Harvard Law School claimed the number one spot for the second year in a row. Reuters/Jim Bourg Even though the outlook on the legal job market still isn't too bright, picking the right law school will exponentially increase the likelihood of success after graduation.

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Audience we asked more than 400 American legal professionals — 70% of whom are attorneys — to select the 10 law schools that would best serve a legal career, and Harvard Law School was the resounding answer.

This is the second year in a row that Harvard took the number one spot on our list of Best Law Schools, with Yale coming in right behind it.

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