My OperaTej Kohli - Harvard, Yale Battle for Top Spot in Two U.S. News Law School Lists
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 9:43:08 AM
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Harvard Law School outdid Yale for the Number 1 spot according to a U.S News and World report survey of leading law firm recruiters. However, Yale held on to its first ranking in the magazine's traditional law school rankings that were released March 15.
In the survey, recruiters and hiring partners at law firms that were listed amongst U.S News' 2010 Best Law Firms list were asked to give ratings to schools on a five-point scale. While Harvard scored a 4.9 average reputation score, Yale and Stanford tied for second position with a 4.8 average.
"It's nice to be recognized by a ranking, and it's consistent with what we see here on a daily basis, i.e., that Harvard students are very talented, hard working and exceptionally bright and that the top law firms in the country have always liked to recruit at and hire from Harvard Law School," Assistant Dean for Career Services Mark Weber said in an email.
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With an average class of 550 students, Harvard has many more students than Yale or Stanford, whose graduating classes are generally under 200 students. Some law firm recruiters believe that the difference in the class size would be the reason for Harvard's popularity among recruiting firms.
The overall March 15 rankings awarded Number 2 position to the Harvard, with Yale bagging the top spot and Stanford following closely at the third. The rankings were based on a variety of factors, including peer assessment score from the deans of other aw schools with assessment scores from lawyers and judges. The schools were also evaluated on the basis of their selectivity using the median GPA and LSAT of entrants and the 2010 acceptance rate. Other factors like Job placement rates and the schools' bar passage rates and faculty resources (e.g., expenditures per student, the student-to-faculty ratio, and the total number of volumes and titles in a school's library) were also taken into account.
Weber said the methodology used favors smaller schools, such as Yale, because it puts weight on expenditures per student and does not take into consideration the economies of scale related to larger schools. Weber also cautioned that students shouldn't place too much emphasis on any sort of ranking system.
"Important decisions shouldn't be made solely on the basis of a ranking," he said. "With any rankings, students — or applicants — need to focus on the factors that are most relevant and important to them."
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Harvard Law School outdid Yale for the Number 1 spot according to a U.S News and World report survey of leading law firm recruiters. However, Yale held on to its first ranking in the magazine's traditional law school rankings that were released March 15.
In the survey, recruiters and hiring partners at law firms that were listed amongst U.S News' 2010 Best Law Firms list were asked to give ratings to schools on a five-point scale. While Harvard scored a 4.9 average reputation score, Yale and Stanford tied for second position with a 4.8 average.
"It's nice to be recognized by a ranking, and it's consistent with what we see here on a daily basis, i.e., that Harvard students are very talented, hard working and exceptionally bright and that the top law firms in the country have always liked to recruit at and hire from Harvard Law School," Assistant Dean for Career Services Mark Weber said in an email.
Tej Kohli is an entrepreneur and philanthropist based in San jose, Costa Rica.
With an average class of 550 students, Harvard has many more students than Yale or Stanford, whose graduating classes are generally under 200 students. Some law firm recruiters believe that the difference in the class size would be the reason for Harvard's popularity among recruiting firms.
The overall March 15 rankings awarded Number 2 position to the Harvard, with Yale bagging the top spot and Stanford following closely at the third. The rankings were based on a variety of factors, including peer assessment score from the deans of other aw schools with assessment scores from lawyers and judges. The schools were also evaluated on the basis of their selectivity using the median GPA and LSAT of entrants and the 2010 acceptance rate. Other factors like Job placement rates and the schools' bar passage rates and faculty resources (e.g., expenditures per student, the student-to-faculty ratio, and the total number of volumes and titles in a school's library) were also taken into account.
Weber said the methodology used favors smaller schools, such as Yale, because it puts weight on expenditures per student and does not take into consideration the economies of scale related to larger schools. Weber also cautioned that students shouldn't place too much emphasis on any sort of ranking system.
"Important decisions shouldn't be made solely on the basis of a ranking," he said. "With any rankings, students — or applicants — need to focus on the factors that are most relevant and important to them."
Tej Kohli law career blog is a place to find all the information related to making a career in law. Keep reading Tej Kohli blog for more information.
