In 1972, the University of Alabama Board of Trustees purchased Jones, changed the name to Jones Law Institute, and set up a not-for-profit corporation to operate the school. Jones Law Institute then moved to Huntingdon College in 1973 before Faulkner University acquired the school in 1983, renaming it Jones School of Law.[8]
In 1996, the school was moved into Marjorie Y. Snook Building as the permanent law school building.[9]
In 1998, the Faulkner University Board of Trustees moved forward with seeking accreditation by the American Bar Association. In 2006, the American Bar Association granted Jones provisional status as an accredited law school.[8] In 2009, Jones School of Law received full accreditation from the American Bar Association.[10]
Admissions
For the class entering in 2023, the school accepted 247 (58.25%) of applicants, with 118 of those accepted enrolling, a 47.77% yield rate. One student was not included in the acceptance statistics. The class consists of 119 students. The median LSAT score was 150 and the median undergraduate GPA was 3.21. Its 25th/75th percentile LSAT scores and GPA were 148/152 and 2.77/3.57. Six students were not included in the LSAT calculation and two not included in the GPA calculation.[11]
In 2024, the overall bar examination passage rate for the law school’s first-time examination takers was 71.43%. The Ultimate Bar Pass Rate, which the ABA defines as the passage rate for graduates who sat for bar examinations within two years of graduating, was 88.10% for the class of 2022.[7]
Employment
According to the schools's official ABA-required disclosures for 2022 graduates, within ten months after graduation 54% of the 50 member graduating class was employed in full-time positions requiring bar passage (i.e. as attorneys) and 12% were employed in full-time JD advantage positions. Positions were in various size law firms, most being in 1-10 attorney firms with none in firms of 250 or more attorneys, three graduates obtained local or state judicial clerkships and one a federal clerkship. 13 were employed in public interest, government, higher education, or business employment. 26% of the class was unemployed.[12]
Costs
Tuition at Thomas Goode Jones School of Law for the 2023-2024 academic year was $39,900.00, while projected living expenses for 2020-2021 was $28,400.00.[13]
Programs
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law offers a joint JD / LL.M in dispute resolution, as well as a JD program.[14]
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