Best Law Schools in America 

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Law schools in US are too expensive😂 so I decided to go to law school in Canada.

Starting my law study in Ireland in two years time. We're doing an exchange to Penn law school, I can't wait.

Hi Beau! I recently found your channel and have been binge watching your videos as they have been giving me a better understanding of law school. My question is, is it advisable to take a year off after undergrad to get work/internship/lsat-prep experience in before trying to get into law school? I have seen alot of mixed opinions on this and I couldn't find a video you might have made about it. I've been told some law schools look for time off after undergrad, and getting your advice would be great.

T14 are great! But do not count out some VERY STRONG schools outside of that. UCLA, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Boston University, George Washington, Fordham

RBG did start at Harvard but graduated from COLUMBIA.

I graduated from college in 1991 and could have gone to Washington University law school. However, I was scared away by the cost and decided to go to work for the family business. Thirty three years later, that was a bad decision. The cost back in the early 90's would be a bargain today and any student loans would have long sense been paid off. I was also greedy because after four years of being a poor undergrad, I had a well paying job. My advise to young college grads is to focus on the long game and don't focus on what your financial situation will be the day you get out of law or medical school, but focus on what it will be like when you are between 35 to 55 and in your earnings prime. By the way, I eventually went back to night school for my MBA and have done very well in my career.

Thanks for the video! I am almost finished my first year at university and will start my sophomore year in September. I’m not 100% set in my path to law school but it’s definitely the top choice right now. Is there anything I can do now besides trying to get top grades for my gpa? Any reading of literature I can do to become more well-read or improve my future LSAT score? Thanks!

I would day that someone's view of the best law school can be subjective. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at my law school, made life long friendships, connected with professors who cared about my future and landed post law school clerkship in one of the most competitive jurisdictions in the country and permanent job thereafter working from home.

I currently live in Houston, TX; cN you give an input about the University of Houston Law School? And what other schools would you recommend to look at that are outside the t14?

Hi there! Thank you for your video! I was wondering, in my case, I was a completely different major my first year of my undergrad and failed a calculus class which lowered my gpa significantly. I changed majors and maintained a 3.7 average in my degree. My overall has only been able to go up to a 3.3 unfortunately. Should I bother applying to schools whose gpa’s are higher than a 3.3 (or 3.5+)? Also, how would you presume law schools would look at my case in terms of my overall gpa being lower but my grades for the last 3 years being A’s and A-‘s? Thank you so much for your videos. I appreciate the time and effort you have put into making the law school selection process more clear in many different ways for students!

What law school is better for an LLM, if you had to choose from Northwestern and Cornell?

Around where would USC rank on the list ? Great video !

I’m only 12 but I’m very passionate about law, there isn’t enough education on law for kids my age.

Does where you go for *undergrad* also matter for "wow factor", "alumni network", "upward mobility" and etc. as you mentioned? (Providing they all got into one in T14) For instance, Is it no brainer to choose GWU over UCLA or Cal as undergrad institution for people who want to work in the east coast or have a government position? Thank you for your postings, professor! :-)

Sir please tell me that corporate counsel or in house counsel required to give bar exam for work in a private company.

Hi, Beau! I’m currently a first year student at Miami of Ohio. However, I rank as a sophomore due to dual credit earned in HS. Instead of rushing to take the LSAT within the next year, I’m planning on taking my time a bit more and taking a year off after my 3 yrs of undergrad. Do you have a video about gap years? I’m not sure what timeline I should follow or if a gap year is even a good idea at all. Thank you for your videos! I’m so happy to have found this channel!

My mom went to University of Miami Law. She loved it.

Good points... I wonder how many public defenders are T3 grads...

Thanks a lot for the video! Can I get into law school in US to JD, if I've got LLB (undergraduate) from Pantheon-Sorbonne University in France. (if I did pass LSAT and did transcript GPA, and passed of course TOEFL language exam)

Any advantages about being military veteran and going to law school ???

Nice

Hi! I'm from Uzbekistan and i want become Lawyer in America, What should I do? Could you help me? Pls

I’m a junior at Penn State University majoring in economics and have held a 3.8 gpa so far. Do you think I could get into a t14 if I kept this up? I could probably score 168+ on the LSAT, but I’m concerned my gpa isn’t top notch.

Hi Professor Baez, It was during my attempt to gain fluency in note taking almost two years ago when I was introduced to your channel. It has been a while and I find your commitment and passion to this day in helping law students to be admirable! I wanted to seek your guidance in my situation: If I obtained a 178-180 on LSAT and have the below conditions, how likely can I go to the Harvard Law School? Facts: - I am an Asian Male, 33 years old. - I graduated from my university in 2013. - GPA is 3.11 (LSAC is identical). I learned that the admission committee's main focus is on the two numbers, namely, the GPA and the LSAT. I really would like to know how much weight my GPA would carry given that I graduated 9 years ago. I have been growingly becoming passionate with the law and have been researching ways to receive an education in my dream school surrounded by like-minded peers. Your opinion will be appreciated! Thank you. David

salve Beau, what about the uk ?

First of all, thank you sooooo much for your efforts,then I really need your help to answer this question I am an Egyptian student at faculty of law in Egypt, And I know that to become an attorney in usa I will take JD program then bar exam So I cannot pay for this if there any way to take the program like university can help the international students, can you explain that to me or make a video about that, please

Can you list the topejuris schools?

Do you know about Liberty University Law department?

I’m conflicted between attending Mizzou in Missouri or WashU to pursue a law degree. I believe WashU is ranked 18th and Mizzou is in the 50’s. WashU is nearly 3 times as expensive. I was looking for some input on if the difference of prestige would be worth the difference in cost?

Hi! Beau Baez, what about BYU University? Can you somethings about its law school?

Are Mcghill and the university of Toronto comparable to t14 law schools ?

I live in Jamaica and have been accepted into an online LL.M (made sure to get that right from watching your last video lol) program but after watching your video, I am wondering whether that was the right decision in order to practice law in the US? Your video indicated that an LL.M in Tax Law might be more beneficial in terms of job opportunities, any advice?

I've been thinking about either I should go to law school or not because I'm a non English speaker. I have a bachelor degree in law in Haiti. What advise would you give me please? How successful are the non English speaker lawyers according to your experience? I'm really concerned about this English language. Thank you for your time and consideration.

I wanted to go to Howard Law School because it is a HBCU / deep history with civil rights.It is still in my top list.

UVA Alumni 🙌🏻

I am hoping to attend law school after completing my undergrad at UVA! I was wondering if there is an advantage in applying to a law school where you are already based out of?

What are the higher paying fields of law? Civil litigation? Anything other than working at a big firm come to mind?

What about the university of Alabama

Hello How much should the GPA be for university (is it important over the 90 or a certain rate) to get a scholarship to study the Master of Laws at Harvard or Yale and what are the admission requirements

Hi! Just want to ask if why do JD's wear a doctorate regalia?

What are your opinions on Texas law schools?

Our daughter is now in 3L at one of the T14. She is on Law Review and among the top students in her class. She applied 3 years ago to all of the T14, was accepted into 12, was rejected by one and wait listed by another. She received a minimum of 50% in academic scholarship from all 12 who accepted her. She scored in the 99th percentile in her first attempt at the LSATs. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Connecticut College, won the academic prizes in both Economics and Political Science, was the captain of both the school's Figure Skating and Downhill Skiing teams, and was elected Chairman of the School's Honor Council. She spent her Junior semester abroad at Oxford University only 1 of 14 so accepted from the U.S. Following graduation, she received 5 offers from the top corporate legal firms in the U.S. including Cravath, Swaine & Moore, the #1 ranked law firm in the world, Sullivan & Cromwell (#4) and Sidley Austin (#11) and accepted Cravath's offer after being informed she was their #1 recruit in the nation. She worked at Cravath for 2 years, then applied to the T14 and accepted admittance into one where she now resides. She has already had offers from some of the top corporate law firms and has accepted one from Jenner & Block in Chicago.

Do you know if a European student can get easily a scholarship from an American university? If so, it would cover a big part of the tuitions? Can you recommend me some universities to check out and tell me some requirements in order to get accepted?

Is going to a T14 law school absolutely necessary? If I am able to go to a T25 law school will I still be able to get a job and succeed

Washington University in Saint-Louis opinion? I am looking for the LLM in taxation

I’m trying to get into Howard law

does going to a community college for two years hurt my chances of getting int community college?

What about American University Washington College of Law ? I am considering doing LLM there to be admitted to NY bar exam. Is it a good choice? Has anybody had experience with this law school? Is this program useful for preparing to the NY bar exam?

Are INTERNATIONAL comparative law subjects taught in these schools ?

Does UCLA rank anywhere on a t25 list?

Is Notre Dame’s Law School elite? Where does it rank?

Hi sir, is is possible to get admission in llm fully funded by doing any assistanceship to professors. Please guide.

How do you feel about William and Mary and George Mason? I would like to go to become a patent attorney in Virginia perhaps, but don't want to freeze in the mountains.

In your experience, does graduating from a top law school potentially make up for attending a low ranking school during undergrad? Or do firms/employers typically not even care about where you went for undergrad?

I'm master's in international relations from pakistan I'm now in Chicago really want to have addmisssion in low School but i have confusion wil I need to go for master's again in Chicago university after that I wil have addmisssion in law schools or I can get directly addmisssion in low School?

Any thoughts on Boston University?

Whats the t3 from germany ?Pls i really need to know ..

I'm currently a sophomore in high school and recently I was inspired to become a lawyer for legal cases pertaining to violence and unfair situations. I messed up bad by not taking the beginning of high school seriously and my GPA was hurt the same way. I've now improved it slightly and its sitting at a 3.5 but I don't know if I'll have time to correct what I did and get into a Top 14 school. Has anyone in a certain situation been accepted or seen stories of such, Im very determined and will try what I can do. Please help and thank you!

WOW! Do the concepts of eviction or beyond a reasonable doubt, or holder in due course or real vs personal property or subpoena differ anywhere in the world? Of course not. It matters who you know and with whom you study. It also matters that you have brick and mortar PLACES to practice moot court and argumentation and what evidence is and isn't and deadlines and clinical experience means. With Respect, Counselor, NHG, BBA, MBA, Legal Assistant Certificate (LAC), almost Ph.D. in Criminology, Deviant Behavior, and Organization Analysis.

My friend got into ASU law school. Is it a good law school?

What is your opinion about George Washington University ? I am student there

Are you familiar with University of Wisconsin- Madison law school? Any thoughts?

Is there an advantage in applying to the law school at the same University you went for undergrad. I'm at the University of Virginia and am thinking of applying to it's law school.

I studied languages,I have MA in Persian language,I may come to USA to study law and I'm worried about if I can make it but I'm reading law books in Arabic.

Hello.... Does these colleges offer scholarship to the international students?

I have master law in Morocco ,my question can I use it in USA

What do u have to say about Charleston law school?

Can an international student take admission in llb or bachelor's of law in these universities...As I was searching through courses today I can't find llb...please telll

What is the right age to start law school

There is a public law university in usa?

How can someone become a good lawyer with a different Passion

Yeah those 14 do it. Add Columbia and Chicago to the top 3. And you have the top tier.

But, is there a difference in the quality of education you receive, in terms of bar preparation, at one of these schools vs. lower ranked and non-ranked schools? I understand that bar passage rate is considered in the computation of the rankings, but I struggle to conclude that by attending one school over another, one is more likely to pass their state's bar on first attempt. It seems reasonable to assume otherwise. Sure, schools with enormous endowments can offer students a great facility and tools to better learn the law but I imagine the ambitious student could always make the most out of his or her school's resources. In other words, can we truly know whether or not the cause (attending a T14) always produces the effect (students with increased likelihood of bar passage) or could the supposed effect (naturally apt students with high probability of bar passage, culled through the admissions process) actually be the one causing the schools to be ranked in the T14.

Does a T3 differ that much from a T6-14 in terms of Biglaw placement if that's the intention all along? For example, if I (by some miracle or big brain move) get into both Stanford and Berkeley, attend Berkeley because of the cost, and have the intention to go to a large firm, and pass classes, are my odds of getting into a large firm different if that's what I wanted to do all along?

Do you have to attend a T14 as an undergraduate to get into those law schools?

is corporate lawyer is best for salary

I would think Vanderbilt is of the same quality as a T14 even if it’s ranked just outside that range.

How do you feel about FAMU law

Sadly, what is sorely lacking in the discussion of "best" law schools is the quality of the education you'll receive there. How are the professors as teachers? Will you learn practical skills? Not a lawyer or law student, so grain of salt and all. My issue with my field (engineering) is that, even at top school, there is a tendency to value prestige over actual quality of education. As an engineer, this shows up most often in that we have to teach new employees, just out of college, how to write. So my question is, will T14 schools actually teach me to be a better equipped, more skilled lawyer?

Is there a difference between T65 and T139? Also what happens when a Law school in not ranked such as Southwestern Law?

How many years does it takes to study in law school?

What’s your opinion about CUNY school of law?

How come Princeton doesn't make the cut? Isn't it considered one of the ivies?

Are you related to Jose Angel Baez?

It is incorrect that every Supreme Court Justice went to Havard or Yale law school. Ruth Bader Ginsburg went to Columbia law school.

how about Lady Justice Law School?

Berkeley.......did you mean UC Hasting College of Law?

What’s the name of the books behind you

Yes, I will tell you what the best law school is ancestor client law school, where the client teaches you. We will teach you in April to install a crime free administration with 105 provisions.

The other Ivy league schools are not part of the best law schools?

Does The Ohio State University have a good Law School?

RBG went to Columbia law, not Harvard or Yale

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Justice Renquist, Stanford Graduate; Justice Sandra Day-Oconnor, Stanford Graduate

What type of lawyer do you work as?

Loyola University Chicago!!

Pro's 1. Easier to get into big law or maybe academia. 2. Never have problems finding a job. Con's 1. Much more expensive. 2. More competition. Overall, higher-ranked schools are good if you know deep down in your bones that you want to work in big law or maybe a career in academia. But otherwise choose based on cost and employment data. Going to a big-name school can work to your disadvantage if you choose not to work in big law. But if you ever change your mind you're in trouble because you will struggle to repay your loans.

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I'm 15 years old, I really wanna be a lawyer since 8 and I hope you would be my teacher.