Personal statement law school

From its beginnings in the earliest days of the 19th century, Yale University Law School has gone through a lot of storms. Yet, the standards remained. The law school stood firm. And until now, it is still producing promising law practitioners, with a promise to produce more.

Yale University Law School had once been home to former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford, as well as Ben Stein, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and former Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. You could be the next in Yale Law School’s long list of notable alumni. But before you get yourself too excited, you have to start with this:

Yale Law School offers four degree programs. Each program has a specified list of requirements. However, all the programs require that you accomplish a program application form and pay an application fee, which varies depending on the program you are applying for. Applications may be done online, or with a paper application. Applicants who are not native English speakers are required to submit a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) report.

Specifically, here are the application requirements for each program:

Degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.) program:

-a bachelor’s degree,
-registration for the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS),
-scores from the  Law School Admission Test,
-an essay and a personal statement,
-and 2 recommendation letters from former professors or employers.

Degree of Master of Laws (LL.M.) program:
-a law degree from an accredited law school (or a final transcript that confirms your graduation, if you haven’t graduated),
-good academic record,
-2 recommendation letters,
-complete preprofessional requirements for admission to the bar,
-and intention to pursue careers involved in law teaching and scholarship.

This for law degree holders who are intending to teach law.
Degree of Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.) program:

-at least a bachelor’s degree in any field,
-curriculum vitae,
-a letter of intent, stating your interest in the program and describing your working experience,
-undergraduate and graduate work transcripts,
-3 recommendation letters,
-and 3-5 sample works, if applying as a journalist.

The M.S.L. program is for non-law professionals who want to learn about the law in relation to their fields of expertise.

Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D) program:

-a letter of application
-a dissertation proposal with a proposed time frame
-a statement of contingent approval of a member from a member of the Yale Law School faculty and two Yale Law School faculty readers;
-any written work demonstrating research competency
-a recommendation letter each from 2 members of the Yale Law School Faculty
-original copy college and law school transcripts, for those who did not take the LL.M. degree from Yale

The J.S.D. program is open only to the LL.M. degree holders. Only those who have demonstrated competence and exemplary skills in taking their LL.M degree qualify for the program.

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