To be eligible for admission, you must hold one of the following:

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school in the U.S.
• First degree in law from an educational institution in another country
• A comparable academic degree

Documentation of all academic degrees and, where applicable, a license, is required.

You must also submit:

• Application form
• A personal statement
• Two letters of reference written on official letterhead, each in a sealed envelope with the reference writer’s signature across the sealed envelope. Reference letters that are not appropriately signed and sealed are not acceptable. The official notarized English translation of any reference letter must be accompanied by the original reference letter in its native language.
• All undergraduate and graduate transcripts
• A copy of your law license (if you hold one)
• If English is your second language, your TOEFL (minimum score of 81 on the Internet-Based) or IELTS (minimum composite score of 6.5) score, or a “First Grade” score on the National Japanese English Proficiency STEP Exam, or your official transcript showing satisfactory completion of Intensive English Master Level 112 at any ELS Language Center, or your official transcript and/or graduation certificate of an earned baccalaureate or graduate degree from a college or university in a country designated as predominantly English-speaking.