Innovation
in
legal
education
isn’t
just
a
buzzword,
it’s
fast
becoming
a
benchmark.
With
rapid
shifts
in
technology,
including
the
lightning-fast
rise
of
artificial
intelligence,
the
practice
of
law
demands
more
than
black-letter
doctrine;
it
demands
tools,
ethics,
and
adaptability.
That’s
why
the
National
Jurist
preLaw
Magazine’s
most
recent
ranking
of
the
most
innovative
law
schools
holds
real
weight:
it
highlights
those
institutions
that
are
doing
more
than
just
talking
—
they’re
actually
doing
what
needs
to
be
done
for
law
students
to
learn
in
new
ways
and
to
succeed
in
their
future
practice
of
law.
At
its
core,
the
preLaw
ranking
asks
which
law
schools
are
breaking
outside
of
traditional
molds
to
integrate
technology
and
real-world
skills
into
the
fabric
of
their
curricula.
With
a
real
emphasis
on
relevant
tech
skills,
this
ranking
brings
attention
to
the
law
schools
that
are
preparing
graduates
to
do
good
and
do
well
in
a
legal
environment
that’s
evolving
on
a
daily
basis.
“[F]rom
AI
labs
and
interdisciplinary
centers
to
data-driven
reform
and
bold
new
approaches
to
design
and
client
service,”
according
to
National
Jurist’s
preLaw
Magazine,
these
are
the
law
schools
that
“exemplify
innovation
in
action.”
-
North
Carolina
Central
University
School
of
Law -
Suffolk
University
Law
School -
UC
Berkeley
School
of
Law -
Nova
Southeastern
University
Shepard
Broad
College
of
Law -
Northeastern
University
School
of
Law -
Maurice
A.
Dean
School
of
Law
at
Hofstra
University -
Seattle
University
School
of
Law -
Case
Western
Reserve
University
School
of
Law -
University
of
Miami
School
of
Law -
Benjamin
N.
Cardozo
School
of
Law
at
Yeshiva
University -
Vanderbilt
University
Law
School -
Southwestern
Law
School
Click
here
to
read
short
summaries
of
why
each
school
made
this
year’s
list
of
top
innovators.
The
law
isn’t
moving
backwards,
and
all
sectors
of
the
legal
industry
are
being
reshaped
by
digital
tools,
AI,
remote
practice,
and
societal
demands
for
access
and
fairness.
Schools
that
ignore
these
forces
risk
graduating
students
who
are
less
prepared
for
what
the
profession
is
now
and
what
it
will
be
in
the
future.
Institutions
that
lean
into
innovation
—
like
the
schools
listed
above
—
can
help
drive
even
more
changes
to
benefit
the
public
good
If
you’re
weighing
law
school
options,
pay
close
attention
to
how
schools
define
innovation.
Are
they
integrating
it
structurally
or
just
marketing
it?
The
schools
found
on
this
ranking
are
reshaping
legal
education
so
that
graduating
means
being
ready
—
not
just
academically,
but
technically
and
practically
—
for
the
world
lawyers
actually
live
in.
Suffolk,
NCCU
lead
list
of
this
year’s
most
innovative
law
schools
[preLaw
Magazine
/
National
Jurist]
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