Albany Law School Earns Multiple National Recognitions in 2026
Albany Law School earned national recognition across several areas of legal education, with The National Jurist and its prelaw Magazine highlighting the school in multiple recent rankings and honor rolls.
Albany Law earned an A- on the Technology Law Honor Roll, which recognized schools preparing students to navigate an increasingly technology-driven legal profession, and emerging issues at the intersection of law, innovation, and technology. Starting this fall, Albany Law 1Ls are required to take a new course, "Introduction to Law Practice in the Digital Age,” specifically designed to provide essential instruction in core legal technologies with a heavy focus on the ways in which generative artificial intelligence (AI) will transform the practice of law in the coming decade.
Albany Law was also named among The National Jurist’s Most Improved Law Schools for Employment, reflecting significant gains in graduate employment outcomes. Albany Law’s employment rate increased from 67.7% in 2012–2014 to 91.1% from 2023 to the present. Most recently, 93% of Albany Law School’s Class of 2025 were employed 10 months after graduation, further highlighting the school’s continued focus on preparing students for successful careers and connecting graduates with opportunities across the legal profession.
In addition, Albany Law earned an A- on the Health Law Honor Roll, recognizing the strength of its health law education in an area that intersects with health care, public policy, regulation, and advocacy. Within the Edward P. Swyer Justice Center at Albany Law School, the Health Law Clinic offers students hands-on experiential learning opportunities helping real clients as they navigate benefits, disability claims and cases, insurance company litigation, and much more. Albany Law’s Online Graduate Programs also offer a Health Law and Healthcare Compliance specialized degree.
Albany Law also earned an A- on the Family Law Honor Roll in preLaw’s 2026 Back to School issue, highlighting Albany Law’s strength in preparing students for practice in this important area of law. Students in Albany Law’s Family Violence Litigation Clinic engage in all aspects of litigation, including interviewing and counseling clients, conducting fact investigation and discovery, drafting pleadings, correspondence, motions, and orders, and negotiating cases with opposing counsel and attorney for the children. Students appear on the record at all hearings and trials
Together, these recent recognitions demonstrate the breadth of an Albany Law education, from specialized areas of legal practice to practical career preparation. They also reflect the school’s continued commitment to preparing students to be ready to practice, serve, and lead in an evolving legal profession upon graduation.
