WHO SHOULD WRITE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FOR ME?

The best people to ask for letters of recommendation are your professors, because law school is an academic program. Choose those professors who are familiar with your work, and in whose classes you have done well. The professor of a course in which you have done some writing or research would be a particularly good choice. Do not choose a politician or an attorney, unless you know this person is very familiar with your work through employment or an internship. If this is the case, then the politician's or attorney's letter should be your third letter, not your first or second. Give your recommenders enough time to write your letter, but not too much time. Three to four weeks is ideal. Provide your recommenders with a current resume and enough information about what you do outside of class so that they have a more complete picture of you. Also give them a transcript, and postage. Most professors do not mind writing multiple letters of recommendation, as long as they are writing one to begin with, so do not divide up the work by giving a few recommendation forms to one person and a few to another. Although it is your personal decision, many professors prefer that you waive your right to see the letter of recommendation. If you do not sign the waiver, remember that this right applies only to the letter sent to the school where you finally enroll, and not to the letters sent to the schools where you are rejected.