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December 3, 2010
The Most Important Factor in Evaluating Law Schools is "Us," the Law Faculty
Recently, Univ. of Chicago Law prof Brian Leiter launched a poll on Leiter's Law School Reports blog to identify the most significant criteria in evaluating a law school. With 184 votes cast from primarily an academic readership, it comes as no surprise that out of 17 criteria "scholarly distinction/quality of the faculty" was voted the most significant factor. Here's the poll results:
- Scholarly distinction/quality of the faculty
- Students numerical credentials (LSAT, GPA)
- Emphasis on legal doctrine & analytical skills
- Emphasis on legal research & writing skills
- Small class sizes
- Bar exam pass rate
- Quality of scholarly conferences & speaker series
- Emphasis on practical lawyering skills
- Practical experience of the faculty
- Quality of the law library
- Modern & technologically equipped facilities
- Ranking of the school by US News
- Percentage of graduates employed in legal profession
- Quality of career services office
- Curriculum emphasizing public service & pro-bono
- Curriculum emphasizing working in teams
- Student success in moot court competitions
Details about the poll results here. [JH]
December 3, 2010 in Law School News & Views | Permalink
