  {"id":148534,"date":"2021-09-24T08:40:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T18:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=148534"},"modified":"2021-09-28T11:07:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T21:07:49","slug":"law-public-service-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/24\/law-public-service-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>UH<\/abbr> law school nationally ranked for public service"},"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\/2021\/09\/manoa-law-commencement.jpg\" alt=\"law school commencement\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-148591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/manoa-law-commencement.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/manoa-law-commencement-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/manoa-law-commencement-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> at M&#257;noa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.hawaii.edu\/\">William S. Richardson School of Law<\/a> was ranked No. 18 in preparing graduates for government jobs, as one of the &ldquo;Best Schools for Public Service&rdquo; listed in the fall 2021 issue of <em>PreLaw Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Methodology variables included employment, curricula, and debt and repayment options for law students. The magazine conducts the ranking every two years.<\/p>\n<p>The article cites the growing interest in public service and features law schools that lead the way in preparing graduates for work in public service jobs&#8212;including clerkships, prosecutor and public defender positions, and public interest and government jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The William S. Richardson School of Law was created not only to provide legal education but to serve as a legal resource for the community. Clearly, by engaging in government service, our graduates are fulfilling that resource role for our community,&rdquo; said <strong>Nicholas A. Mirkay<\/strong>, associate dean for academic affairs.<\/p>\n<p>With 16&#37; of graduates reporting employment in government jobs and a final <abbr title=\"grade point average\">GPA<\/abbr> of 2.96, the <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> law school was ranked in a list of 26 schools with a large number of graduates employed in government jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This ranking also exemplifies our graduates&#8217; commitment to serve and enrich the communities from where they originate. It&#8217;s one of the rich and unique components of our history in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii,\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½,<\/span>&rdquo; said Mirkay.<\/p>\n<p>This ranking is an example of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=20\">Enhancing Student Success <\/a>(<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), one of four goals identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.hawaii.edu\/article\/uh-law-school-ranked-18-%E2%80%98best-schools-public-service%E2%80%99\">For more information, see the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> law school website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The William S. 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