Below is a list of the early decision deadlines (when applicable) and application review periods for the leading law schools:
Berkeley / Boalt
Application Period: October 1 – February 1
Boston College
Application Period: Mid-September – March 1
Boston University
Application Period: September 1 through March 1
Chicago
Early Decision Deadline: December 1
Application Period: September 1 – February 1
Columbia
Early Decision Deadline: November 15
Application Period: September 1 – February 15
Cornell
Early Action Deadline: November 1
Application Period: September 1 – February 1
Duke
Early Decision Deadline: November 5 (Round I) and January 7 (Round II)
Application Period: September 1 – February 15
Emory
Application Period: September 1 – March 1.
Fordham
Early Decision Deadline: November 1
Application Period: September 1 – March 1
Harvard
Application Period: September 15 – February 1
Illinois
Early Decision Deadline: October 31
Application Period: September 1 – March 1
Iowa
Application Period: September 1 – April 1
George Washington
Early Decision Deadline: December 15
Application Period: October 1 – March 31
Georgetown
Early Decision Deadline: March 1
Application Period: October 1 – March 1
Michigan
Early Decision Deadline: November 15
Application Period: September 1 – February 15.
Minnesota
Early Action Deadline: November 15
Application Period: September 1 – April 1
New York University
Early Decision Deadline: November 15
Application Period: September – February 1
Northwestern
Early Decision Deadline: December 1
Application Period: October 1 – February 15
Notre Dame
Early Decision Deadline: November 10
Application Period: September 1 – February 15
Stanford
Application Period: September 1 – February 1
UCLA
Early Decision Deadline: November 15
Application Period: September – February 1
University of Pennsylvania
Early Decision Deadline: November 15
Application Period: October 1 – February 15
USC / Gould
Application Period: September 1 – February 1
U Texas-Austin
Early Decision Deadline: November 1
Application Period: September – February 1
U Virginia
Early Decision Deadline: December 1
Application Period: August – March 1
University of Washington
Application Period: October – January 15
Vanderbilt
Application Period: October 1 – March 15.
Washington and Lee
Application Period: September 1 – March 1
Washington University in St. Louis
Application Period: September 15 – March 1 (recommended deadline; applications accepted after this date on space-available basis)
William and Mary
Application Period: September 1 – March 1
Yale
Application Period: September 1 – February 15
