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Hi.

I am currently a first semester Junior (I'm graduating in three semesters - Fall of 2017, which is a semester earlier than my cohort) and I have a question about the logistics of the application cycle for students who aren't planning on going K-JDs, specifically when it comes to securing letters of recommendation.

I have no real intention of attending law school immediately after graduation; I'd like to take a bit of time off to prepare for the LSAT and also explore some post-graduate opportunities in terms of volunteering (Peace Corps) or just traveling in general. It's likely that I'll wait 3 or so years before applying to law school.

When it comes to letters of recommendation, do I ask for them now? I already have an idea of who I want to ask - but how do I ask them if I don't plan on using them for 4+ years? The answer is probably super simple but it is totally escaping me.

Ask them now or by the time you graduate. The letters get uploaded onto LSAC and you can presumably use them till your account expires. Also, your school might have some sort of mechanism to store letters from professors for future use.

Applesauce11 wrote:Ask them now or by the time you graduate. The letters get uploaded onto LSAC and you can presumably use them till your account expires. Also, your school might have some sort of mechanism to store letters from professors for future use.

Okay, thank you. That was helpful. I'm gonna see if my school has a mechanism to store the letters (I read about such system at another school and I was unsure how common it is.)