Birmingham School of Law

The law school requires applicants to have a bachelor's degree before beginning classes but does not require an LSAT test score as part of its application process unless the applicant's degree is from a foreign country. The school reviews an applicants' academic records and employment history in determining acceptance.{{cite web |title=Admissions - Application Requirements |url=https://bsol.com/admissions/application-requirements/ |website=bsol.com |publisher=Birmingham Law School |access-date=8 March 2024}} The school requires a minimum 2.75 GPA to be considered for admission.{{cite web |title=Birmingham School of Law - Minimum GPA of 2.75 |url=https://odysseytestprep.com/birmingham-school-of-law/#:~:text=Birmingham%20School%20of%20Law%20sets,requirement%20of%202.75%20for%20admission. |website=odysseytestprep.com |publisher=Odyssey |access-date=5 July 2024}}

Graduates are eligible to take the Alabama Bar Examination pursuant to the authority granted by the Alabama Legislature and the Alabama Supreme Court.{{cite web |url=http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/34-3-2.1.htm |title=Section 34-3-2.1 |accessdate=2009-11-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316224800/http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/34-3-2.1.htm |archivedate=2010-03-16 }} The Birmingham School of Law is not accredited by the American Bar Association, nor is the school seeking accreditation. As a result, graduates are generally not allowed to take the bar exam and practice in other states.{{cite web |title=Home |url=http://www.abanet.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116210523/http://www.abanet.org/ |archive-date=2007-11-16 |access-date=2021-09-24 |website=abanet.org}}{{cite web |title=Home |url=http://www.bsol.com/ |website=bsol.com}}

The Birmingham School of Law ranks significantly below Alabama's three ABA-accredited law schools in bar examination performance. The school had a 12.5% pass rate for first-time takers on the July 2023 examination compared to 82.20% for ABA schools. The school had a 8.57% pass rate for repeat takers on the July 2023 examination.

The school is located in downtown Birmingham, in a renovated a historic building. The school consists of an auditorium, mock courtroom, law 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.

• American Association for Justice
• Christian Legal Society
• Delta Theta Phi
• National Black Law Students Association

• Clarence W. Allgood (1902–1991) (LL.B. 1941), former United States federal judge{{cite web|title=Clarence W. Allgood|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=31&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Biographical Directory of Federal Judges|accessdate=13 December 2012}}
• James D. Martin (1918–2017) attended, former member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th district of Alabama - 1965 to 1967{{cite web|title=James D. Martin|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000182|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=13 December 2012}}{{cite web |title=James D. Martin |url=https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/james-d-martin/ |website=encyclopediaofalabama.org |publisher=Encyclopedia of Alabama |access-date=13 August 2024}}
• Richard Shelby (b. 1934) (LL.B. 1961), graduate University of Alabama School of Law (LL.B. 1963), former United States senator from Alabama
• Mike D. Rogers (b. 1958) (JD 1991), U.S. Representative for Alabama's 3rd congressional district since 2003{{cite web|title=Mike D. Rogers|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=r000575|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=13 December 2012}}{{cite web |title=Mike Rogers (Alabama) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Rogers_(Alabama) |website=ballotpedia.org |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=13 August 2024}}
• Phil Williams (b. 1965) (JD 2003), former member of the Alabama State Senate - 2010 to 2018.{{cite web |title=Alabama State Bar Exam Statistics |url=https://admissions.alabar.org/feb-2019-combined-stats}}

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