"As of June 2008 , a total of 200 institutions are ABA-approved: 199 confer the first degree in law (the J.D. degree); the other ABA approved school is the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's School, which offers an officer's resident graduate course, a specialized program beyond the first degree in law. Eleven of the 200 law schools are provisionally approved."
- ABA Website
http://www.abanet.org/legaled/approvedlawschools/approved.html
You can find a complete list of law schools and their ranking at the link below.
Europe has many exceptional law schools. Leiden Law School and Amsterdam Law School are both ranked as top law schools in Europe.
The specific requirements are set by the individual schools. Most of them require at least one tax course. A tax specialization is a common one.
There are many online laws schools. Some of the top schools include California online law school and Concord law school. Concord Law Online is among the best online law schools. Many Universities also offer online law programs.
William and Mary, Harvard
(in the US) There are MANY law schools. All attorneys-to-be study the same curriculum. After they leave school they may choose to specialize in any area of the law that appeals to them.
Please see www.actofcommunication.com for acting for lawyers for law schools -- they have taught at a number of law schools and their DVD series is available in many law libraries.
Most law schools in the US confer a JD. That is a doctorate of jurisprudence.
Many colleges and universities in the US have graduate schools in law offering the J.D. (Juris Doctor) degree. Check the American Bar Association for a list.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Marquette University * All US States have universities, and the majority of those universites have a school of law.
956 charter schools
Realistically, you are limited to applying at the 4th tier law schools.