Abraham Lincoln University School of Law (ALU) is an educational institution specializing in legal education. The school is located in downtown Los Angeles where local students may attend live classes week-nights and on Saturdays. Students may attend classes through on campus live lectures, live lectures via the internet and archived recorded lectures via the internet. Upon the completion of required classes, students are awarded a Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...

 (J.D.) law degree

Law degree

A Law degree is an academic degree conferred for studies in law. Such degrees are generally preparation for legal careers; but while their curricula may be reviewed by legal authority, they do not themselves confer a license...

 and are eligible to sit for the California Bar Examination. Classes are archived online for review during each class. Like all correspondance law schools, Abraham Lincoln University School of Law is not approved by the American Bar Association. It is registered with the California Committee of Bar Examineers. Incoming students must take and pass the California First-Year Law Students' Examination ("Baby Bar") after their first year of legal study. The student must pass the "Baby Bar" to advance on to more advanced legal courses. Completion of all legal courses is required to sit for the California Bar Examination.

Abraham Lincoln University School of Law is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council

Distance Education and Training Council

The Distance Education and Training Council is a non-profit national educational accreditation agency in the United States specializing in the accreditation of distance education institutions.- History :...

. The Accrediting Commission is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency and is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation

Council for Higher Education Accreditation

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Bar pass rates

For the years 1999 through February 2011, 305 Abraham Lincoln graduates have taken the California Bar Examination as first-time takers; of that number, 46 passed the examination for a pass rate of 15%.