The Law Schools That Are The Best For State Clerkships (2024) – Above the Law

If
you’re
a
law
student
who’s
interested
in
a
clerkship,
but
you’ve
missed
the
boat
on
landing
a
coveted
position
with
a
federal
judge,
worry
not
—
there
are
still
plenty
of
options
for
you
at
the
state
level.
It’s
not
only
the
strength
of
your
application
that
matters
for
securing
a
state
clerkship.
Attending
a
law
school
with
high
placement
rates
for
state
and
local
clerkships
can
be
very
helpful
too,
as
it
reflects
past
graduates’
reputation
with
judges,
and
the
law
school’s
pull
within
the
local
community.
If
you
prefer
to
work
close
to
home,
which
law
schools
have
the
greatest
influence
when
it
comes
to
state
clerkships?

The
latest
Princeton
Review
law
school
rankings
are
out,
and
today,
we’ll
focus
on
yet
another
valuable
ranking
for
those
who
are
trying
to
get
a
local
job
within
the
judiciary:
The
law
schools
that
are
the
best
for
state
clerkships.

Which
law
schools
do
you
think
came
out
on
top
of
this
list?

First,
we’ll
begin
with
the
methodology
Princeton
Review
used
to
determine
which
law
schools
are
the
best
for
getting
state
clerkships.
This
ranking
was
based
on
school-reported
data,
specifically,
the
percent
of
2023
J.D.
graduates
who
were
employed
in
state
and
local
judicial
clerkships.

According
to Princeton
Review,
these
are
the
law
schools
that
are
the
best
for
obtaining
state
clerkships:

1. Seton
   Hall
   University
   School
   of
   Law
   (no
   change)
2. Rutgers
   School
   of
   Law
   (no
   change)
3. University
   of
   Maryland
   Francis
   King
   Carey
   School
   of
   Law
   (ranked
   #4
   last
   year)
4. Widener
   University
   Delaware
   Law
   School
   (ranked
   #7
   last
   year)
5. Vermont
   Law
   and
   Graduate
   School
   (unranked
   last
   year)
6. University
   of
   Hawaii
   at
   Manoa
   William
   S.
   Richardson
   School
   of
   Law
   (ranked
   #8
   last
   year)
7. Drexel
   University
   Thomas
   R.
   Kline
   School
   of
   Law
   (ranked
   #3
   last
   year)
8. University
   of
   St.
   Thomas
   School
   of
   Law
   (MN)
   (ranked
   #5
   last
   year)
9. University
   of
   Minnesota
   –
   Law
   School
   (ranked
   #10
   last
   year)
10. University
    of
    Montana
    School
    of
    Law
    (unranked
    last
    year)

Way
to
go
New
Jersey
for
coming
out
on
top,
with
two
schools
on
the
list,
in
first
and
second
place.
We
also
see
two
Minnesota
law
schools
on
this
list.
Congratulations
on
filling
out
these
important
positions
within
the
state
court
systems.

Did
your
law
school
make
the
cut?
If
it
did,
do
you
think
it
was
ranked
fairly?
If
it
didn’t
make
the
list
for
being
best
for
state
clerkships,
do
you
agree
with
that
assessment?
Please email
us or
text
us
(646-820-8477)
your
thoughts.

Best
Law
Schools
2024 [Princeton
Review]

Best
for
State
and
Local
Clerkships
2024 [Princeton
Review]

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