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University Of Chicago Law SchoolThe University of Chicago Law School is a part of the prestigious University of Chicago. Having recently celebrated its centennial, the Law School has established itself as an eminent institution in its own right. According the Educational Quality Rankings of US Law Schools (2003-2004), Chicago: - Ranks first for faculty quality by objective measures (per capita scholarly impact and productivity). - Ranks second (behind Yale Law) in faculty quality tied with Harvard Law School (as evaluated by a survey of legal scholars). - Has the best teaching faculty amongst the top 15 law schools in the nation. - Has the first, third and fifth most cited legal scholars in the nation (Cass Sunstein, Richard Epstein and Catherine MacKinnon, respectively). - Has the highest per capita elite firm placement in the nation. - Led the nation in Supreme Court clerkships for the fall 2004 term, and is second in per capita federal clerkships overall. - Has the following field rankings: Administrative & Environmental Law, 4th Business Law, 3rd Civil Procedure, 10th Constitutional Law, 3rd Criminal Law & Procedure, 4th Critical Theories (unranked) International & Comparative Law, 12th Law & Economics, 1st Law & Philosophy, 13th Law & the Social Sciences, 12th Legal History, 5th Prominent Faculty
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