Kenneth Randall (Alabama) | Blogspot: January 2018

Sunday, January 21, 2018

BARBI Acquires iLawVentures – Deal to Benefit Law Students

A professor of law, Kenneth “Ken” Randall of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, previously served as the dean of the University of Alabama School of Law. Focused on improving legal education in the United States, Kenneth Randall is the CEO of iLawVentures, LLC, which was recently acquired by BARBRI.

On July 10, 2017, BARBRI announced its acquisition of iLawVentures in a deal that brought together two leading providers of legal education solutions. BARBRI supports the educational needs of law students and attorneys by partnering with law schools to offer advanced curriculum and specialized faculty training and assessments. iLawVentures provides online legal education course content used by over 20 percent of accredited law schools in the country.

BARBI plans to leverage iLawVentures’ expertise in legal distance learning to improve its core curriculum, bar review, and online product offerings. This will give law students and faculty superior end-to-end solutions to support their educational needs.

Speaking after the announcement, Mr. Randall said the acquisition was a testament to both companies’ commitment to improving law school training in the country. BARBRI CEO Stephen Fredette expressed optimism that the acquisition would allow the company to offer holistic legal education solutions to support law schools in the entire legal education life cycle, from student admissions to assessments and bar passage.

About Me

The president and CEO of iLawVentures and iLawGlobal, based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Kenneth (Ken) Randall maintains a distinguished career in academia. Prior to his leadership of iLaw, Kenneth Randall held a series of teaching positions and executive functions at the University of Alabama.

While serving the University of Alabama as a professor of law, Ken Randall rapidly moved up the tenure track and won several accolades, among them a student-selected Outstanding Faculty honor and the Black Law Student Association Faculty Member Award. Adding administrative duties, he became the vice dean of the school in 1989, and he served as an acting dean before becoming dean of the School of Law in 1994. He also held an appointment as a special counsel to the university president.

His most notable accomplishments include moving the law school's ranking into the top 21 and admitting students with higher LSAT scores. Additionally he originated two online degree programs that increased revenues by 10 to 15 percent.

iLaw, Kenneth Randall’s most recent venture, specializes in online university courses for juris doctorate and non-JD programs. Under his leadership, the company has expanded its base to include 20 percent of college law programs. iLaw also delivers distance education to India through its iLawGlobal program.