Baylor Law School

[5] The program offers training in all facets of law, including theoretical analysis, practical application, legal writing, advocacy, professional responsibility, and negotiation and counseling skills.

[8] On July 1, 2024, Jeremy Counseller began serving as Dean of the Law School after a nationwide search ended in his selection.

[9] An alumnus of Baylor Law School, Counseller returned as a professor in 2003 and taught civil procedure and evidence courses before becoming dean.

The school's curriculum focuses more on the positive state of the law than a normative one and on actual practice in the court system.

[19] Baylor Law's Director of Clinical Programs, Josh Borderud, was selected in early 2020 to receive the prestigious Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Professional Service from the American Inns of Court.

[22] According to Baylor's official 2019 ABA-required disclosures, 93.7% of the Class of 2019 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.

[23] Baylor's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 3.9%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2019 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.

Baylor Law School at dusk
Baylor Law School on the banks of the Brazos River.
Baylor University School of Law as seen from the front