White Plains, N. Y. – October 06, 2004 – Pace Law School is one of the nation’s most outstanding law schools, according to The Princeton Review’s latest rankings. The organization used student opinions and statistical data from the American Bar Association to determine the schools included in its guide entitled The Best 117 Law Schools.

(The number 117, Princeton Review explains, is what came out after the Review decided which schools met its criteria.)

Pace Law School Dean Stephen J. Friedman said, "We are delighted that the Princeton Review has named Pace Law School one of the nation’s top law schools. That this ranking was driven by student feedback is indicative of the strength of our programs, the vitality of our campus and the dedication of our faculty."

Says Robert Franek, Princeton Review VP-Guidebook Publishing, who oversaw the selection of schools for the book, "Every school we profile in this book offers students an outstanding law school education, yet each one is distinctive in its academic programs and campus environment. There is no one best law school overall. . For this book, we developed comprehensive profiles of the schools and compiled ranking lists in multiple categories to help students choose the best law school for them."

The two-page descriptive profiles in The Best 117 Law Schools cover each school’s academics, admission, financial aid and campus life, and include information on its job placement rates and graduates’ employment fields. Each profile is laced with comments from students about their experiences.

Commenting on the Pace Law School faculty, one student said: "motivated, enthusiastic professors are genuinely eager to teach the material. They have a way of making even the most mundane issue interesting and applicable to our lives."

Pace Law School’s location was also a draw for students. One said that being "minutes away from the federal courthouses in White Plains and roughly between New York City and Stamford, Connecticut results in endless opportunities for students," adding that this was particularly true of clinics and externships. Pace Law School’s international programs were touted for giving students the opportunity to travel abroad for externships in Brazil and London.

The Pace Law School is home to the nation’s first judicial training and research facility custom-built by and for a state court system, the New York State Judicial Institute. Another student noted that the Institute "serves as the educational stomping ground for New York’s judicial minds and allows students to interact with judges from all over."

The Princeton Review is a New York-based company known for its graduate school and college admission services, test-preparation courses, books and other education services. It is not affiliated with Princeton University or ETS.

Founded in 1976, Pace Law School is a New York Law School with a suburban campus in White Plains, N.Y., 20 miles north of New York City. Part of Pace University, the school offers the J.D. program for full-time and part-time day and evening students. Its postgraduate program includes the LL.M. and S.J.D. degrees in Environmental Law and an LL.M. in Comparative Legal Studies. Pace has one of the nation's top-rated Environmental Law programs and its Clinical Education program also is nationally ranked, offering clinics in domestic violence prosecution, environmental law, securities arbitration, criminal justice and disability rights. www.law.pace.edu 

Pace is a comprehensive, independent university with campuses in New York City, Pleasantville and White Plains, NY and a Hudson Valley Center at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, NY. More than 14,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Lubin School of Business, School of Computer Science and Information Systems, School of Education, Lienhard School of Nursing and Pace Law School. www.pace.edu