Quinnipiac Law earned an A+ rating for best law school building and an A+ rating for practical training, reflecting the breadth and strength of its experiential learning opportunities, including clinics, externships and simulation courses.

These A+ ratings further cement Quinnipiac Law’s standing as a perennial leader in multiple preLaw categories while also highlighting the law school’s incredible momentum. Dean Brian Gallini said the recognition is fueled by the shared strengths of the law school and its community.

“Taken together, these recognitions reflect the strength of our faculty, staff and students, and the daily work they do to connect theory to practice. I’m proud of the trajectory Quinnipiac Law is on and the community effort behind it,” said Gallini.

preLaw’s Best Law School Building distinction recognizes Quinnipiac Law’s innovative facility design, use of technology, engaging experiential and collaborative learning spaces and student-focused amenities supporting study and training for future careers.

“The recognition of our law school building is meaningful because environment matters,” Gallini said. “Our space was designed to support collaboration, simulation and hands-on learning, and that physical infrastructure plays a real role in how students develop professional skills and identity.”

Practical training in law school provides hands-on experience to put legal concepts into action. preLaw’s Best Law Schools for Practical Training honor roll is curated based on the depth of student engagement in clinics, externships, simulation courses and moot court competitions.

Quinnipiac Law guarantees a clinic or externship experience to every student, said Alice Rosenthal, assistant dean of experiential education.

“We also have an incredibly wide array of simulation courses, in which 50% of the class is dedicated to practicing the law, as opposed to learning the law,” said Rosenthal.

An experiential course can be one of three types of classes: law clinics, externships or simulation courses — all of which allow students to integrate theory, practice skills and the ethics of being a lawyer.

“I think what’s unique is that we’re small enough to provide really individualized support to our students in figuring out what type of experiential learning opportunities they want to have in order to be practice-ready,” said Rosenthal. “And because of that individual attention and support, our students get a much fuller experience from all of our experiential opportunities. They often come back for a second or third, and it often helps to guide them toward what type of lawyer they want to be.”

Quinnipiac Law’s combination of individualized support and exceptional experiential opportunities also serves to reinforce a student’s academic self-efficacy and confidence in the capacity to learn.

Gallini noted preLaw’s recognition is a gratifying validation of Quinnipiac Law’s enduring commitment to practice-ready education and the consistency of its mission.

“What matters most to me is that this reflects a sustained, intentional focus on preparing students not just to graduate but to practice — through experiential learning, skills integration across the curriculum, bar‑focused support and close engagement with the profession,” said Gallini. “This isn’t about a single program or initiative — it’s about a culture committed to practice‑ready education.”