AccessLex Celebrates Five Years of LexPreLaw, Its Pathway Initiative That Helps Aspiring Law Students Achieve Their Dreams

WEST CHESTER, Pa., Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AccessLex Institute® is celebrating the fifth anniversary of LexPreLaw, its pathway initiative that has supported more than 1,000 aspiring law students.

Launched in 2020 as part of LexScholars by AccessLex®, LexPreLaw provides participants with LSAT preparation, admission counseling, financial assistance, and other individualized support.

LexPreLaw is distinctive because it targets law school applicants who are least likely to gain admission due to unfavorable LSAT scores and unfamiliarity with the application process.

A new five-year research report highlights LexPreLaw's impact:

• 1,002 participants served.
• 92% of participants are members of underrepresented racial or ethnic groups. In addition, 80% came from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
• 157 participants received at least one law school admission offer, with 109 receiving at least one scholarship offer.
• 117 participants enrolled in law school, with 53 having graduated so far.

The report also identifies practices associated with increased chances of admission:

• Participants who began an LSAT prep course before August 1 were 48% more likely to gain admission.
• Participants who took the LSAT before November 1 were 24% more likely to gain admission.
• Participants who applied to law school before December 1 were 13% more likely to gain admission than those who applied December 1-February 1, and 52% more likely than those who applied after February 1.
• Participants who applied to five or more schools were more than twice as likely to receive at least one offer.

"LexPreLaw was created to help expand access to resources, guidance, and support that increase one's chances of getting into law school," said Aaron N. Taylor, Executive Director of the AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence®. "By targeting aspiring students who are least likely to gain admission, LexPreLaw is helping raise trajectories in ways that benefit participants and society. We are looking forward to even greater impacts during the next five years and beyond."

Learn more about LexScholars and read the full report.

About AccessLex Institute®

AccessLex Institute^® is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of lawyers by improving access, affordability, and value in legal education. In partnership with its nearly 200 nonprofit and state-affiliated ABA-approved member law schools, increasing diversity, expanding access, and positively influencing legal education have been at the heart of the Company's mission since 1983. AccessLex devotes substantial resources to financial education, research, policy advocacy, grantmaking, data analysis, student success, and beyond. Learn more about AccessLex Institute's commitment and contributions to the future of legal education at AccessLex.org.

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