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If you earned a JD from a law school in the US, purchase only the Document Assembly Service. LSAC will include copies of your transcripts and letters of recommendation in your law school report—no transcript analysis is necessary.
If you earned your first degree in law from an institution outside of the US, you should purchase the Document Assembly Service to have your letters of recommendation, English proficiency score(s), and electronic applications forwarded to Tulane Law School. In addition to the Document Assembly Service, you will need to purchase the International Transcript Authentication and Evaluation Service, which is offered in cooperation with the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). This includes the authentication and evaluation of transcripts/mark sheets, copies of degrees/diplomas, degree and graduation certificates, and rank statements so that US law schools better understand your academic credentials.
Use of the LLM Credential Assembly Service is strongly preferred. However, Tulane Law School will consider transcript evaluation or analysis provided by World Education Services (WES). The evaluation or analysis should be sent directly to Tulane Law School by WES.
Transcript analysis or evaluation completed by a grant program such as Fulbright will also be accepted provided the documents are sent directly from the program administrator to Tulane Law School.
If, due to extenuating circumstances, you believe that you would be unable to have your transcripts sent via one of these channels, please contact the Office of Admission to discuss your individual circumstances.
Curriculum Vitae:
Your résumé, electronically attached to your application
Personal Statement:
The required personal statement should be used to provide information about yourself and your interests that you consider significant to our evaluation of your file. Be sure to address your reasons for seeking a graduate degree in law and discuss the areas of law that most interest you.
Recommendation Letter:
Two letters of recommendation are required as part of the application to Tulane Law School. Letters of recommendation should be written by someone who knows you well and can speak to your academic ability or work experience. Letters may be written on the recommender’s own letterhead and mailed by the recommender directly to the Committee on Graduate Admission, Tulane Law School, Weinmann Hall, Suite 203, New Orleans, LA 70118-6231 or e-mailed to admissions@law.tulane.edu.
Full Disclosure:
We require full disclosure of charges, arrests, convictions, guilty and nolo pleas regarding violation of any law. This includes offenses which resulted in purged, sealed, obliterated, dismissed, or destroyed records. Many state bar authorities require that the law school provide a copy of your admission application when you apply for admission to the state bar. If state bar authorities note any discrepancy bet ween ans wers to questions on the admission application and ans wers to questions on the state bar application (for example, in response to questions about criminal or disciplinary proceedings, or in response to questions about previous enrollment at educational institutions), they will investigate further. In some cases, discrepancies of this sort have caused serious problems for graduates seeking bar admission. Applicants are cautioned to provide full and accurate responses to all questions on the la w school application. If you are unsure whether to make a disclosure because of the disposition of a particular event, or because you feel it is too minor to mention, it is prudent to go ahead and make the disclosure. If you wish to discuss this with a member of the admission staff first, contact the office before you submit your application.