Gripes About Law School Rankings From a Law School 'Customer'
As the head of a major customer of American law schools, I am concerned about the impact of U.S. News & World Report's annual law school ranking.
The ranking sells magazines. It generates heat, not light. In the legal industry, we're used to this art form -- a magazine develops a ranking using a questionable approach, lets loose with this year's version and then starts reporting on its own pseudo-news as if it's something to which we should pay attention. For the most part, it's not.