Start Your Journey Here
Charlotte School of Law attracts applicants from all over the United States. Admission is competitive; however, determined and focused individuals who have scored well on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) and have a good undergraduate grade point average are good candidates to study law in our student-centered program.
How to Apply:
1. Create an account at www.lsac.org.
2. Register for the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). The LSAT must be taken within five years of the application date.
3. Register for CAS service
4. Submit the necessary documents for CAS service:
a. Two letters of recommendation
b. Official college transcripts for all college coursework
c. Recommender evaluations (optional)
5. Complete your Charlotte School of Law application through www.lsac.org with required attachments:
a. Personal Statement (one to three pages in length, double-spaced)
b. If appropriate, a detailed written explanation of any academic action, past and pending legal charges and violations and any other disciplinary actions.
Optional attachments:
a. Resume
b. Addendums containing other pertinent information you wish to disclose in order to give a complete picture of your potential as a law student.
6. Application Fee—FREE for first-time applicants ($50 for re-applying applicants)
Nontraditional Legal Careers
While the majority of law school graduates go immediately into traditional legal jobs – jobs with the title ―lawyer – thousands of law-trained people find that their career paths take them to jobs where legal training is crucial to performance, but where the title isn’t ―lawyer. These are jobs that do not require a law degree, but can be enhanced because of skills learned in law school. Many of the skills learned in law school (analytical skills, advocacy, communication, research, and the ability to break down a problem into its component parts) are directly transferable to other professions.