J. Reuben Clark Law Society

What J. Reuben Clark Law Society does

The J. Reuben Clark Law Society is an international non-profit membership organization for attorneys, law students, and legal professionals united by shared religious conviction rooted in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints faith tradition and a commitment to promoting fairness, virtue, and the rule of law. The society serves approximately 16,440 members globally, organized through a hierarchical structure of Area Organizations (e.g., Utah Area with 41 chapters, United States West Area with 52 chapters), local professional chapters, and student chapters at law schools including Brigham Young University (175 members), University of Utah, Stanford, and University of Oregon. Its operational headquarters is located at 340 JRCB, Provo, UT 84602, in close association with BYU Law School, from which it derives naming recognition (J. Reuben Clark was a former BYU Law School dean and LDS apostle).

The society's core services include a global membership directory, an events platform hosting annual conferences (Annual Conference, Annual Leadership Conference at Aspen Grove Utah, Annual Fireside at the Church Office Building), regional Area Conferences, continuing legal education programs, and an annual Month of Service initiative (487 members served 123,452 people in 2026). Supporting programs include Religious Freedom advocacy, Women In Law, and Rule of Law initiatives. The technology platform is built on Bevy community software, supporting multilingual content (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French), event registration, and chapter administration. Key partnerships include BYU Law School (core strategic), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and various law firm sponsors.

Revenue is generated through conference and event registration fees ($10-$35 per attendee), membership contributions, and corporate sponsorships from major law firms including Gibson Dunn, Baker Botts, Dorsey & Whitney, Kirton McConkie, Holland & Hart, and Parsons Behle & Latimer. The organization operates with a lean 32-person staff (including Executive Director Amy Larsen and Associate Director J. Samuel Morales y Gonzalez) and a large network of volunteer chapter leaders across the U.S., Latin America, Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Membership acquisition is driven by community referrals, chapter activities, regional events, and direct signup via the jrcls.org website.

Name

J. Reuben Clark Law Society

Legal name

The J. Reuben Clark Law Society

Website

https://jrcls.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The J. Reuben Clark Law Society is an international non-profit membership organization serving approximately 16,440 attorneys and law students globally through local chapters, annual conferences, continuing legal education, and service programs, anchored by a strategic partnership with BYU Law School.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Legal Association & Membership Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAIAH

Law School Continuing Legal Education (CLE) & Executive Programs

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

Keywords

• Legal professional society
• Membership association
• Continuing legal education
• Religious freedom advocacy
• Professional networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Provo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Conference and Event Registration: The society generates revenue through paid registration fees for annual conferences, leadership conferences, and CLE programs. Events like the 2024 JRCLS Annual Conference in Las Vegas and the 20th Annual Religion and The Law Symposium charge registration fees ($25-$35 for in-person, $10 for virtual attendance).
2. Membership Dues: Revenue is generated through membership contributions from thousands of attorneys and law students globally. Members join to access the network, chapter activities, and organizational resources.
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Law firms and corporate sponsors (such as Gibson Dunn, Baker Botts, Dorsey & Whitney, Kirton McConkie, and others listed on chapter pages) provide sponsorship revenue for events and the organization.
4. Chapter Sponsorships: Local chapters receive sponsorship support from law firms in their regions, contributing to chapter activities and events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The J. Reuben Clark Law Society operates a global membership organization for attorneys, law students, and legal professionals who share religious conviction and a commitment to the rule of law. It delivers value through a worldwide chapter network, an online membership directory, annual and area conferences (including the Annual Conference, Annual Leadership Conference at Aspen Grove, and Annual Fireside), Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs, and thematic programs such as Religious Freedom, Women In Law, and the annual Month of Service.

Product overview

The J. Reuben Clark Law Society is a global membership organization for attorneys, law students, and legal professionals united by shared religious conviction and commitment to the rule of law. The organization operates primarily as a community platform providing membership directory services, event management for conferences and CLE programs, chapter coordination across global regions, and resource libraries. Key programs include religious freedom advocacy, women in law initiatives, and annual service months. The society organizes major conferences including annual leadership conferences and global gatherings, offers continuing legal education, and maintains a podcast series. The platform is built on the Bevy community management system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JRCLS Membership Free-to-join global membership in the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, providing attorneys and law students access to the worldwide directory, local chapters, events, and community resources dedicated to promoting fairness, virtue, and the rule of law grounded in personal religious conviction.
• JRCLS Annual Conference JRCLS's flagship global annual conference for members, featuring keynote speakers, networking, and professional programming. The 2024 Annual Conference was held at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on March 22, 2024 themed 'Go and Do Likewise,' and the 2026 Annual Conference was held in Washington D.C. on February 26-27, 2026; the 2027 Annual Conference is scheduled for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 11-13, 2027.
• JRCLS Annual Leadership Conference An annual leadership-focused conference held at Aspen Grove, Utah for chapter and area leaders to coordinate strategy, training, and best practices. The 2025 edition was held October 2, 2025, and the 2026 edition is scheduled for October 1-2, 2026 at Aspen Grove, Utah.
• Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program Professional development programming offering CLE/MCLE credits for attorneys, including the Religion and Law Symposium (in-person $25 advance / $35 at-door; students $15 advance / $25 at-door; virtual/MCLE credit $10; free to observe), and the 2026 CLE Program at BYU Education Week held August 18-21, 2026 in Provo, Utah.
• JRCLS Podcast Audio content series sharing stories, discussions, and educational material related to the law society's mission of integrating faith and law, distributed via the JRCLS YouTube channel and podcast platforms.
• Women In Law Program Standing committee program supporting and empowering women in the legal profession through networking and professional development activities at the chapter and global level (e.g., SLC WIL Committee).
• Religious Freedom Initiative Advocacy and program initiative promoting religious freedom through public service, professional excellence, amicus briefs, and the Religious Liberty Fellowship (with reflections from the 2026 cohort published on the JRCLS blog).
• Month of Service Annual global service initiative mobilizing members to provide pro bono legal services and community support; in 2026, 487 members served 123,452 people across 1,746 hours of volunteering, and the Santo Domingo chapter alone addressed over 200 immigration matters in a single day.

Quantifiable outcome

• 487 members served 123,452 people during 1,746 hours of volunteering in the 2026 Month of Service
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BYU Law SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe J. Reuben Clark Law Society operates in close association with the BYU Law School. The society is named after J. Reuben Clark, a former dean of BYU Law School. The society's main office is located at BYU Law School (340 JRCB, Provo, UT 84602). The relationship includes shared resources, joint events like the Religious Freedom Annual Review, and BYU Law student recruitment into the society.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGiven the close relationship between BYU Law, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Law Society, member information provided to the society is accessible to the Church. Church leaders participate in society events as keynote speakers, including Elder Alexander Dushku (General Authority Seventy and General Counsel) at the 2024 Annual Fireside.
• Feed My Starving ChildrenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Seattle chapter partners with Feed My Starving Children for the annual Month of Service initiative. The partnership involves volunteer meal-packing events to combat child hunger globally.
• Legal Aid Society of the PhilippinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Metro Manila chapter partners with the Legal Aid Society of the Philippines for initiatives including interviewing women at the Correctional Institution for Women and analyzing possible legal remedies for early release.
• Law Firm Sponsors (Gibson Dunn, Baker Botts, Dorsey & Whitney, Kirton McConkie, etc.)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNumerous law firms sponsor the society and its events. Sponsors listed include Gibson Dunn, Baker Botts, Dorsey & Whitney, Kirton McConkie, Holland & Hart, Parsons Behle & Latimer, and many others. These sponsorships support conferences and chapter activities.
• Seattle BYU Alumni GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Seattle chapter partners with the Seattle BYU Alumni group for service initiatives including the Feed My Starving Children World Hunger Day event.
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Congregations (Various)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Church congregations coordinate with chapters for service initiatives. For example, the Guatemala Huehuetenango chapter organized a pro bono clinic in coordination with the local congregation.
• Church Office Building / Church Offices BuildingminorOthersThe society hosts the Annual Fireside at the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City (50 East North Temple Street).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• American Bar Association: The largest U.S. professional association for lawyers, offering membership, CLE, sections, and advocacy. Comparable to JRCLS as a professional legal membership body, but much larger, secular, and not values-narrow.
• National Bar Association: Predominantly African American national bar association providing professional development, networking, and advocacy for lawyers. Comparable as a large identity-rooted legal professional association, though focused on a different demographic than JRCLS.
• International Bar Association: Global organization for legal practitioners, bar associations, and law societies. Comparable to JRCLS in international reach and serving a cross-border legal community, but operates at much larger scale and is secular.

Direct peers

• Christian Legal Society: Faith-based professional membership organization for Christian attorneys and law students. Most directly comparable to JRCLS in combining religious conviction with legal practice and operating through chapters, conferences, and CLE programming.
• Lawyers' Christian Fellowship: UK-based fellowship of Christian lawyers, comparable in mission and structure to JRCLS: a faith-rooted legal community offering conferences, local groups, and resources for integrating faith with legal practice.
• Federalist Society: National conservative/values-based legal professional network organized through student and lawyer chapters with conferences, practice groups, and ideological programming. Similar in scale, chapter structure, and value-driven differentiation versus general bar associations.
• Catholic Bar Association: Faith-based legal professional association for Catholic attorneys and law students. Comparable in being a religion-rooted legal membership society offering networking, conferences, and faith-in-law programming.

Others

• Alliance Defending Freedom: Faith-based legal advocacy organization active in religious freedom litigation and training. Comparable to JRCLS in faith-rooted legal mission and overlap with religious freedom programming, though primarily an advocacy organization rather than a broad membership society.
• Hispanic National Bar Association: National association for Hispanic legal professionals, comparable as an identity-rooted legal membership body but focused on a different demographic community than JRCLS.
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association: National association for Asian Pacific American legal professionals. Comparable as a large identity-based legal professional association offering conferences, CLE, and chapters, but with a different identity focus than JRCLS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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