Every
year,
tens
of
thousands
of
students
enroll
in
law
school,
each
with
a
dream
in
their
hearts
of
saving
the
world.
Whatever
their
public-interest
cause
may
be,
only
a
select
few
will
go
on
to
accept
a
position
that
goes
hand-in-hand
with
their
do-gooder
career
goals.
Some
law
schools,
of
course,
are
better
than
others
when
it
comes
to
getting
their
graduates
a
leg
up
on
the
competition
for
one
of
these
coveted
jobs
—
but
which
ones?
U.S.
News
has
compiled
a new
ranking
for
that,
and
these
are
the
law
schools
whose
graduates
were
“most
likely
to
obtain
…
full-time,
long-term
jobs
in
public
interest
law,”
working,
for
example,
on
behalf
of
“nonprofit
organizations,
public
defender
offices,
labor
unions
and
other
entities
aiming
to
advance
the
public
interest.”
Only
the
Top
40
schools
(including
ties)
were
included
in
this
ranking,
due
to
the
“limited
share”
of
graduates
headed
into
public
interest
that
each
school
produces.
That
said,
here
are
the Top
15
law
schools with
the
most
graduates
working
in
public
interest
(and
because
this
is
U.S.
News,
there
are
multiple
ties
listed
here):
1.
CUNY:
53%2.
U.
District
of
Columbia:
26%3.
Northeastern:
25%4.
UC
Davis:
22%5.
NYU:
21%5.
Cincinnati:
21%7.
Wisconsin-Madison:
19%8.
Lewis
&
Clark:
18%9.
SUNY
Buffalo:
17%9.
Yale:
17%11.
Roger
Williams:
16%11.
UC
Berkeley:
16%11.
Oregon:
16%14.
Appalachian:
15%14.
Northern
Illinois:
15%14.
UCLA:
15%14.
Colorado:
15%14.
Maine:
15%14.
Montana:
15%14.
Utah:
15%14.
Vermont:
15%
Click here to
see
the
rest
of
the
Top
40
law
schools
with
the
most
graduates
working
in
public
interest.
As
you
can
see,
there
are
21
law
schools
sitting
pretty
in
the
Top
15
best
law
schools
for
public
interest,
and
hoo
boy,
does
this
list
put
the
four-way
tie
for
14th
place
within
the
T14
to
shame,
with
eight
schools
tied
for
14th
place
here.
Is
this
ranking
useful?
If
you’re
able
to
look
past
the
incessant
ties
that
tend
to
plague
all
U.S.
News
rankings,
then
yes,
it
could
certainly
serve
as
a
way
for
law
students,
both
current
and
prospective,
to
gauge
their
employment
prospects.
Best
of
luck
in
your
search
for
the
public
interest
job
that
serves
your
altruistic
ideals!
Law
Schools
With
the
Most
Graduates
in
Public
Interest
Law
[U.S.
News]
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