by Terry Falk, Associate Web Editor
This year’s U.S. News and World Report
Law School Rankings
moved Duquesne Law and seven other schools from the unranked second tier to the
top tier.
According to the National Law Journal, the dramatic shake-up in the rankings
came from “a revised methodology.” The
U.S. News gives more weight to each school’s ability to place graduates in
full-time, permanent employment requires a legal license or in which a law
degree is an advantage.
“Duquesne
Law is a school on the move, and that is starting to be recognized among other
legal educators,” said Dean Ken Gormley.
“Our momentum is being recognized both regionally and nationally.”
Dean
Gormley credits the efforts of the Law School, aided by the University. In the midst of declining application and
registration, Duquesne Law chose to “shrink classes in a responsible
fashion.” According to Dean Gormley, the
University was instrumental in making sure that the Law School could stick to
its standards despite drops in revenue.
“Smaller
class sizes means more individual attention, more rigor,” said Dean
Gormley. “We have become a leaner,
stronger law school—that is the principle reason for our jump in the rankings.”
