Application Process

Earning your Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law starts with the application process, an opportunity for interested candidates to demonstrate their potential for the successful study of law. A supportive and collaborative community, Brandeis Law actively seeks to recruit a class of talented individuals with strong credentials and unique experiences.

The Law School Admission Council handles the collection and processing of all application materials. Please allow up to two weeks for LSAC to process materials submitted via the Credential Assembly Service. The law school will not receive your CAS materials until they have been processed and released by LSAC, and your application will not be considered complete and ready for review until the law school has received all required application materials. Brandeis Law does not charge an application fee.

Applications are queued for review by the Admissions Committee in the order in which they are confirmed as complete. Applicants are automatically considered for available institutional scholarship funding with no separate application required, and all such funding is open to all eligible students regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age. Financial need is not considered in the determination of institutional scholarship awards.

Once an application is under review, a decision is typically rendered within three weeks. There are four possible decisions that an applicant may receive:

Admit: The applicant is offered a seat in the entering class. To accept the offer, they must submit a nonrefundable enrollment deposit by the date specified in their offer of admission.
Hold: The applicant is placed on a temporary hold to allow the Admissions Committee additional time and context before continuing their assessment.
Waitlist: The applicant is offered a place on the waitlist. If they confirm their place on the waitlist, their application will be among those reassessed for admission in the summer.
Deny: The applicant is informed that their application for admission has been denied. Denials are final and not subject to appeal.

After you have submitted your application to the JD program at Brandeis Law, you can check the status of your application at any time. Applicants will also be notified by email when there is any major change to the status of their application, including when the application is complete and when a decision has been rendered.

The status tracker is administered by LSAC and uses LSAC login credentials. If you have issues with your LSAC account, please contact LSAC Candidate Services.

Early Bird Applications

To meet the Early Bird application deadline, your application must be submitted by December 1, 2026, at 5 p.m. Eastern and must be complete once scores from the November 2026 LSAT have been released on December 2, 2026. Early Bird applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and will be given priority in determining offers of institutional scholarship funding. You must take the LSAT no later than November 2026 in order to meet the Early Bird application deadline.

Regular Applications

To meet the regular application deadline, your application must be submitted by March 1, 2027, at 5 p.m. Eastern and must be complete once scores from the February 2027 LSAT have been released on March 3, 2027. Regular applications are reviewed on a rolling basis will be considered for institutional scholarship funding to the extent that funding remains available. You must take the LSAT no later than February 2027 in order to meet the regular application deadline.

Late Applications

The Fall 2027 application will remain available for submission until July 1, 2027. Applications that do not meet the regular application deadline are considered late. Late applications are reviewed on a space-available basis and are generally ineligible for institutional scholarship funding. You must take the LSAT no later than June 2027 in order to apply for Fall 2027 admission.