 A ranking of scholarly impact published in the "University of St. Thomas Law Journal" ranked the faculty 30th nationally.A 2015 ranking by Business Insider, listed W&L Law as the 17th best law schools in the United States to make connections and get a job.Washington and Lee's "The Law News" has been awarded the ABA's award of the finest law school student newspaper four times, including three years in a row, in 1985, 2013, 2014, and 2015.