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Northwestern Law is the only law school in the country that strongly encourages all applicants to interview as a part of the admissions process. Interviews provide the Admissions Committee with additional information about your interpersonal and communication skills, maturity, and motivation. Interviews also help us preserve the strong sense of community and cooperative culture for which we are known. Finally, interviews provide you an opportunity to learn more about Northwestern Law.
Depending on the program to which you are applying, you may have several interview options. The Admissions Committee weights equally all interviews, regardless of where they take place or with whom. Click below on the program to which you are applying for additional instructions:
JD, JD-PhD, and JD-LLM Applicants
Early Decision JD Applicants
Accelerated JD Applicants
LLM/Kellogg, LLM IHR, and LLM Applicants
Two-Year JD Applicants
LLM in Taxation Applicants
JD-MBA Applicants
If you plan to interview on-campus, please consult our Northwestern Law visitor guide. You may also take a student-led tour or observe a class.
JD, JD-PhD, and JD-LLM Applicants
If you are applying to the regular decision JD program, the JD-PhD program, or to one of the joint JD-LLM programs in either International Human Rights or Taxation, you may arrange an on-campus interview with a member of the Admissions Office staff or a student admissions counselor, or an off-campus interview with a member of our 700-person Alumni Admissions Association ("AAA"). Telephone interviews are not available for applicants to these programs.
JD applicants wishing to interview on campus with a staff member or student admissions counselor should schedule their interview through the On-Campus Interview Request site.
JD applicants wishing to interview off-campus with an alumnus/alumna should submit their request through the JD Off-Campus Interview Request site.
Early Decision JD Applicants
JD applicants who are applying through the binding Early Decision program are required to interview on campus before December 1. On-campus interviews should be scheduled through the On-Campus Interview Request site. Early Decision candidates may not interview off campus.
Accelerated JD Applicants
Accelerated JD applicants are required to interview on campus before December 1. On-campus interviews should be scheduled through the On-Campus Interview Request site. Accelerated JD candidates may not interview off campus.
LLM/Kellogg, LLM IHR, and LLM Applicants
LLM/Kellogg, LLM in International Human Rights, and general LLM applicants may interview on campus with an Admissions staff member, off campus with an alumnus/alumna, or over the telephone.
To interview on campus, schedule your appointment through the On-Campus Interview Request site.
Off-campus interviews with an alumnus/alumna must be conducted in person. To determine whether there are alumni interviewers in your area and to submit an off-campus interview request, use the LLM Off-Campus Interview Request site.
To schedule a telephone interview, use the On-Campus Interview Request site. When asked to "Please select a location," choose "LLM and 2YJD Only Telephone Interview." The times provided for telephone interviews are Chicago time.
Two-Year JD Applicants
Two-Year JD applicants may interview on campus with an Admissions staff member or with a student admissions counselor, or they may interview over the telephone. Off-campus interviews with alumnae are not available for Two-Year JD applicants.
Two-Year JD applicants wishing to interview on campus with a staff member or student admissions counselor should schedule their interview through the On-Campus Interview Request site.
To schedule a telephone interview, use the On-Campus Interview Request site. When asked to "Please select a location," choose "LLM and 2YJD Only Telephone Interview." The times provided for telephone interviews are Chicago time.
LLM in Taxation Applicants
LLM Tax applicants may interview on campus with an Admissions staff member or may interview over the telephone.
To interview on campus, schedule your appointment through the On-Campus Interview Request site.
To schedule a telephone interview, use the On-Campus Interview Request site. When asked to "Please select a location," choose "LLM and 2YJD Only Telephone Interview." The times provided for telephone interviews are Chicago time.
Applicants to the JD-MBA program should arrange their admission interview through Kellogg, not through the Law School.
