The Most Elite Law Schools On Earth (2022) – Above the Law

Law
firm
layoffs
are
depressing
to
read
about,
so
we’ve
got
a
much-needed
break
for
you,
and
it’s
just
what
every
lawyer
and
law
student
wants
to
see:
a
ranking
of
the
best
law
schools
in
the
world.

Move
over
U.S.
News,
because
we’re
about
to
go
global.

Before
we
get
to
the

Global
Ranking
of
Academic
Subjects
for
Law,
let’s
discuss
the
methodology
used
by
Shanghai
Ranking
(you
can
explore
more
in-depth
explanations
here
if
you’re
interested):

The
2022
GRAS
contains
rankings
of
universities
in
54
subjects
across
Natural
Sciences,
Engineering,
Life
Sciences,
Medical
Sciences,
and
Social
Sciences.
More
than
1,800
out
of
5,000
universities
across
96
countries
and
regions
are
finally
listed
in
the
rankings.
The
GRAS
rankings
use
a
range
of
objective
academic
indicators
and
third-party
data
to
measure
the
performance
of
world
universities
in
respective
subjects,
including
research
output
(Q1),
research
influence
(CNCI),
international
collaboration
(IC),
research
quality
(Top),
and
international
academic
awards
(Award).

We
know
you
want
to
see
if
any
American
law
schools
cracked
the
list,
so
we
won’t
keep
you
waiting.
Here
are
the
top
10
best
law
schools
in
the
world:

1. Yale
   University
2. Harvard
   University
3. University
   of
   Chicago
4. University
   of
   Pennsylvania
5. New
   York
   University
6. Columbia
   University
7. Duke
   University
8. UC
   Berkeley
9. University
   of
   Michigan-Ann
   Arbor
10. Stanford
    University

USA!
USA!
USA!
All
of
the
world’s
top
10
law
schools
are
in
America!
In
fact,
almost
all
of
the
T14
is
represented
here.
It
should
be
noted
that
Yale
and
Harvard
are
at
the
front
of
the
pack,
while
Stanford
—
currently
No.
2
in
the
U.S.
News
rankings
—
is
stuck
bringing
up
the
rear.
Yale
is
now
the
most
elite
law
school
on
the
planet,
as
if
their
egos
needed
to
be
puffed
up
anymore.

Farther
down
the
list,
U.S.
law
schools
continue
to
dominate.
In
fact,
a
law
school
from
outside
the
country
doesn’t
make
an
appearance
until
we
hit
Cambridge
at
No.
22,
followed
by
Oxford
at
No.
29
and
the
Hebrew
University
of
Jerusalem
at
No.
30.
A
little
more
than
a
handful
of
international
law
schools
made
the
Top
50
on
the
list,
with
American
law
schools
coming
out
on
top.

What
do
you
think
about
these
worldly
law
school
rankings?
Congratulate
or
condemn
your
alma
mater
—
but
be
careful,
the
world
is
watching.

2022
Global
Ranking
of
Academic
Subjects:
Law
[Shanghai
Ranking]

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