Pace University”™s Elisabeth Haub School of Law in White Plains is once again ranked No. 1 in the country for Environmental Law by the latest “U.S. News and World Report” rankings.
This is the third year in a row, and the fourth time in five years, that Haub Law has received the No. 1 ranking for Environmental Law. With a global footprint and consistently rated among the very best in the country, the program continues to recruit top faculty, generate top scholarship in the field, establish leading-edge programs to address the most pressing environmental challenges and attract students who seek to become the environmental law leaders of the future.
“”¦This third consecutive No. 1 ranking confirms what we at Pace have long known: that the scholarship, innovation and advocacy for the environment at Haub Law are simply unmatched, as is the commitment to solving today”™s most pressing environmental challenges”¦,” said Pace University President Marvin Krislov.
In 2021, the law school launched the Sustainable Business Law Hub, creating opportunities for training, policy and research that address global environmental challenges. The Hub also consists of an advisory board featuring experts in the field, and it has collaborated with firms and companies to offer students paid internship opportunities.
In recent years, the law school has expanded its environmental law faculty attracting prominent scholars in the field. Students have the opportunity to research emerging areas of environmental law alongside experts in the field through the Environmental Law Program”™s various centers and institutes.
In 2022, Haub Law was also ranked No. 1 in the top 50 Environmental Policy Centers of Excellence across the globe by the journal of “Environmental Policy and Law.”
Additionally, Haub Law”™s impressive trial advocacy program continues to rise in the rankings, coming in at No. 24 this year and ranking in the top 15% of law schools.
“We are proud that our Environmental Law Program continues to remain at the forefront of training the environmental leaders, advocates and changemakers of tomorrow,” said Dean Horace E. Anderson Jr. “Our Environmental Law Program was founded decades ago and since then we continue to develop new programs to meet the ever-changing demands of the world”¦.”
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University offers Juris Doctorate and Masters”™ of Law degrees in both environmental and international law, as well as a Doctor of Juridical Science degree in environmental law. The school, housed on the university”™s campus in White Plains, New York, opened its doors in 1976 and has more than 9,000 alumni around the world.
