preLaw Magazine - Fall 2008 - (Page 31) Best law schools for Public Interest Law To compile the rankings of Best Law Schools for Public Interest Law, The National Jurist used a scoring system based on a 100-point scale to assign point values to law schools in three equally weighted categories — student involvement, curriculum and financial factors. The categories reflected the same areas that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Northeastern University School of Law Loyola Law School in Los Angeles Lewis and Clark College of Law American University Washington College of Law Stanford Law School Mercer University School of Law University of Maryland School of Law University of Washington School of Law University of North Carolina School of Law City University of New York School of Law Hofstra University School of Law William Mitchell College of Law University of Iowa College of Law University of Baltimore School of Law New York Law School Seattle University School of Law Temple University Law School Albany Law School Georgetown University Law School Villanova University School of Law Equal Justice Works recommends that students consider when investigating law schools. Information gathered from The E-Guide to Public Service at America's Law Schools: 2007-2008 Edition. The National Jurist listing was compiled independently by staff editors and did not reflect the views of Equal Justice Works. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV Gonzaga University School of Law Loyola University-Chicago School of Law University of Arizona College of Law Roger Williams University School of Law Seton Hall University School of Law Whittier Law School University of Colorado Law School University of California Davis School of Law Rutgers University-Newark School of Law Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law University of Oregon School of Law Brigham Young Unversity J. Reuban Clark Law School UCLA School of Law University of California-Hastings College of Law Hamline University Law School Quinnipiac University School of Law University of Idaho College of Law Golden Gate University School of Law University of Denver College of Law Continued on page 33 » L O YO L A U N I V E R S I T Y C H I C A G O S C H O O L O F L AW A Passion For Public Service At Loyola University Chicago, our emphasis on academic excellence and knowledge in the service of others is central to everything we do in the classroom, the courtroom, and the community. “Loyola was very influential in giving me the tools and skills I needed to be immediately successful in my public interest career. The reputation of Loyola and the Civitas ChildLaw Center opened doors for me.” – DENNERICKA BROOKS (JD ’07), staff attorney, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, and a 2008 Chicago Bar Foundation public interest law fellow Find out how Loyola can start you on the path to a satisfying career in public interest law. Visit LUC.edu/law, e-mail loyolachicagolaw@luc.edu, or call 312.915.7170. Fall 2008 31 http://www.LUC.edu/law
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