Baylor Law School
Inspired by its faith mission, Baylor Law School integrates excellence in teaching and scholarship to prepare students to make a positive impact through the effective and ethical practice of law.
Why Baylor Law School?
Located in Waco, Texas, on the banks of the Brazos River, Baylor Law is, by choice, one of the smallest law schools in the nation. Since 1857, Baylor Law’s unique program has combined theory with practice throughout the curriculum, all while cultivating a deep commitment to service and social responsibility. Baylor Law is known for equipping students with the problem-solving techniques, practical, hands-on lawyering skills, and character development essential for success in the workplace and in life. It’s the unwavering dedication to professional excellence that propels Baylor Lawyers to excel in courtrooms, boardrooms, and communities all over the world.
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Read More NewsBaylor Law School’s Family Law Clinic is thriving in its second year, expanding both its reach and community impact. Established to support self-represented litigants navigating complex family law matters in McLennan County, the Clinic served 162 clients this academic year, assisting more than three times as many clients as it did during its inaugural year. Notably, the Clinic also assisted its first Spanish-speaking clients, marking an important step toward broader access to legal support.
Counseller's Corner - Season 2, Episode 18: What does it look like to find your place in law school when your path does not fit a template? Baylor Law School 2L and student ambassador Marley Rokas shares her journey from college basketball at Sul Ross State to Baylor Law and the lessons athletics taught her about pressure, preparation, and persistence.
Along the way, she brings the lighter moments too, from intramural basketball to Waco life with her grandmother and an online grocery order that did not go as planned. Come for the stories, stay for the reassurance that you can belong here.
Baylor Law School’s recent Business Law Boot Camp gave students an intensive introduction to the realities of modern transactional practice through hands-on exercises, practitioner-led instruction, and direct interaction with attorneys across multiple areas of business law. This valuable experience was made possible through the generous support of the Kim and Bill Shaddock Fund for Business and Entrepreneurial Initiatives, along with sponsorship from Spencer Fane and Haynes Boone.
Professor Chris Jaeger recently returned from the Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum, hosted this year at Yale Law School, where he presented his paper, “A Two-System Theory of Negligence.”
The nationally recognized forum brings together emerging legal scholars from across the country for intensive discussion of their recent scholarship. Participants are selected through a competitive double-blind review process, with senior scholars from Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School, and Yale selecting papers and then serving as commentators and discussion leaders at the forum.
Our renowned Trial Advocacy program is recognized by judges, practicing attorneys, and law professors for producing lawyers of unparalleled quality, preparedness, and integrity. Ranked third in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the Advocacy program consistently eclipses the country’s most prestigious law schools, finishing in the top five yearly since 2010.
Transactional practices have gained prominence, with a growing percentage of legal work now focused on corporate, commercial, business, and fiduciary matters. Baylor Law School’s fully integrated Transactional Program prepares students for all types of positions within transactional practice areas.
