Request an Interview

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. Additional instructions are provided below and within our FAQ, according to the program which you are applying to.

JD, JD-PhD, JD-LLM and JD-LLM in Taxation Applicants
Applicants 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 and Skype 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. Deadline: Late February

JD applicants wishing to interview off-campus with an alumnus/alumna should submit their request through the JD Off-Campus Interview Request site. After receiving a confirmation email, you will need to log in to the Applicant Off-Campus Interview Request Portal to complete the scheduling process. Deadline: December 1

Early Decision JD Applicants
JD applicants who are applying through the binding Early Decision program are required to interview on campus before November 15. Telephone and Skype interviews are not available for applicants to these programs.

On-campus interviews should be scheduled through the On-Campus Interview Request site. Early Decision candidates may not interview off campus. Deadline: November 15

Accelerated JD Applicants
Accelerated JD applicants who wish to interview as part of their application may interview off-campus with an alumni interviewer or on-campus with a staff member. Telephone and Skype interviews are not available for AJD applicants. AJD interviews must be completed by December 15.

To schedule an off-campus interview, candidates should use our Off-Campus Interview Request site. After receiving a confirmation email, you will need to log in to the Applicant Off-Campus Interview Request Portal to complete the scheduling process.
Deadline to request: December 1

On-campus interviews should be scheduled through the On-Campus Interview Request site. Deadline: December 15

JD-MBA Applicants
Applicants to the JD-MBA program should arrange their admission interview through Kellogg, not through the Law School.

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 or via Skype over a video or Skype phone connection. You can find more information about Skype here.

To interview on campus, schedule your appointment through the On-Campus Interview Request site.

To schedule a Skype video or phone interview please schedule your appointment through the Skype Interview Request site. All interviews are scheduled on Central Standard Time.  If you miss your interview because you miscalculated the time difference, we may not be able to reschedule it. Deadline: Late February

ALLM Applicants
To schedule a phone or Skype interview, please contact the ALLM department by email or phone at 312.503.0725. 

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 via Skype over a video or Skype phone connection. You can find more information about Skype here. Off-campus interviews with alumnae are not available for Two-Year JD applicants.

To interview on campus, schedule your appointment through the On-Campus Interview Request site.  To schedule a Skype video or Skype phone interview please schedule your appointment through the Skype Interview Request site. Deadline: Late February

LLM in Taxation Applicants
LLM Tax applicants may interview on campus with an Admissions staff member or they may interview via Skype phone. You can find more information about Skype here. Off-campus interviews with alumnae are not available for LLM Tax applicants.

To interview on campus, schedule your appointment through the On-Campus Interview Request site. To schedule a Skype phone interview please schedule your appointment through the Skype Interview Request site. Deadline: Late February