Birmingham School of Law

The Birmingham School of Law is a law school located in the Frank Nelson Building at 205 20th Street North in downtown Birmingham. The school offers evening classes taught by practicing attorneys and judges and leading to the Juris Doctor degree after 80 hours of credit in a 3-4 year course of study. The school is not accredited by the American Bar Association, but graduates are eligible for the Alabama State Bar Examination under state law. Current enrollment is approximately 450.

The Dean of the School is Ginger Tomlin.

The Birmingham School of Law was founded by Birmingham Bar Association president Hugh A. Locke in 1915. In its first years classes were held in Locke's office, First Methodist Church, and Birmingham College, where Locke was a trustee. Later the school met at the 20th Street YMCA. During the Great Depression, classes were moved to the Jefferson County Courthouse, where the school operated until May 1996, when it leased space in the Frank Nelson Building.

The Birmingham School of Law recognizes chapters of Sigma Delta Kappa, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Future Trial Lawyers of America.