Massachusetts School of Law
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1988 |
| Location | Andover, Massachusetts, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | mslaw.edu |
The Massachusetts School of Law (also known as MSLAW) is a law school located in Andover, Massachusetts. The school was founded in 1988 and claims that its design and curriculum were influenced by the medical school educational model and legal scholars.
MSLAW focuses on professional skills training and its advocacy program has won awards at national advocacy competitions. The National Jurist’s PreLaw Magazine recognized MSLAW for its effectiveness at experiential training.
The MSLAW bar passage rate for February 2015 was 43.4% for first time takers, compared to a Massachusetts State Average of 66.7%. In 25 years, fully 82% (2,589 students) of MSLAW graduates who have taken the Massachusetts bar exam have ultimately passed it, with most graduates passing the bar examination on the first or second administration of that examination.
Unlike law schools accredited by the American Bar Association, MSLAW does not report employment outcomes for its graduates. MSLAW also does not consider LSAT scores in its admission process.
The Massachusetts School of Law is currently unaccredited by the American Bar Association, but is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
In 1990, the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education authorized MSL to grant the Juris Doctor degree. MSLAW subsequently applied for American Bar Association approval while filing an action in Federal Court in Philadelphia challenging some of the ABA's accreditation standards, arguing that those standards are of questionable educational value, violate antitrust laws, and needlessly increase tuition costs. MSLAW refused to comply with these standards, and the ABA refused to approve the school. As a result of its actions the MSLAW and Department of Justice filed complaints against the ABA for antitrust violations. The summary judgment dismissing the MSLAW complaint on immunity grounds was granted to the ABA on the trial level and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed in 107 F.3d 1026. The case brought by DOJ was later settled by way of a consent decree between the ABA and the United States Department of Justice in which the ABA agreed to reform its accreditation process and eliminate some of its law school accreditation standards that violated antitrust laws and were outdated.
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