Birmingham School of Law

Name

Birmingham School of Law

Legal name

Birmingham School of Law

Website

https://bsol.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-ABA / State-Accredited JD-Granting Law Schools (EDAHAIAB)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Juris doctor program
• Evening law school
• Weekend law classes
• Bar exam preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fee Revenue: BSL generates revenue primarily through term-based tuition and fees charged to enrolled students. Students pay per academic term (Fall, Spring, Summer) with tuition ranging from $2,700-$3,540 per term depending on the program (Weeknight vs. Saturday). Additional revenue comes from application fees, graduation fees, and parking passes. The school is a nonprofit institution supported by the Birmingham School of Law Foundation, which raises scholarship funds through alumni donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Birmingham School of Law delivers a non-traditional Juris Doctor (JD) degree program through two scheduling tracks: a Weeknight Program (evening classes) and a Saturday Program (weekend classes). All instruction is provided by practicing attorneys and is designed for working adults, career changers, and rural students who cannot attend traditional full-time law school, with a 7:1 student-to-faculty ratio and tuition positioned at 52% lower than comparable programs.

Product overview

Birmingham School of Law provides non-traditional legal education through two primary delivery formats: the Weeknight Program for evening classes and the Saturday Program for weekend instruction. Both programs lead to a Juris Doctor (JD) degree and are designed for working professionals who cannot attend traditional daytime law school. The school supports students with a Job Opportunities Portal connecting graduates with legal positions, a Student Portal for academic management, TWEN (Thomson Reuters) legal education platform, and maintains an active Alumni Association for networking and scholarship support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weeknight Program (JD) Evening law classes held on weeknights for working professionals who cannot attend traditional daytime law school, forming one half of Birmingham School of Law's non-traditional Juris Doctor program and leading to eligibility to sit for the Alabama bar.
• Saturday Program (JD) Weekend law program with classes taught on Saturdays in four time periods, allowing students from across Alabama to earn a Juris Doctor while maintaining full-time work and family obligations. The Saturday program specifically serves rural students and is part of BSL's non-accredited JD pathway.
• Job Opportunities Portal Career-services platform connecting current Birmingham School of Law students and alumni with job openings throughout Alabama, featuring positions such as attorneys, paralegals, judicial clerks, and legal assistants.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70.6% first-time bar pass rate (July 2020 exam)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UAB Pre-Law ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSL is building a relationship with the pre-law program at UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham), as discussed by BSL Associate Dean Scott Garrett and UAB Professor Brandon Blankenship.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cumberland School of Law at Samford University: ABA-accredited law school in Birmingham, Alabama. Most direct geographic incumbent competitor to BSL within the Alabama market, offering traditional and part-time JD pathways at higher tuition.
• Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law: ABA-accredited law school in Montgomery, Alabama. Competes for statewide Alabama JD candidates, including those who might otherwise consider BSL's more affordable, non-traditional track.
• University of Alabama School of Law: The flagship ABA-accredited law school in Alabama, located in Tuscaloosa. Competes with BSL for prospective Alabama law students but serves a different (more traditional, residential) segment at a substantially higher price point.

Direct peers

• California School of Law: Non-ABA-accredited California law school serving working professionals seeking a flexible path to bar eligibility. Comparable to BSL as a state-approved alternative to ABA-accredited programs.
• Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy: Non-ABA-accredited distance-learning law school. Operates a similar low-cost, flexible-format model targeting non-traditional students outside the mainstream ABA-accredited system.
• Concord Law School at Purdue University Global: Online JD program operated within Purdue Global; serves working adults and career changers seeking flexible, non-residential legal education. Directly comparable to BSL as a non-traditional pathway to bar eligibility, with the added dimension of online delivery.
• Lincoln Law School of Sacramento: California-based distance-learning law school offering an affordable JD pathway to working adults. Operates in a similar non-ABA-accredited, flexible-format category as BSL and addresses a comparable cost-conscious, non-traditional student segment.
• Southern California Institute of Law: California-based non-ABA-accredited law school focused on working adults. Comparable to BSL in mission, target demographic, and tuition positioning relative to ABA-accredited alternatives.
• Taft Law School: California-based distance-learning law school offering a JD to working adults. Closest direct comparability to BSL in targeting non-traditional students seeking a flexible, lower-cost route to bar eligibility outside the ABA-accredited mainstream.

Others

• BARBRI: Dominant bar exam preparation provider serving recent law school graduates. Adjacent to BSL's bar-pass-rate-driven value proposition, though it operates in the post-JD stage rather than degree delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BhamSchoolofLaw
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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