Algorithm-Based Tool Aims to Help Hone Law School Search

AccessLex, a nonprofit focused on legal education, says it wants to help prospective law students get beyond test scores and rankings to better target their law school choices with a new online search tool.

XploreJD uses a proprietary algorithm to evaluate factors such as location and graduation rates outside the realm of rankings, and help aspiring law students find a good fit.

“There are plenty of services that rank law schools or project likelihood of admission to a particular law school, and while such information may have value, we believe students should have a free and easy way to consider ...