About the LSDAS
The LSDAS provides a means of centralizing and standardizing undergraduate academic records to simplify the law school admission process.
Nearly all ABA-approved law schools (and some non-ABA-approved schools) in the United States require that their applicants register for the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS). Canadian law schools and Melbourne Law School in Australia do not participate in the LSDAS and do not require its use.
The LSDAS prepares a report for each law school to which you apply. The report contains information that is important in the law school admission process. Your report will include:
- An undergraduate academic summary
- Copies of all undergraduate, graduate, and law/professional school transcripts
- LSAT scores and writing sample copies
- Copies of Letters of Recommendation processed by LSAC
Your LSDAS registration also includes access to electronic applications for all ABA-approved law schools.
Your LSDAS period will extend for five years from your registration date. If you register for a Law School Admission Test (LSAT) at any time during your LSDAS period, the LSDAS period will be extended five years from your latest LSAT registration.
Under some circumstances, the LSDAS requirement may be waived. For more information, see Exceptions to the LSDAS Requirement.
If you are an applicant who has been educated outside of the US, its territories, or Canada you may or may not be required to register for the LSDAS.
