Academic Reputation
GW Law is currently ranked 20th in the 2012 Law School Rankings of U.S. News & World Report. US News ranked GW Law 3rd in intellectual property law, and 5th in international law in its 2012 rankings. The law school's Government Procurement Law program is widely considered to be the preeminent program of its kind, and GW Law's part-time J.D. program is ranked 3rd best in the country.
According to Brian Leiter's recent law school rankings (an alternative to the U.S. News survey), GW ranks 12th in the nation for Supreme Court Clerkship Placement (2000–2008), 19th for student numerical quality, and 18th for law faculties with the most “scholarly impact” as measured by citations during roughly the past five years.
In 2007, the National Law Journal ranked GW Law among the top 20 law schools that place the highest percentage of graduates in top American law firms.
Additionally, Vault ranked GW Law No. 20 in its 2008 Top 25 Law Schools Survey, which emphasized the employability and preparedness of graduates of U.S. law schools based on a survey of lawyers and legal recruiters from the nation's largest firms.
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