1. Drexel University, Earle Mack School of Law
The educational objectives of the law schools are knowledge of the law, training in practical skills, and commitment to professionalism. The small first-year classes have only 70 – 75 students per section. The school has excellent faculty with experience as practicing attorneys. It has year-round curriculum with two-quarter externships. Pro bono service of 50 hour minimum to graduate, is mandatory. The law school has a wireless campus. It provides advanced training in internet research too.
Drexel University, Earle Mack School of Law
2. Duquesne University School of Law
The Duquesne University School of Law is a Catholic law school. It has been in existence since 1911. It is the only multiple-division law school in western Pennsylvania. It provides full-time day division, part-time evening and part-time day classes. The law school is approved by the ABA. It is a member of the AALS.
Duquesne University School of Law
3. Penn State University, The Dickinson School of Law
Penn State Law is the oldest law school in Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1834. The law school is an engaged, diverse, and multidisciplinary intellectual community. The program of study includes both classroom-based and experiential learning. The students are prepared to practice law at the highest level. Penn State Law students have access to extensive academic and programmatic resources to enhance their learning experience. Courses are offered at Penn State’s University Park campus in State College, Pennsylvania, and at Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Penn State University, The Dickinson School of Law
4. University of Pennsylvania Law School
Penn Law offers a first-rate education in an intellectually stimulating and cross-disciplinary environment. The faculty collaborates with world-renowned scholars in other departments throughout the university. It provides a supportive environment for students in the rigors of legal study.
University of Pennsylvania Law School
5. University of Pittsburgh School of Law
The University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Pitt Law) was founded in 1895. It features a broad and varied curriculum and an internationally accomplished faculty. The law school curriculum is designed to teach students both through the traditional classroom experience and through wide-ranging opportunities to experience the law in action. Students earn academic credit while working with actual clients in the school’s legal clinics, in the areas of elder law, child welfare, health law, and criminal appeals. The law school also provides an externship program, in which students work for federal and state judges, county district attorneys, and public organizations.
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
6. Temple University—James E. Beasley School of Law
Temple Law School offers both day and evening programs. The innovative student-centered curriculum integrates both critical thinking and practical legal skills. Students build lawyering skills both in the classroom and in the law firms, courts, public service agencies, and financial institutions.
Temple University—James E. Beasley School of Law
7. Villanova University School of Law
Villanova Law was founded in 1953 as part of Villanova University. Villanova has earned the reputation as a top-notch law school by refusing to compromise on excellence. It has rigorous academic standards. The law school has attracted outstanding scholar/teachers to its faculty.
Villanova University School of Law
8. Widener University School of Law
Widener has two campuses, one in Wilmington, Delaware and the other in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Each campus offers a comprehensive curriculum of basic and advanced courses. The law school also offers the most extensive clinical and skills programs in the country. The faculty is committed to personal attention and individual counseling. The full-time faculty is supplemented by a distinguished group of adjuncts, including two justices of the Delaware Supreme Court, US Vice President Joseph Biden, and numerous lower court judges from Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. The school is a member of the AALS. It is accredited by the ABA.
