What’s in a Law School Application?
When you apply to law school, there are several things you’ll need to provide to each school. Some of these are components you’ll submit yourself; others will be part of your Credential Assembly Service (CAS) report, which LSAC will transmit to law schools on your behalf. Here’s an overview of those two categories, along with links where you can learn more about some of the components.
Items You’ll Complete Yourself
Via JD Services, you’ll complete the following components for each school to which you apply:
The application itself, which varies from school to school
An upload of your résumé
Your personal statement
Included in Your CAS Report
When you register and pay for your CAS subscription, you’ll indicate who will write your letters of recommendation, then assign each letter to any school to which you apply. You’ll also indicate any undergraduate or graduate schools you’ve attended and request that these schools send transcripts directly to LSAC. After you’ve taken the LSAT and completed LSAT Argumentative Writing, your CAS Report sent to each school will include:
Your LSAT score(s)
Your LSAT Argumentative Writing sample
Your transcripts, which will be summarized by LSAC