Academic and Bar Success

Through our academic and bar success programming, outreach, publications, research, and grantmaking, we seek to materially and measurably increase levels of student success in and beyond law school — and improve first-time bar exam passage nationwide.

A quarterly newsletter dedicated to the exchange of evidence-based ideas about the bar exam.

Read the Latest Issue

Preparing AccessLex member law schools for the NextGen bar exam.

Learn More

A collaborative program of AccessLex Institute and the Association of Academic Support Educators (AASE).

Meet the 2023 Grant Recipients

NCBE selects AccessLex to assist with NextGen study aids. Learn More.

The ARC is a digital repository of the leading research and resources in legal education today. In the Bar Success Collection, you'll find research relevant to bar exam-related issues, including how to best prepare graduates to take and pass the test.

Visit the ARC

Learn about our Bar Success Research Grant Program and new Bar Success Intervention Grant Program.

Learn More

Literature Review of Academic and Bar Success Interventions

Our report summarizes findings from recent law school academic and bar success programs, including those funded by AccessLex. It is also intended to assist researchers and support academic success and bar preparation professionals in their own interventions.

Access the Literature Review

Meet the Director, Programs for Academic and Bar Success
Joel directs the Company’s academic and bar success initiatives, including grantmaking and research related to bar success and other legal education matters. Joel is also the Managing Editor of Raising the Bar, our quarterly publication dedicated to the exchange of evidence-based ideas about the bar exam and licensing reform. For more information on our academic and bar success initiatives, contact Joel at [email protected].