Research and Data

Through the AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence^®, we are committed to understanding the barriers that impede access to law school for historically underrepresented groups and improving access to law school for all; identifying actionable strategies and public policies to increase law school affordability; and strengthening the value of legal education.

The Bar Exam Success Analyses is a research opportunity designed to support law schools in analyzing their institutional data to assess the extent to which their students’ academic performance, before and during law school, predicts their likelihood of first-time bar exam passage.

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Discover how the law school learning environment contributes to first-time bar passage and law-related employment and how these outcomes challenge traditional notions of law school impact.

The Promise of Undergraduate GPA Growth in Law School Admissions.

The Impact of Sequencing Doctrinal Courses.

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An Approach to Monitoring and Assessing Online/Hybrid J.D. Programs

A snapshot of certain data and trends in access, affordability, and value in legal education.

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A digital repository of the leading research and resources in legal education today, the ARC provides easy access to the breadth of in-depth analysis being done by experts in the areas of law school diversity and bar success. The ARC also assembles AccessLex Institute’s comprehensive body of research under one umbrella to preserve and provide access to that research.

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Data-informed decision-making is essential for today’s law school leaders and students. Analytix makes legal education data actionable and easy to use.

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Aspiring law students can build a list of potential school options utilizing personal criteria to prioritize what matters most.

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Meet the Vice President

Tiffane Cochran

Vice President – Research

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Research and Data

Tiffane develops and guides research, grantmaking, and data initiatives at AccessLex. She also plays a crucial role in the development and updating of the Legal Education Data Deck and oversees the Company’s legal education data tools, including Analytix by AccessLex^® and XploreJD by AccessLex^®. For more information on our Research initiatives, contact Tiffane at [email protected].