Hump
Day
is
finally
here,
and
we’ve
got
just
what
every
lawyer
and
law
student
wants
to
see
to
get
them
through
the
rest
of
the
week:
a
ranking
of
the
best
law
schools
in
the
world.
Move
over
U.S.
News,
because
we’re
about
to
go
global.
Before
we
get
to
the
World
Law
School
Rankings,
let’s
take
a
look
at
the
methodology
used
by
the
Quacquarelli
Symonds
team
at
Top
Universities.
Researchers
analyzed
schools’
academic
reputations,
employer
reputations,
research
citations
per
paper,
H-indices,
and
international
research
networks.
You
can
explore
more
in-depth
explanations
here
if
you’re
interested.
We
know
you
want
to
see
if
any
American
law
schools
made
it,
so
we
won’t
keep
you
waiting.
Here
are
the
top
10
best
law
schools
in
the
world:
-
Harvard
University -
University
of
Oxford -
University
of
Cambridge -
Yale
University -
Stanford
University -
New
York
University -
London
School
of
Economics
and
Political
Science -
Columbia
University -
University
of
California,
Berkeley -
University
of
Melbourne
USA!
USA!
USA!
More
than
half
of
the
world’s
top
10
law
schools
are
in
America!
In
fact,
almost
half
of
the
T14
is
represented
here.
Unlike
in
the
U.S.
News
rankings,
Harvard
continues
to
reign
supreme,
beating
Yale
and
Stanford
in
this
worldwide
law
school
ranking.
Harvard
is
still the
most
elite
law
school
on
the
planet.
Farther
down
the
list,
but
still
within
the
top
25
law
schools
in
the
world,
you’ll
see
Chicago
(#11),
UCLA
(#19),
and
Georgetown
(#23).
Going
deeper,
but
still
within
the
top
50
law
schools
in
the
world,
you’ll
find
Penn
(#29),
Duke
(#30),
Cornell
(#34),
Michigan
(tied
at
#36),
and
UVA
(#50).
Also
representing
for
America
in
the
top
100
law
schools
in
the
world
Northwestern
(tied
at
#68),
UT-Austin
(#79),
American
(tied
at
#85),
GW
(tied
at
#89),
and
BU
(tied
at
#92).
Still
within
the
top
150
law
schools,
we
find
UC
Davis,
UC
Irvine,
Notre
Dame,
and
Washington.
It’s
great
that
so
many
U.S.
law
schools
are
ranked
so
highly
on
a
global
scale.
What
do
you
think
about
these
worldly
law
school
rankings?
Congratulate
or
condemn
your
alma
mater
—
but
be
careful,
the
world
is
watching.
QS
World
University
Rankings
by
Subject
2024
–
Law
&
Legal
Studies
[Top
Universities]
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