Chances at NW? Forum

[JDrat]

I am an Indian lawyer, looking to apply to US law schools this year. I have about 4 years experience practising law here, and also graduated top 10 of my law school here in India.

I am primarily looking at Chicago based colleges so I can be closer to my husband.

Realistically, what are my chances at NW with a 162 LSAT?

Any help would be much appreciated!

[KunAgnis]

I am an Indian lawyer, looking to apply to US law schools this year. I have about 4 years experience practising law here, and also graduated top 10 of my law school here in India.

I am primarily looking at Chicago based colleges so I can be closer to my husband.

Realistically, what are my chances at NW with a 162 LSAT?

Any help would be much appreciated!

I'm confused - you state that you've practiced in US which should mean you have a JD here already. Yet, if you're applying for an LLM with NU, they don't require an LSAT score (http://www.law.northwestern.edu/admissi ... cklist.pdf), just a TOEFL or IELTS. If for some reason you need a JD, I do think that LSAT is quite low and so your chances would be bad unless you had a really high GPA. I think if you're going for a JD, you may want a higher LSAT score.

[A. Nony Mouse]

Here = in India.

[cavalier1138]

Are you planning on staying in the US to practice?

Also, have you talked with any admissions departments to see whether already having a legal degree is going to be an issue with applying to a non-LLM program?

[freekick]

Are you planning on staying in the US to practice?

Also, have you talked with any admissions departments to see whether already having a legal degree is going to be an issue with applying to a non-LLM program?

Having a foreign law degree is not an issue for JD admission. There are plenty of foreign/Indian lawyers who have gone on to do the JD (and are working in the US). In fact, NW has a 2-year JD program (not the accelerated option) specifically meant for foreign lawyers. It comes down to 2 years through credit transfer for prior legal education. USC and WUSTL also have such programs. Several other schools allow credit transfer on a case-to-case basis and only after admission but they don't have a dedicated program. UChi allows LLMs to transfer to the JD without an LSAT score, but that is understandably difficult to pull off and is rare as a matter of fact.