| Thomas Goode Jones School of Law | |
| Motto: | Learn Law. Seek Justice.[1] |
| Type: | Private |
| Parent: | Faulkner University (since 1983) |
| Parent Endowment: | $18.5 million (2008)[2] |
| Dean: | Charles Campbell[3] |
| City: | Montgomery |
| State: | Alabama |
| Country: | U.S. |
| Coordinates: | 32.383°N -86.218°W |
| Students: | 304[4] |
| Faculty: | 17 full time, 13 part time[5] |
| Ranking: | 176th (tie) (2024)[6] |
| Bar Pass Rate: | 66.67% (2023 first-time takers) |
| Aba Profile: | Jones Profile |
The Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (FaulknerLaw, Jones Law, JLS, or JSL) is the law school of Faulkner University, located in Montgomery, Alabama.
Jones School of Law was founded in 1928 by Montgomery County Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones. The law school is named after Jones' father, Thomas Goode Jones, a Confederate veteran who was governor of Alabama and U.S. District Judge for the Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama.
Faulkner University acquired Jones School of Law in 1983.
Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA).[7] Graduates are eligible to sit for the bar exam in any state.
For the class entering in 2023, the school accepted 247 (58.25%) of applicants, with 118 of those accepted enrolling, a 47.77% yield rate. One student was not included in the acceptance statistics. The class consists of 119 students. The median LSAT score was 150 and the median undergraduate GPA was 3.21. Its 25th/75th percentile LSAT scores and GPA were 148/152 and 2.77/3.57. Six students were not included in the LSAT calculation and two not included in the GPA calculation.[8]
In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked Thomas Goode Jones tied for #176 out of 196 ABA accredited law schools.[6]
In 2023, the overall bar examination passage rate for the law school’s first-time examination takers was 66.67%. The Ultimate Bar Pass Rate, which the ABA defines as the passage rate for graduates who sat for bar examinations within two years of graduating, was 89.29% for the class of 2021.[9]
According to the schools's official ABA-required disclosures for 2022 graduates, within ten months after graduation 54% of the 50 member graduating class was employed in full-time positions requiring bar passage (i.e. as attorneys) and 12% were employed in full-time JD advantage positions. Positions were in various size law firms, most being in 1-10 attorney firms with none in firms of 250 or more attorneys, three graduates obtained local or state judicial clerkships and one a federal clerkship. 13 were employed in public interest, government, higher education, or business employment. 26% of the class was unemployed.[10]
Tuition at Thomas Goode Jones School of Law for the 2023-2024 academic year was $39,900.00, while projected living expenses for 2020-2021 was $28,400.00.[11]
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law offers a joint JD / LL.M in dispute resolution, as well as a JD program.[12]