Changes to US News Law School Rankings Met With Skepticism

January 08, 2020 | BY

Karen Sloan

The publication is adding five new categories to its influential law school rankings, but many professors think they are unnecessary and potentially harmful.

Skeptical looking man in suit. Photo: Shutterstock.

 

U.S. News & World Report is adding as many as five new categories to its suite of law school specialty rankings this year, an expansion that's getting a cold reception from legal academics.

Many law professors at this month's Association of American Law School's annual meeting in Washington questioned whether potential law students even care about the scholarly impact of law faculties, one of the planned new rankings.

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