| Miles Law School | |
|---|---|
| Established | August 26, 1974 |
| Dean | J. Richet Pearson[1] |
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. 33°28′53.13″N 86°54′31.9″W / 33.4814250°N 86.908861°W |
| Bar pass rate | 20% (1 of 5, July 2019 first timers), 4.3% (1 of 23, July 2018 repeats) [2] |
| Website | www |
Miles Law School is a law school located in Birmingham, Alabama. 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.
The school offers a four-year part-time evening program. Graduates of the law school receive the Juris Doctor. Of the 31 Miles alumni who took the Alabama bar exam in February 2020, none passed.[4]
| July 2016 | Feb 2017 | July 2017 | Feb 2018 | July 2018 | Feb 2019 | July 2019 | Feb 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Time Takers | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Passed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| % Pass | 16.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 20.0% | --- |
| Repeaters | 18 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 |
| Passed | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| % Pass | 5.6% | 21.4% | 11.1% | 12.5% | --- | --- | 4.3% | --- |
| Total Takers | 24 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 31 |
| Passed | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | --- | --- | 2 | 0 |
| % Pass | 8.3% | 16.7% | 9.5% | 11.8% | --- | --- | 7.1% | --- |
Miles Law School is not accredited by the American Bar Association.[5] It is one of two unaccredited law schools in Alabama, the other being the Birmingham School of Law.[6] Miles Law graduates are however eligible to take the Alabama Bar Exam pursuant to the authority granted by the Alabama Legislature and the Alabama Supreme Court.[7]