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Boston College Law School has ranked first in a recent National Jurist poll that reviewed where the partners of the nation’s largest law firms went to school.
According to the survey, BC Law has produced 120 partners in Boston’s largest firms. Boston University, Harvard University, Suffolk University and Georgetown University rounded out the top five.
The results came as no surprise to Law School Dean Vincent Rougeau, who said BC Law has established itself nationally and within the Boston community.
"Boston College has a long history of placing leaders within the local community," said Rougeau. "This has a lot to do with our tremendously strong and loyal alumni network, as well as the hard work of our alumni relations and career services offices to keep them connected.
“It also speaks volumes about the talent within our student body, and our focus on teaching theory and practice within the highest ethical and moral standards, which makes our graduates uniquely suited to practice law anywhere in the world," said Rougeau.
The survey, conducted by University of Loyola Marymount Law School Professor Ted Seto, was published in the Journal of Legal Education prior to its findings being released in National Jurist. The study interviewed 16,799 partners at the nation’s largest law firms. Nationally, BC Law ranked 20th for producers of top law firm partners with 213.
More telling, the study showed that almost 50 percent of top law firm partners come from 20 schools, Boston College among them.
The complete National Jurist article is available here.