Baylor is first a
teaching school and one
of the only law schools in the nation in which the granting of tenure is
primarily based on a professor’s teaching effectiveness. Faculty members
hold degrees from law schools and universities throughout the nation and
have a strong dedication to teaching and scholarship. They are experts in
their particular areas of the law and have significant practical experience
as practicing lawyers––experience they bring to the classroom. Baylor
Law School professors have an average of 15 years teaching experience and an
average of 7 years experience in the full-time practice of law.
Most important, all faculty members––unlike faculty at some other law schools––maintain generous and, in most cases, unrestricted hours for student consultation.
You’ll
always find the doors to professors’ offices are open to you for scholarly
discussion and individual mentoring––mentoring that improves and accelerates
learning. At the same time, the faculty members produce a significant amount of
legal scholarship which leads to their demand as presenters at
legal institutes, conferences and other meetings around the state and the
nation. All are dedicated to developing the
highest quality lawyers who will positively impact the legal profession and
the world around them.