Over the past two years, preLaw magazine ranked CWRU as a "Top Law School" in 13 specialty areas:
- Health Law (A+) (Back to School Issue 2020)
- International Law (A+) (Winter 2022)
- Intellectual Property Law (A+) (Spring 2021)
- Tech Law (A+) (Winter 2021)
- Trial Advocacy and Litigation (A+) (Winter 2022)
- Environmental Law (A) (Spring 2021)
- Business and Corporate Law (A) (Fall 2020)
- Criminal Law (A) (Winter 2022)
- Human Rights Law (A-) (Back to School Issue 2020)
- Public Policy Law (A-) (Winter 2022)
- 9th best in the nation in Public Interest Law (Winter 2020)
- 20th in Criminal Justice/Public Defense (Winter 2020)
- 5th best in the nation in Practical Training (Spring 2022 issue)
These rankings were determined through an analysis of six academic areas: concentrations, clinics, externships, specialty journals, student groups and other factors such as LLM programs, labs and the breadth of the curriculum. Only a few of the most elite law schools in the nation received this many top specialty rankings from preLaw magazine.