Application Process and Requirements | Southwestern Law School
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Application Process and Requirements | Southwestern Law School
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Southwestern
Law School
Los Angeles
To apply to Southwestern, all first-year applicants must:
Meet the requirements for undergraduate
pre-legal education
Register with the
Law School Admissions Council and subscribe to the Credential Assembly Service
Register for and take the
Law School Admissions Test
Complete a
Law School Admissions Test Writing Sample
Provide a complete
application file
Pay the
application fee
Meet any and all
additional requirements
related to the applicant’s desired program
Complete personal
interviews
as requested by the Admissions Office
Online J.D. Applicants
Note: If you are considering applying to our Online J.D. Program, please review these
lists of states/jurisdictions
to determine if the state in which you plan to reside during the program has approved our Online J.D. (a separate process than ABA accreditation, which all our programs have received). Approval is pending in a number of states/jurisdictions, while others will not be pursued for the Fall 2026 application cycle.
Contact Information
Admissions
W102
Tel:
213-738-6834
Email:
admissions@swlaw.edu
Apply Now
Skip to main content
Navigation
Southwestern
Law School
Los Angeles
To apply to Southwestern, all first-year applicants must:
Meet the requirements for undergraduate
pre-legal education
Register with the
Law School Admissions Council and subscribe to the Credential Assembly Service
Register for and take the
Law School Admissions Test
Complete a
Law School Admissions Test Writing Sample
Provide a complete
application file
Pay the
application fee
Meet any and all
additional requirements
related to the applicant’s desired program
Complete personal
interviews
as requested by the Admissions Office
Online J.D. Applicants
Note: If you are considering applying to our Online J.D. Program, please review these
lists of states/jurisdictions
to determine if the state in which you plan to reside during the program has approved our Online J.D. (a separate process than ABA accreditation, which all our programs have received). Approval is pending in a number of states/jurisdictions, while others will not be pursued for the Fall 2026 application cycle.
Contact Information
Admissions
W102
Tel:
213-738-6834
Email:
admissions@swlaw.edu
Apply Now