STATS & FACTS
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Percentage of JD students who graduate with almost a full year of cooperative legal experience
55
Number of countries in which students have completed
co-ops
1,100
Number of employers in the co-op program
#1
Ranking for practical training awarded by The National Jurist/preLaw
#2
Ranking for public interest by The National Jurist/preLaw
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Professor Patricia J. Williams Honored with Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Patricia J. Williams has been named co-recipient of the AALS Women in Legal Education Section’s 2026 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award.
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