Ranking and Recognition
The 2011 edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Schools saw South Carolina Law fall to the unranked third tier of schools. In response to the drop in rankings it was announced that that Dean Walter "Jack" Pratt would step down following the 2010-2011 academic year. The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Schools ranked South Carolina Law was ranked 87th. South Carolina Law was also ranked #54 overall according to the 2010 ranking by the AALS. The ILRG ranked South Carolina Law #68 overall in its 2009 ranking of law schools. The ILRG also has numerous other categories and ranks South Carolina law as the #75 most selective law school, #94 for job placement before graduation, #95 for job placement after 9 months, #27 for best bar passer rates among first time takers, and #44 when ranking the school versus the state average for bar passage rates. Law & Politics' 2010 ranking of law schools ranked South Carolina Law #38 overall. TLS' ranking of most desirable law schools lists South Carolina as the #10 most desirable law school in the country. Law.com ranks South Carolina law as #94 overall for best job placement and employment trends into "BigLaw". In 2010, The Hylton Rankings place South Carolina Law #90 overall among all law schools. Leiter's ranks South Carolina Law's Professor David G. Owen as #7 among most cited law professors in the field of Tort Law.
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