"The student involvement category assigned points for student activity and percentage of graduates of the Class of 2006 who entered jobs in the public interest field (defined as jobs in legal services, nonprofit organizations and public defender offices, but not including government jobs or judicial clerkships generally)."
"The curriculum category assigned points for the existence of a public interest coordinator, strength of clinical programs, and existence of a voluntary or mandatory pro bono graduation requirement."
"The financial factors category assigned points for cost of tuition, availability of grants and scholarships and strength of loan repayment or loan assistance programs."
Here are the Top 25 Public Interest Law Schools:
1. Northeastern
2. Loyola-L.A.
3. Lewis & Clark
4. American
5. Stanford
6. Mercer
7. Maryland
8. University of Washington
9. North Carolina
10. CUNY
11. Hofstra
12. William Mitchell
13. Iowa
14. Baltimore
15. New York Law School
16. Seattle
17. Temple
18. Albany
19. Georgetown
20. Villanova
21. UNLV
22. Gonzaga
23. Loyola-Chicago
24. Arizona
25. Roger Williams
Reporte by Dr. Paul L. Caron of Tax Pro Blog.
