JD Students
Welcome, Incoming JD Students!
Please carefully review the information below to help you prepare for your arrival and Orientation Week. If you have any questions, you may contact Student Services.
Orientation Week
- Orientation Schedule
- Student ID: Submit a photo online to request your ''Wildcard" school ID now.
- Useful Information: Northwestern Law A to Z
Before You Arrive
Transcripts
Northwestern Law must receive official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions a student attended by the first day of classes. Official college transcripts must be sent directly to the Admissions Office from the issuing institution, and must include the following information:
- The college or university seal
- The degree awarded
- The date the degree was conferred
- The final grade point average
- An appropriate school official's signature (usually the Registrar)
Please note: If you applied through LSAC and submitted a final transcript as described above, with your application we are able to accept this as your final transcript
All transcripts should be mailed to:
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
375 E. Chicago Ave., RB 130
Chicago, IL 60611
Laptop Requirements
- All incoming students are required to have a computer that meets or exceeds the University's recommended guidelines.
- For further information and links to Dell and Apple educational purchase website, go to Laptop Requirements.
- Laptops that do not meet the minimum specifications will receive limited support from IT.
Public Service Events
- The Public Interest Center and Student Effort to Rejuvenate Volunteering (SERV), a student group organization focused on improving community service involvement, have planned a few volunteer projects at various locations Saturday, August 19th.
- Day of Service sites (Actual sites may vary): Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Center on Wrongful Convictions, Greater Chicago Food Depository, Jarvis Bird Sanctuary, Legal Prep Charter School, Misericordia, Talcott Fine Arts and Museum Academy, Women's Justice Institute, Habitat for Humanity