AccessLex Institute Research
Through the AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence®, AccessLex Institute publishes and reports on research and data that identifies actionable strategies and public policies to improve access, increase law school affordability and strengthen the value of legal education.
Submissions from 2024
Legal Education Data Deck, AccessLex Institute
Student Debt, COVID-19 Relief, and Loan Forgiveness: Perspectives from Today’s Young Lawyers, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division and AccessLex Institute
The Imperative to Promote Diversity Post-Students for Fair Admissions: Analyzing the Effects of Student-Body Diversity on Attrition, GPA, and Bar Passage in Law Students and Graduates, Jason M. Scott, Paige Wilson, Tiffane Cochran, and Andrea M. Pals
Measuring 'Up': The Promise of Undergraduate GPA Growth in Law School Admissions, Jason Scott, Andrea Pals, and Paige Wilson
Predicting Bar Success: The Mediating Effects of Law School GPA, Jason Scott, Andrea Pals, and Paige Wilson
Submissions from 2023
Law School in a Pandemic Ungrouped: How Online J.D. Experiences Varied Across Students, Tiffane Cochran, Sherrie Godette, and Gallup
"If You're On Time, You're Late": Law School Application Timing Among Historically Underrepresented Applicants, Sherrie K. Godette, K. L. Risman, Tiffane Cochran, and Baylee Jenkins
Protecting Diversity: Can We Afford to Throw Out Grutter Before Its Expiration Date?, Jason M. Scott, Paige Wilson, Tiffane Cochran, and Andrea Pals
"Freedom Is Not Enough...": Affirmative Action and J.D. Completion Among Underrepresented People of Color, Jason M. Scott, Paige Wilson, and Andrea Pals
Submissions from 2022
Professional Judgment and Emergency Fund Programs: An Opportunity to Improve, Nancy Conneely, LeAndra Ross, and Aaron N. Taylor
Show Them the Money: Improving Consumer Information on Need and Merit-Based Gift Aid to Equitably Empower Prospective Law Students, Domonique Edwards, Kelsey Risman, and Tiffane Cochran
Are Law Schools Cream-Skimming to Bolster Their Bar Exam Pass Rates?, Jason M. Scott and Josh Jackson
What Is Quality? Advancing Value-Added Approaches to Assessing Law School Bar Exam Performance, Jason M. Scott and Josh Jackson
Submissions from 2021
Student Debt: The Holistic Impact on Today's Young Lawyer, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division and AccessLex Institute
Analyzing Pathways to the J.D. with National Student Clearinghouse Data, Tiffane Cochran and Lauren Walker
Approaching the Bar: An Analysis of Post-Graduation Bar Exam Study Habits, Joshua L. Jackson and Tiffane Cochran
Analyzing First-Time Bar Exam Passage on the UBE in New York State, New York State Board of Law Examiners and AccessLex Institute
It's Not Where You Start, It's How You Finish: Predicting Law School and Bar Success, Aaron N. Taylor, Jason M. Scott, and Josh Jackson
Submissions from 2020
Distance Learning Questionnaire Findings, AccessLex Institute
Future in Law? A Profile of Graduating College Seniors Interested in Legal Education and Careers, AccessLex Institute
Roadmap to Enrolling Diverse Law School Classes, Volume 4: Contextualizing Admission Factors, AccessLex Institute
Submissions from 2019
Examining Grad PLUS: Value and Cost, AccessLex Institute
Examining Graduate Lending: Access vs. Private Lending, AccessLex Institute
Submissions from 2018
Law School Applicants by Degrees: A Per Capita Analysis of the Top Feeder Schools, AccessLex Institute
Priming the Pump: How Pipeline Programs Seek to Enhance Legal Education Diversity, AccessLex Institute
Submissions from 2016
From the Bachelor's to the Bar: Using College Completion Data to Assess the Law School Pipeline, AccessLex Institute
Submissions from 2015
Exploring the Role of Institutional Research in Graduate and Professional Education, AccessLex Institute
