A message from the chief justice: Have your voice heard on the future of legal education

The Committee on Legal Education and Admissions Reform (CLEAR) of the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) is gathering perspectives from across the legal education and legal professional landscape on law school accreditation, the mandatory minimum standards for law schools which focus on institutional governance, operational resources, curricular quality, and graduate outcomes. Most jurisdictions require applicants to the bar to have graduated from an accredited law school.

States around the country are reexamining the function, role, and impacts of law school accreditation, including issues of portability of law licenses and the priorities of minimum standards of legal education. CLEAR is developing a report and recommendations in early 2027 on these important issues. The perspectives of members of the bar are critically important to this effort, and your participation in this survey is appreciated. Extensive knowledge of law school accreditation is not necessary to participate.

The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete, and individual responses will not be reported.

Take the Lawyer Accreditation Survey

Thank you,

Brent Powell
Chief Justice
Supreme Court of Missouri