The Best Law Schools For Entertainment Law

Representing celebrity clients is likely to catapult your name into the news and turn your business into a household topic of conversation. Maybe that’s one of the many reasons why you’re so interested in pursuing a career in entertainment law. Attorneys who practice in the field of entertainment law have worked with some of the most celebrated — and sometimes reviled — clients in the country (or the world), and that’s exactly the kind of career experience you envision for yourself.

The National Jurist’s preLaw magazine recently released its specialty ranking of the best law schools for entertainment law on its Entertainment Law Honor Roll, highlighting schools for the strength of their programs. Here’s the methodology that was used:

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.

Without further ado, according to preLaw magazine, these are the law schools that earned A+, A, and A- grades for their entertainment law programs (listed in grade and alphabetical order):

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (A+)
• Southwestern Law School (A+)
• UCLA School of Law (A+)
• Chapman University Fowler School of Law (A)
• Oklahoma City University School of Law (A)
• Thomas Jefferson School of Law (A)
• UC Berkeley School of Law (A)
• Fordham University School of Law (A-)
• Texas A&M University School of Law (A-)
• Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law (A-)

Click here to read all about the programs highlighted in this specialty Honor Roll.

Congratulations to all of the law schools that made the cut for this important ranking.

Specialties Honor Roll: Entertainment Law [preLaw magazine / National Jurist]

Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.