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The joins Stanford Law School, UC Berkeley School of Law听and New York University School of Law as members of the exclusive 鈥淭op 5鈥� law schools for the study of intellectual property (IP) in the rankings. Located in Concord, 易胜博官网 Law has been ranked in the top 10 for IP nationwide every year since U.S. News & World Report began ranking IP programs 28 years ago. The law school has been a pioneer in the study of IP law since its founding as the Franklin Pierce Law Center 46 years ago. U.S. News also ranked 易胜博官网 Law at No. 5 for IP in 2017.

"Our students learn how theory and practice complement one another and, together, prove invaluable in legal careers."

易胜博官网 Law鈥檚 position in the top five reflects the school鈥檚 excellence in blending the study of technological innovation and scientific progress with the study of the law. It offers its students an unparalleled curriculum in the study of IP. Courses are taught by leading scholars and practitioners whose pathbreaking work in IP includes cutting-edge research in patent law, vaccine technologies, privacy, blockchain and valuation. Students also receive extraordinary opportunities for externship placements in Fortune 500 companies and global law firms.

鈥淥ur school has always been at the forefront of how law can shape technological progress and vice-versa. Our approach to teaching is holistic,鈥� said Dean Megan Carpenter. 鈥淥ur students learn how theory and practice complement one another and, together, prove invaluable in legal careers. Our outstanding teaching is a key reason why our graduates now work in more than 80 countries and at the highest levels of legal practice, business and government.鈥�

易胜博官网 Law has also announced its new hybrid JD in听. The school听ranks 87th in the overall 2020 law school rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The school continues to excel as a top-100 law school with a wide range of leading centers such as the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service, the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute, the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program and the Health Law and Policy Program. 易胜博官网 Law also offers brand new online certificate programs in Sports Wagering & Integrity and Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Law and a hybrid JD program.

易胜博官网 Law鈥檚 many recent successes include standout job placement and bar passage results. As reflected in the most recently released annual ABA employment survey, 95 percent of 2017 易胜博官网 Law JD graduates were employed within 10 months of graduation. 易胜博官网 Law ranked No. 1 in New England and No. 5 in the entire U.S. for jobs on the open market. In addition, 93.3 percent of first-time takers passed the bar exam in 2017, the most recently released set of bar passage statistics from the ABA, with 100 percent of first-time takers passing in New York, California, Massachusetts, Vermont听and Washington, D.C. 易胜博官网 Law ranked No. 15 in the country for first-time bar passage. The 易胜博官网 Law rankings are part of U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 current edition of Best Graduate Schools.