Law Briefs

Raising the bar
Baylor law students claimed the top pass rate on the Texas State Bar Exam with a 97.85 percent success rate, which was the highest pass rate for students from the nine Texas law schools. 91 of 93 Baylor students passed on their first try. The overall state pass rate was 89.07 percent. Baylor Law School has had the highest pass rate nine times since 2002 on the exam, which is given twice a year.

Law School featured by Princeton Review
The Princeton Review praised Baylor Law School's practical approach to legal education in its 2008 edition of the Best 170 Law Schools.
The law school guide lists Baylor law students as the second most competitive in the nation, after only Brigham Young University. The category is based on "law student assessment of the number of hours they spend studying outside of class each day, the number of hours they think their fellow law students spend studying outside of class each day, the degree of competitiveness among law students at their school, and the average number of hours they sleep each night."
In the profile on Baylor Law School, Princeton Review editors describe the school as one that "embraces a practical approach and is thorough in teaching students all the essentials of practicing law."

Moot Court champions
A Baylor tandem won first place at the Texas Administrative Law Moot Court Competition in Austin on Oct. 20-21. Devin Huggins and Alex Bell were undefeated in the tournament. Huggins received the top advocate award, and Baylor's Joel Bailey received the runner-up top advocate award. The team of Rob George and Lane Haygood was defeated in the semifinals.
Sixteen teams from Texas law schools participated in the tournament, which is sponsored by the Administrative Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. During the finals, teams were judged by three judges from the Austin Court of Appeals. 
A team from Baylor also won the 2006 competition. A Baylor team has won the moot court competition five times in the last 10 years.