students are in an absolute tizzy over the state of the T14. Lawyer/Judge Assessment: 12.5%

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U.S. News Ranks The Best Law Schools For Getting Federal Clerkships (2025)

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That being said, if youre like the majority of your colleagues and youd like to embark upon one of the most prestigious career paths available to recent law school graduates, then youll probably want to compete for an elite federal clerkship. Michigan: 14% 5. Did your law school make the cut? Chicago: 26% 2.

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The Top Law Schools For Getting Jobs (2024)

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Rankings season is upon us, and weve got some employment statistics for you to feast your eyes upon if youd like to see which law schools will give graduates the best bang for their buck when it comes to putting their degrees to good use. News, managed to leap into the Top 5 with the highest employment rate of all non-T14 law schools.