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A national magazine has recognized all three Indiana law schools on various best-of lists for their specialty legal education programs, including two top designations for Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
In its Back to School 2023 issue, preLaw Magazine gave IU McKinney an A+ ranking in the Health Law and Human Rights Law categories. The Indianapolis law school is home to the Hall Center for Law and Health and the Health and Human Rights Clinic.
The magazine specifically highlighted the work of Jacob Purcell, an IU McKinney 3L whose research into housing laws has helped shape legislation.
In the Child & Family Law category, IU Maurer School of Law and Notre Dame Law School each earned A- ratings.
The Bloomington law school lists family law as an area of focus for students and is home to a Domestic Relations Mediation Course and the Viola J. Taliaferro Family and Children Mediation Clinic. The South Bend school features an Applied Mediation Clinic that provides services in family law cases.
The rankings are based on the breadth of a school’s curricular offerings, according to preLaw. Scores are weighted as follows: 30% for a concentration, 24% for a clinic, 12% for a center, 12% for an externship, 9% for a journal, 8% for a student group, 5% for a certificate and added value for additional offerings.
Notre Dame Law also earned an A- ranking for Law Firm Employment. That ranking is based on the three-year average for law firm employment — 56.6% for Notre Dame — the salary average and the percentage of alumni who are recognized as Super Lawyers.
Notre Dame ranked 24th on the list of Top Schools for Super Lawyer Grads, with 14.5% of its graduates receiving that designation.
The IU law schools also landed on top lists for Public Service programs, including a No. 3 and No. 10 ranking in Government for IU Maurer and IU McKinney, respectively, and a No. 8 ranking in Criminal for IU McKinney.
The Public Service rankings are based on three factors, according to the magazine: employment, curricula, and debt and loan repayment options.
In the Government category, preLaw reported employment rates of 21% for IU Maurer and 19% for IU McKinney. In the Criminal category, the employment rate for IU McKinney is 27%.
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