 The first step is taking the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). Law schools can use one of several factors in assessing candidates, checking their reading and verbal reasoning skills. This test is conducted four times a year at hundreds of locations around the world.
To take this test you will need to register for the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS). The LSDAS prepares and provides a report for each law school to which you apply. The report contains information that is important in the law school admission process. Your report will include:
• An undergraduate academic summary
• Copies of all undergraduate, graduate and law school transcripts
• LSAT scores and writing example copies
• Copies of Letters of Recommendation
Your LSDAS period will last for five years from your registration date. After that you should choose a law school. At any case you should actually select more than one law school where you think you could succeed. Today, the average applicant applies to four or more schools.
Don’t spend much time on gathering and studying information about law schools. Select the law schools to which you will apply only after reviewing the admission material available from each law school on your list of possibilities.
Write to law schools for their official statements, catalogs, or other materials that include complete and current information. Consult your college pre-law advisor. Visit law schools. You can learn a great deal by talking with students and faculty members, and by visiting classes. Talk to alumni of the schools, preferably a recent graduate or one who is active in alumni affairs.
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