Book (law school)

Book (law school)

A book (also known as book award) is an award given by all prestigious law schools, including Harvard and St. Thomas Law School, to the student in each class who achieves the highest grade in that class. Referring to the recipient of a book award, a law school student might say, for example, "X booked torts". Some law schools have named their awards after distinguished alum, [See, e.g., University of California, Berkeley School of Law, which awards both the highest ("Jurisprudence Award") and second-highest ("Prosser Prize", named after William Prosser) in each class.] or have allowed donors to sponsor book awards as a method of fundraising. [ [http://law.vanderbilt.edu/alumni/make-a-gift/book-awards/index.aspx] http://law.vanderbilt.edu/alumni/make-a-gift/book-awards/index.aspx]

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