Applying to LMU Law

To complete an application to LMU Law, you must first register for a free account on the Law School Admission Council's website - https://www.lsac.org.

Once you possess an LSAC account, you can locate our application ("Lincoln Memorial University - John J. Duncan, Jr. School of Law") under the "Applications" tab and then "Member Schools."

There is no fee to apply.

You will have two program options: full-time and part-time/hybrid. The part-time/hybrid program is a reduced-load program designed for people who have outside commitments, such as work, and cannot attend school in Knoxville on a full-time basis. Due to LSAC's policies, applicants can only apply to one program per admission cycle.  

Applications for our full-time program will be accepted through July 15, 2023. Keep in mind the entering class fills by mid-to-late April, so please do not delay in applying. That is not to say we do not admit students later than that, but your chances of admission and scholarship decrease as the admission cycle progresses.

Late applications may be accepted at the discretion of the Dean.

Applications for our part-time/hybrid program will be accepted through June 15, 2023. Completed applicant files submitted by May 1, 2023, will be given priority consideration. 

Character and Fitness: If you answered "yes" to any question in the Character and Fitness section of your application, you must provide detailed information for each answer. If your answer does not fit in the space provided, then you can attach explanations to your application at the time it is submitted. If you need to update an answer or add supplemental information, you can send an addendum to [email protected].

Because of stringent character and fitness qualifications for admission to the bar, we require full disclosure in response to all questions. Failure to disclose information often yields a more serious outcome than the matter itself would have produced had it been revealed by the applicant initially.

Answering "yes" to any question does not automatically disqualify an applicant from consideration for admission. The Admission and Scholarship Committee would like the opportunity to review all relevant facts including (but not limited to) the issue(s); offense(s); date(s) of the offense(s); the law enforcement agency involved; and disposition, including fine(s), court costs, or other penalties, etc.

The American Bar Association (ABA) precludes the admission of applicants who do not appear capable of satisfactorily completing a legal program of study and being admitted to the bar. Similar questions will be asked of you at the time you apply for admission to the bar, so candor and full disclosure is essential.

Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Contact information for all relevant agencies is available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

The Credential Assembly Service is a central repository where applicants submit their academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, and other pertinent items for submission to law schools.

The current fee to register for Credential Assembly Service for the fall 2023 admission cycle is $195. The fee for the fall 2024 admission cycle will be $200.

An official transcript from each educational institution attended since high school must be sent from each institution directly to the Credential Assembly Service either through the mail or via one of the approved, secure electronic transcript providers, such as Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse, Scrip-Safe, or Credential Solutions.

If requesting they be sent by mail, the address to which each transcript must be sent is:

LSAC Credential Assembly Service

662 Penn Street

Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940

If you received Advanced Placement (AP) credit(s) for courses taken in high school, then you must submit your high school transcript(s) to the Credential Assembly Service as well.

In addition to the Credential Assembly Service fee, the applicant must pay for a Law School Report for each law school to which he/she applies. The current cost of the fall 2023 admission cycle is $45, and again, it must be paid for each law school to which the applicant wants her/his Law School Report sent.

The Law School Report is commonly called the CAS Report.

If you are an undergraduate student when you submit your transcripts to the Credential Assembly Service, then you must update (resubmit) transcripts from any schools in which you have taken classes since they were submitted initially.

After you graduate, you will need to submit a final official transcript from the institution from which you received your bachelor's degree. The degree received and the date it was conferred must appear on the final transcript.

LMU Law requires two letters of recommendation. Your letters of recommendation should be submitted directly to the Credential Assembly Service through a link it sends to each individual making a recommendation.

There are no specific requirements as to who should write them, such as a professor, employer, acquaintance, etc.; however, they should explain in detail how they know you and the traits they have observed that lead them to recommend you for law school.

Once the letters are received by the Credential Assembly Service, YOU MUST ASSIGN each letter to each school you want to receive them. They will not be assigned automatically. If you fail to assign both of them to each school, then your file will remain INCOMPLETE until they are assigned by you.