The "best" is a relative term. By REPUTATION, the following are stand-outs (with noted alumni, if any):
1. Harvard Law School (Scott Turrow, the US Chief Justice)
2. Yale Law School (former US Pres. Bill Clinton):
3. Stanford Law School (US Justice Sandra Day O'Connor)
4. Columbia Law School
5. Cornell Law School
6. New York University
7. University of California at Berkeley
8. University of Oxford
9. University of Cambridge
10. The Hague Academy of Public & Private International Law
11. London School of Economics & Political Science
12. Complutense Univ. of Madrid (King Juan Carlos I of Spain)
13. Leiden University (the Queen of the Netherlands)
14. University of Amsterdam
15. University of Copenhagen (the Queen of Denmark)
16. University of the Philippines (with the largest law library in the Philippines, alumna: Loida Nicolas-Lewis)
17. University of Santo Tomas (oldest law school in Asia and the Philippines, established in 1611, even older than Harvard)
18. Ateneo de Manila Law School (home to the richest and most influential Filipino lawyers)
19. University of Melbourne
20. University of Toronto
21. University of Berlin
22. University of Moscow
23. University of Beijing
24. University of Pennsylvania
25. Duke University
Aside from reputation, you should also consider these factors:
1. Level of legal education, e.g., Pre-Law Degree, Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, Doctor of Juridical Science, Law Seminar, etc.
2. Legal system you intend to associate with, e.g., Brtish Common Law System, American Common Law System, Spanish Civil Law System, etc.
3. Geographical area you wish to work in, e.g., North America, Western Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe.
4. Value for money, e.g., state subsidy, scholarship opportunities, tuition and board rates, cost of living in the area, etc.
5. Expertise in legal fields and subfields, e.g., corporate law, taxation law, international political law, environmental law, human rights law, etc.
6. Quality in teaching and research, e.g., qualifications of faculty members, law publications, research centers, etc.
7. Selection criteria for students and teachers, e.g., teacher-student ratio, teacher turnover ratio, teacher education profile, actual enrollment vs admission offer ratio, admission offer vs application ratio, etc.
8. Facilities, e.g., library collection, classroom size, campus size and location, computer and internet access, etc.
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