As graduates of ABA schools can take the bar exam in any state, you should choose the school that you believe will offer you the best preparation for becoming a successful lawyer. Counselors keep stressing the importance of professional skills training. A gain, not necessarily. But being well-versed in legal theory won't take you far in the real world. A curriculum that integrates such professional skills as contract drafting, client counseling, negotiation, litigation, oral advocacy and the like also teaches you how to put theory and doctrine into practice.
Many law schools teach the skills of lawyering as a rather minor adjunct to legal theory.
The Western State faculty is committed to teaching students how the rule or theory plays out in actual practice. Others involve actual externships with judges and criminal and civil law practitioners. Western State students have abundant opportunities to work as law clerks with the many law firms and public agencies in the community. The experience is invaluable and will make your resume stand out. I've been working for many years and am now considering law school.