{"id":6536,"date":"2023-09-17T13:22:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T20:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/?page_id=6536"},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T18:53:08","slug":"steps-for-applying-to-law-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/pre-law\/steps-for-applying-to-law-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps for applying to law school"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The USC Pre-Law Advising team provides various resources on applying to law school. Law schools look for well-rounded, mature, and resilient candidates. They like candidates with a proven ability to succeed academically, love for law, and passion for creating a better society.<\/p>\n<p>Through your application materials, the admissions committees seek out specific indicators that highlight the traits needed to succeed in their specific program and show potential for successful legal careers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please review the steps below to begin applying to law school, starting with finding the right law school for your interests!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsac.org\/about\">Law School Admission Council&#8217;s (LSAC) website<\/a>. LSAC administers the LSAT and is the platform where candidates submit their law school applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--home-sequence-cta-and-image \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--home-sequence-cta-and-image\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          What you need to know\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/05\/IMG_3001-320x320.jpg\"\n          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