As has been posted, National Jurist recently announced its “Top Schools for Government Law.” The methodology is described as follows:

“preLaw magazine grades law schools based on the breadth of their curricular offerings. The scores are figured as follows: 30% for a concentration, 24% for a clinic, 12% for a center, 12% for an externship, 9% for a journal, 8% for a student group, 5% for a certificate and added value for additional offerings.”

It is true that the ranking seeks to measure top schools in teaching government law. I wonder what the ranking would be if the rankings considered the number of alums in government employment. It seems that that would be an important factor in being a top law school in government law.

It struck me that this book might be of interest to law school leaders.

How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully

Second Edition 2025

Edited by Adam Lindgreen, Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and Extraordinary Professor, Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa, Alan Irwin, Professor, Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School and Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy, Aarhus University and Flemming Poulfelt, Professor Emeritus, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

The publisher’s pitch for the book:

“It is an old cliché that leading and managing academics is like herding cats. This timely second edition challenges this myth and presents a way to deal with the many challenges of academic leadership, from managing departments, research groups and teams to managing tensions between research and teaching. The book is a practical and stimulating guide to different pathways to successful academic leadership, both in personal and organizational terms.”

Here is a Table of Contents.