The 24 best law schools for securing federal clerkships

Business Insider recently released its list of the 50 best law schools in the country, whichfocused onthe institutions that lead to top jobs in the legal world.The ranking primarilyhomed in on thepercentage of graduateswho landfull-time, long-term, highly coveted jobs, which we narroweddown to two things:positions atbig law firms and federal clerkships.While not the highest-paying positions, federal clerkships allow young lawyers to make connections and can set them up for career success. "Clerkships offer an opportunity to work closely with a judge, learn about the inner workings of the judicial system, and hone your legal research and writing skills," Stanford Law Schoolwhich sees 26% of graduates accept federal clerkshipsexplains on its website. "They also provide one or two years of practical training and enable you to make valuable professional contacts in the substantive and/or geographical areas in which you hope to practice."Weculled data from the American Bar Association to find theschools that funnel the highest percentage of graduates into these positions, usingoverall rank on our main list as a tiebreaker.Read on to see which law schools send the most graduatestofederal clerkships.Additional reporting by Kaitlyn Yarborough and Alexa Pipia. SEE ALSO:The 50 best law schools in AmericaDON'T MISS:The 50 best business schools in the world24. University of MississippiLocation:Oxford, MississippiPercent of graduates securing federal clerkships: 6%Bar passage rate:85%Median LSAT score:155Tuition at the University of Mississippis school of law costs only $15,036 for in-state residents, climbing up to $32,374 for non-residents. The school includes author John Grisham and Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker among its notable alumni. 23. The College of William and MaryLocation: Williamsburg, VirginiaPercent of graduates securing federal clerkships: 6%Bar passage rate: 88%Median LSAT score:163Founded in 1779, William & Mary Law School stands as the oldest law school in the USand its still going strong. Fifteen percent of the class of 2015 secured jobs at big law firms with over 500 employees, and 88% passed the bar the first time around.22. University of GeorgiaLocation: Athens, GeorgiaPercent of graduates securing federal clerkships: 6%Bar passage rate: 91%Median LSAT score:162University of Georgia Law has excelled in international-law instruction for decades. Dean Rusk, the US secretary of state during the Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson presidential administrations, served as a professor for more than a decadeand is the namesake ofthe school's international law center. The law school has one of the lowest annual tuition costs on our list at $37,524.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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