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STATS & FACTS

100%

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

Pathway: Anthony Black

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Professor Patricia J. Williams Honored with Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award

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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