Suffolk is the only law school in the nation with both Legal Writing and Clinical Programs ranked in the US News top 5. For the eleventh consecutive year, all four of our skills programs rank in the top 20% — a distinction no other law school can claim.
Law School Innovation Pioneer
In its article “Suffolk, NCCU lead list of this year’s most innovative law schools,” National Jurist calls Suffolk an innovation “pioneer.” Bloomberg Law spotlights Suffolk Law among 12 cutting-edge educational programs nationally in its most recent "Top Law Schools for Innovation" ranking, and also named the school among the top 2 programs in the country for career preparation.
National Jurist has recently ranked Suffolk Law as one of the top 2 legal tech programs in the U.S. on three consecutive occasions (twice at No. 1 and once at No. 2).
By the Numbers
- Suffolk Law is the only law school ranked in the top 20% of all skills specialty areas--legal writing, clinics, trial advocacy, and dispute resolution--for eleven years running (U.S. News Best Law Schools 2017-27 editions)
- In overall rankings, Suffolk Law has risen 39 spots in the last eleven years (the 6th-fastest such increase in the country over that time period)
- Clinical Programs: No. 4 (top 20 for eleven years running)
- Legal Writing: No. 5 (U.S. News top 10 for 15 consecutive years)
- Dispute Resolution: No. 14 (top 30 for 14 of the last 15 years)
- Part-Time JD Program: No. 28
- Trial Advocacy: No. 31 (eleventh year in a row in the top 35)
- Intellectual Property: No. 47
Other Rankings, Awards, and Facts
- Named to preLaw Magazine's inaugural Justice & Opportunity Honor Roll (2026) for leadership in expanding access to legal education
- More than 1,000 alumni serve in in-house legal departments, from Google to the Red Sox
- Nearly 30% of judges in Massachusetts and 40% of judges in Rhode Island graduated from Suffolk Law
- Named among PreLaw's “Best Law Schools” for International Law, Trial Advocacy, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Technology Law, Business Law, Criminal Law, Dispute Resolution, and Online JD
- National Jurist/PreLaw “Law Student of the Year” (national top 10 list): 2026, 2025, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016
- Students from our clinics regularly gain national media attention, including: Bloomberg, Chronicle of Higher Education, Telemundo, NPR, and NBC-Boston
- 3 of 11 Massachusetts District Attorneys are graduates of Suffolk Law
- 2 of 7 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justices are Suffolk Law alumni
Suffolk Law students and graduates have a remarkable impact on the region and the country. Learn more.