#29 in International Law
Miami Law has a 64-year history of engagement with international and comparative law and 20+ faculty members who teach or do scholarly research in the area.
"I'm very proud that the University of Miami is now ranked as the 29th-best in the country in international law in the latest U.S. News & World Report specialty rankings of law school programs," says Caroline Bradley, professor of law & Dean's Distinguished Scholar and associate dean for International and Graduate Programs.
With an extensive course catalog of 100+ courses in international law, and seven specialized graduate and concentration programs, the law school provides intersectionality of today's diverse areas of international law. The broad offerings enable students to address significant international law issues and practice and engage with global policy issues relating to human rights, climate change, migration, trade and finance, law of the sea, health, and education.
Adds Bradley, "I congratulate the many members of our faculty, staff, and students who have contributed to this success."
#26 in Clinical Training
Experiential education is central to Miami Law's mission to prepare students for modern legal practice. Miami Law's clinical program consists of 10 in-house clinics, with 300+ students participating in clinics with direct client representation per year.
"Our trailblazing clinical program is hands down the best in the state and one of the best in the country. We have 10 clinics and seven practicums taught by faculty who are experts in their fields and well-versed in clinical pedagogy," says Rebecca Sharpless, associate dean for experiential learning, professor of law, and director of the immigration clinic.
"What sets us apart is not only our wide range of clinical offerings but the fact that our clinics and practicums are taught primarily by full-time faculty."
The law school offers clinical programs in bankruptcy, children and youth, immigration, health rights, human rights, startup, innocence, tenants' rights, environmental justice, and investor rights.
The Methodology
U.S. News' Best Law Schools rankings evaluate 192 law schools fully accredited by the American Bar Association.
Law school specialty rankings are based solely on peer assessment surveys administered to law school faculty who teach in that specialty area.
In summer 2021, law schools provided U.S. News with the names of the law school faculty members who teach in each specialty area. Once again, law school faculty members who teach in each specialty area rated the other law schools in that specialty area on a 5-point scale. U.S. News ranks schools in descending order from highest to lowest based on their average peer assessment scores in their specialty area.
Miami Law has other areas of excellence and is also ranked in the Top 50 in the nation as #44 in environmental law and #34 in tax law.
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