- Miles Law School
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Miles Law School Established August 26, 1974 School type Dean J. Richet Pearson[1] Location Birmingham, Alabama, USA
33°28′53.13″N 86°54′31.9″W / 33.481425°N 86.908861°WCoordinates: 33°28′53.13″N 86°54′31.9″W / 33.481425°N 86.908861°WEnrollment Faculty Bar pass rate 17% (February 2011)[2] Annual tuition $125 per class hour[3] Website mlaw.edu Miles Law School is a state accredited law school located in Birmingham, Alabama.[4] It is independent of Miles College.
Miles Law School was founded on August 26, 1974. Among the founders were Bishop C. A. Kirkendoll of the C.M.E. Church, Dr. W. Clyde Williams, former president of Miles College, former Alabama Judge and state Senator J. Richmond Pearson, and Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Graduates of the law school include former Birmingham Mayor Carole Smitherman and Alabama State Senate President Pro Tempore Rodger Smitherman.
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Program of Study
The school offers a four year part-time evening program. Graduates of the law school receive the Juris Doctor.
In July 2009, Miles Law School's passage rate for the Alabama Bar Exam was 0% for first timers and 13.3% for repeats. By comparison, Alabama's other law school passage rates were: University of Alabama (95.3% and 66.7%), the Cumberland School of Law (91.3% and 100.0%), Jones School of Law (90.7% and 0%), and Birmingham School of Law (54.2% and 34.8%). [5]
Accreditation
Miles Law School is not accredited by the American Bar Association. However, graduates are eligible to take the Alabama Bar Exam pursuant to the authority granted by the Alabama Legislature and the Alabama Supreme Court.[6]
Notable alumni
- Bobby Singleton, a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate
- Carole Smitherman (b. 1952), a Birmingham City Councilor and former Mayor
- Rodger Smitherman (b. 1953), a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate
References
- ^ http://www.mlaw.edu/about-miles-law-school/our-dean
- ^ Alabama State Bar Detailed Examinee Statistics for February of 2011
- ^ http://www.mlaw.edu/faq
- ^ http://www.mlaw.edu/prospective-students/apply-for-admission-to-miles-law-school
- ^ Detailed Examinee Statistics for July of 2009. The Alabama State Bar.
- ^ Section 34-3-2.1: Certified graduates of certain law schools authorized to take bar exam. Alabama State Legislature.
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