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Graduating student Rachel Phillips decided to come to law school after working as a paralegal for over a year. During that time, law school was always on the back of her mind, nudging her to take the LSAT and apply to BYU Law. Throughout law school, Phillips gained valuable experience through her internship opportunities. She…

After earning a Juris Doctor this April, Luke Bell is enthused to move to Austin, Texas, to clerk for Judge Priscilla Owen on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. “I look forward to seeing firsthand how federal courts work and learning from an experienced appellate judge,” he said.   During his…

Graduating student Bradley Rebeiro describes law school as an “enlightened sense of community.” From the first day of class, Rebeiro realized that his relationships with members of the law school community would shape his law school experience. “The first day was very daunting,” he said. “I instantly felt as if someone made a terrible mistake in…

After graduating and taking the bar, SBA President Laura Shrum will relocate to Washington, D.C., to begin work with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission as an Honor Law Graduate in the Office of General Counsel. Shrum worked for the agency last summer and is excited to return. “I knew I wanted to practice environmental…

Apply Now BYU Law School announced today that it will begin accepting GRE scores for applicants to its class entering in the fall of 2018. BYU Law Dean Gordon Smith explained that many potential law students have completed or are considering graduate programs that already require or recommend the GRE test. “By accepting the GRE…

BYU Law, a leading national law school focused on innovation, is excited to announce that it is joining the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium (GLBC). The GLBC is, with the addition of BYU Law, comprised of 100 large companies, law firms, software companies and universities working together in the development of standards to govern the use…

“Hack the change you want to see in the world,” advised Aileen Schultz, co-founder of the Global Legal Hackathon, during the inaugural Future of Law presentation for the Fall 2018 semester.

Interested in a judicial clerkship? Chief Judge Wood and Professor Nielson examine the merits and drawbacks of the new law clerk hiring plan that pushes hiring back to the end of the 2L year.

BYU Law celebrated the Constitution’s 230th birthday by hosting law students, undergraduates, and visiting attorneys at its Annual Supreme Court Review. This year’s event included a keynote address by constitutional scholar Justin Collings, a panel addressing the future of the Supreme Court, and a review of the Court’s last term.   Justin Collings—a BYU Law…