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Established
  
1915

Bar pass rate
  
38% (February 2016)

Total enrollment
  
500 (2010)

Founded
  
1915

School type
  
Private

Website
  
www.bsol.com

Phone
  
+1 205-322-6122

Dean
  
James L.Bushnell

Location
  
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.

Address
  
231 22nd St S, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA

Notable alumni
  
Richard Shelby, Michael D Rogers, James D Martin, J T Waggoner, Gloria Bahakel

Similar
  
Thomas Goode Jones Sc, Cumberland School of Law, University of Alabama School of, Miles Law School, Faulkner University

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The Birmingham School of Law is a state-accredited law school located in Birmingham, Alabama. Founded in 1915 by Judge Hugh A. Locke, a judge of the Chancery Court and president of the Birmingham Bar Association, the Birmingham School of Law offers a part-time program of study in which graduates receive the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

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Program of study

The school is located at 231 22nd Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233. Birmingham School of Law has renovated an historical building into an educational facility. The school consists of an auditorium; mock courtroom; legal library; computer lab; and multimedia classrooms. In the past, classes were held at Birmingham-Southern College, the Birmingham YMCA, the historic Frank Nelson Building in downtown Birmingham, and the Jefferson County Courthouse.

Birmingham School of Law is a 4-year law school. Birmingham School of Law is not accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), and has not sought to obtain accreditation from the American Bar Association.

Associations

  • American Association for Justice
  • Christian Legal Society
  • Delta Theta Phi
  • National Black Law Students Association
  • Sigma Delta Kappa: a national legal and honorary fraternity organized for the advancement of legal scholarship and ethics. The Birmingham School of Law chapter (Alpha Phi) has been in continuous operation since May 1936.
  • Accreditation

    Graduates are eligible to take the Alabama Bar Exam pursuant to the authority granted by the Alabama Legislature and the Alabama Supreme Court. The Birmingham School of Law is not accredited by the American Bar Association, nor is the school seeking accreditation.

    Notable alumni

  • Clarence W. Allgood (1902–1991), United States federal judge
  • James D. Martin (b. 1918), retired Republican politician from Alabama
  • Richard Shelby (b. 1934), Senior United States Senator from Alabama
  • Mike D. Rogers (b. 1958), U.S. Representative for Alabama's 3rd congressional district since 2003
  • Phil Williams (b. 1965), chief operating officer and chief counsel of TaxBreak, LLC, and managing partner/attorney for Brunson and Associates. Williams served as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve. Republican member of the Alabama State Senate, representing District 10.
  • Grayson Glaze (b. 1965), Executive Director of the Alabama Center for Real Estate since 2007. Glaze has since served as a deacon for First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa
  • References

    Birmingham School of Law Wikipedia


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