Brooklyn Law School

What Brooklyn Law School does

Brooklyn Law School is an independent, private non-profit law school founded in 1901 and headquartered at 250 Joralemon Street in Downtown Brooklyn, New York. It is chartered by the New York Board of Regents, fully approved by the American Bar Association, and unaffiliated with any university. The school delivers a Juris Doctor program offered as a three-year full-time track and a four-year extended part-time track, a Master of Laws program for internationally trained lawyers, and a portfolio of joint and dual degree programs with partner institutions.

The institution supplements its degree programs with eight specialized legal clinics — Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy (BLIP), Community Development & Movement Infrastructure, Criminal Defense & Advocacy, Disability and Civil Rights, Housing Justice, LGBT Advocacy, Safe Harbor (immigration), and Sports Law (launched December 2025) — which provide hands-on representation to underserved populations including underrepresented athletes, low-income tenants, immigrants, LGBT individuals, non-profits, and individuals with disabilities. Its technology footprint is conventional educational infrastructure: a BrooklynWorks institutional repository for faculty scholarship, a Symplicity job database for career services, and library systems with remote proxy access; no AI/ML capabilities are evidenced.

The business model relies primarily on recurring J.D. and LL.M. tuition, with secondary revenue from joint/dual degree tuition, clinical program operations, and alumni philanthropy including the Sheridan Albert Legacy Society for planned giving. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the school offers financial aid, merit scholarships (with conditional retention requirements — 61 of 365 2022–2023 conditional scholarships were reduced or eliminated), and lender partnerships. As a 501(c)(3), the school is funded through tuition, endowment, donations, and grants rather than equity capital, with no parent company, holding entity, or external investors. The 2024 entering class comprised 387 enrollees drawn from 3,872 applicants and 163 undergraduate institutions across 32 states plus the District of Columbia.

Name

Brooklyn Law School

Legal name

Brooklyn Law School

Website

https://brooklaw.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Brooklyn Law School is an ABA-approved, independent non-profit law school founded in 1901 in Downtown Brooklyn, offering J.D. and LL.M. degree programs, eight specialized legal clinics, and serving approximately 1,150–1,200 law students annually from across 32 U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAIAA

ABA-Accredited JD-Granting Law Schools

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Law Schools

SECONDARYEDAHAIAC

LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Law Schools

SECONDARYEDAHAIAJ

Law School Research Centers & Institutes (e.g., Law & Economics, Human Rights)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Law Schools

SECONDARYEDAHAIAE

Online / Hybrid Law Schools & Programs

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Law Schools

Keywords

• Legal education
• Law degree programs
• Clinical legal training
• Juris doctor programs
• Legal scholarship

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. J.D. Tuition: Traditional three-year full-time and four-year extended/part-time J.D. programs with tuition revenue
2. LL.M. Tuition: Tuition from Master of Laws program for internationally trained lawyers
3. Joint and Dual Degrees: Revenue from combined degree programs with partner institutions
4. Clinical Programs: Revenue from in-house clinics and externships providing hands-on legal experience
5. Alumni Giving and Donations: Philanthropic contributions from alumni including planned giving and the Sheridan Albert Legacy Society

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Brooklyn Law School is a private non-profit law school offering a Juris Doctor (J.D.) program in both full-time and extended part-time formats, a Master of Laws (LL.M.) program for international lawyers, joint/dual degree programs, and eight specialized in-house legal clinics. It also operates academic centers in business law, criminal justice, health policy, international business law, and public service, providing students with classroom instruction, experiential learning, and bar exam preparation.

Product overview

Brooklyn Law School offers a unified educational portfolio centered on its J.D. and LL.M. degree programs, supplemented by eight clinical programs (BLIP, CD-MIC, CDAC, Disability and Civil Rights, Housing Justice, LGBT Advocacy, Safe Harbor, and Sports Law Clinics) that provide hands-on legal experience. The institution also maintains a Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment Law Blog as a student publication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• J.D. Program
• LL.M. Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 consecutive years on The National Law Journal Go-To Law Schools ranking
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• New York Law School: Independent ABA-approved law school located in lower Manhattan, comparable in size, mission, and applicant pool to Brooklyn Law School. Both are non-affiliated, tuition-driven private law schools competing for the same NYC-area prospective students.
• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University): NYC-based ABA-approved law school with comparable enrollment scale and similar focus on professional preparation, IP, and clinical programs. Competes directly with Brooklyn Law School for NYC applicants and Big Law placement.
• Fordham Law School: Larger NYC-area ABA-approved law school affiliated with Fordham University, serving overlapping applicant pools and competing for top law firm placements. Comparable on outcomes rankings and clinical program breadth.
• Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University: New York-area ABA-approved law school with comparable enrollment scale, particularly strong in environmental law, and competing for similar NYC and tri-state applicants. Similar tuition-driven private model.
• Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University: Long Island-based ABA-approved law school with similar enrollment size and applicant demographics. Comparable on tuition-driven private model and clinical program emphasis.
• St. John's University School of Law: NYC-area ABA-approved law school affiliated with St. John's University, comparable in enrollment scale and clinical program breadth. Overlaps with Brooklyn Law School on NYC Big Law placement and JD applicant pool.
• Seton Hall University School of Law: New Jersey-based ABA-approved law school with comparable enrollment and applicant demographics drawn from the greater NYC metro area. Similar private tuition-driven model and clinical offerings.
• CUNY School of Law: Public ABA-approved law school located in NYC with similar mission emphasis on public interest and clinical training. Comparable in applicant pool and clinical program scale, but differentiated by public funding model.

Broad incumbents

• Columbia Law School: Elite NYC-based ABA-approved law school affiliated with Columbia University. While much higher ranked and selective, it competes with Brooklyn Law School for the same NYC applicant pool and serves as a benchmark for top-tier outcomes in the same market.
• NYU School of Law: Elite NYC-based ABA-approved law school affiliated with New York University. Functions as a broader incumbent in the same NYC legal education market and a benchmark for clinical programs, faculty strength, and employment outcomes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BLSLibrary
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC5AsqFC7GeHWj7kx5SKsrRw
• Facebookfacebook.com/18517798158449
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brooklyn-law-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/brooklynlawschool
• TikToktiktok.com/@brooklynlawschool1901

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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