{"id":132123,"date":"2020-12-09T10:26:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T20:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=132123"},"modified":"2020-12-09T10:26:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T20:26:52","slug":"law-school-rankings-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/12\/09\/law-school-rankings-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> law school earns top rankings for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-law-ranking-2021-1.jpg\" alt=\"graduates celebrating\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-132137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-law-ranking-2021-1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-law-ranking-2021-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-law-ranking-2021-1-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M&#257;noa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.hawaii.edu\/\">William S. Richardson School of Law<\/a> has once again received top rankings among the nation\u2019s outstanding law schools by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/\"><em>The Princeton Review<\/em><\/a> 2021 edition.<\/p>\n<p>Included among the nation\u2019s 164 best law schools, the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> law school ranked:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>#2&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/law-school-rankings?rankings=greatest-resources-for-minority-students\">Greatest Resources for Minority Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li>#4&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/law-school-rankings?rankings=most-diverse-faculty\">Most Diverse Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li>#5&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/law-school-rankings?rankings=most-chosen-by-older-students\">Most Chosen By Older Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li>#6&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/law-school-rankings?rankings=best-for-state-local-clerkships\">Best for State and Local Clerkships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;We are pleased and honored that <em>The Princeton Review<\/em> has listed Richardson Law School as one of the best law schools, and has again recognized some of the many areas in which we excel and lead,&rdquo; said Dean <strong>Camille Nelson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>She added, &ldquo;Our professors are recognized for their excellence in teaching, as well as their important scholarship, and impactful public service. The students are extraordinary, and are committed to transformational legal work&#8212;they are committed, diligent, and driven to make a difference. Together with our exceptional staff, the faculty and students make Richardson Law a truly unique and special place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The top 10 law schools, in each of the 14 categories, were ranked using surveys of 14,000 students attending the law schools, as well as administrators of those schools.<\/p>\n<p>The student survey asked students to rate their schools on dozens of topics and report on their school experiences. The student surveys were conducted over the last academic year 2019&#8211;2020, and, on average, 113 students at each law school were surveyed.<\/p>\n<p>The survey of law school administrators included questions covering topics such as academic offerings, admission requirements and graduates\u2019 employment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Richardson is one of the most nurturing and diverse law schools. We provide robust and eclectic educational opportunities, with particular strength in Asian-Pacific law, environmental law, and Native Hawaiian law,&rdquo; added Nelson.<\/p>\n<p>For more see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.hawaii.edu\/article\/uh-law-earns-top-rankings-princeton-review-including-2-minority-students\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> law school website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212;By Beverly Creamer<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William S. Richardson School of Law has once again received top rankings among the nation\u2019s outstanding law schools by <em>The Princeton Review<\/em> 2021 edition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[957,154,631,9,68],"class_list":["post-132123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-college-recognition","tag-law","tag-ranking","tag-uh-manoa","tag-william-s-richardson-school-of-law","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132123"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132142,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132123\/revisions\/132142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}