2. Stanford University
Stanford Law School is known for having one of the lowest student-to-staff ratios in the US, at 7.3:1. Students can choose from 280 different courses to specialise in the area that interests them.
Law courses at Stanford begin with an overview in the first year covering criminal law, contracts, tort, and legal research and writing.
The Robert Crown Law Library at Stanford holds about 500,000 books.
Stanford Law students run more than 50 student organisations, including the Law and Wine Society, Stanford Law Students for Gender Violence Prevention, Women in Politics, and the Black Law Students Association. There are also 12 legal journals affiliated with the law school.