{"id":6618,"date":"2023-09-11T09:26:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/?page_id=6618"},"modified":"2025-05-31T18:23:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T01:23:48","slug":"requirements-for-applying-to-law-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/pre-law\/requirements-for-applying-to-law-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements 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><strong>To meet the requirements for applying to law school, you must have all of the following:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LSAT (or GRE, although less common)<\/li>\n<li>Grades\/Transcript(s)<\/li>\n<li>Personal Statement<\/li>\n<li>Letters of Recommendation<\/li>\n<li>Resume<\/li>\n<li>LSAC (Law School Admissions Council) LawHub online account<\/li>\n<li>CAS (Credential Assembly Service) subscription<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Depending on the school, the following materials might be optional and not requirements for applying to law school:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diversity statement<\/li>\n<li>Addenda<\/li>\n<li>Interview<\/li>\n<li>Dean&#8217;s letter of student standing (on law school&#8217;s request)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Application Components \n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Click on a tile to learn more about each application component!<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2910 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/04\/50399763932_e4351c7b11_k-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Campus with red flowers in the foreground.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/04\/50399763932_e4351c7b11_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/04\/50399763932_e4351c7b11_k-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/04\/50399763932_e4351c7b11_k-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/04\/50399763932_e4351c7b11_k.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsac.org\/jd-applicants \" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>LSAC LawHub account (free!)<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsac.org\/applying-law-school\/jd-application-process\/credential-assembly-service-cas \" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Credential Assembly Service (CAS) subscription (fee-based unless qualify for waiver)<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/pre-law\/prelaw-lsat\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>LSAT or GRE (most aspiring law students take LSAT)<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\" https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/pre-law\/prelaw-grades-transcript\/ \" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Transcript(s)\/Grades<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/pre-law\/prelaw-personal-statement\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Personal Statement<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\" https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/pre-law\/funding-law-school\/prelaw-letters-of-recommendation\/ \" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Letters of Recommendation <\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/pre-law\/law-school-resume\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Resume<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/pre-law\/prelaw-optional-application-materials\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Optional elective materials  (Addendum, optional statements, interviews, etc.)<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/deans-letter-of-student-standing\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Dean&#8217;s Letter of Student Standing<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsac.org\/lsat\/register-lsat\/lsat-cas-fees\/fee-waivers-lsac-programs-and-services\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>CAS Fee Waiver<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  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