Updated March 2024
While most law school transfer admissions processes happen only after applicants have received both of their 1L semester grades, some schools have early decision or early action programs (binding or non-binding) that allow students to apply with only their first-semester grades. We checked the websites for every ABA-accredited law school, and here's what we found.
Law School Early Decision/Early Action Transfer Programs
- University of Chicago: Binding Early Decision (Deadline: May 15)
- Northwestern University: Binding Early Decision (Deadline: April 26)
- Cornell University: Non-Binding Early Admission (Deadline: February 1)
- Georgetown University: Non-Binding Round 1 Admissions (Deadline: May 1)
- Boston University: Non-Binding Early Action (Deadline: not stated)
- Vanderbilt University: Non-Binding Early Action (Deadline: May 15)
- University of Southern California: Binding Early Decision & Non-Binding Early Action (Deadline: March 15)
- George Washington University: Non-Binding Early Action (Deadline: March 1)
- University of Georgia: Non-Binding Early Action (Deadline: April 1)
- George Mason University: Non-Binding Early Action (Deadline: May 20)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison: Non-Binding Early Action (Deadline: April 15)
- University of Tennessee–Knoxville: Non-Binding (Deadline: April 15)
- University of California, Davis: Non-Binding Early Admission (Deadline: not stated)
- American University: Non-Binding Early Action (Deadline: March 15)
- Northeastern University: Non-Binding Early Transfer (Deadline: March 1)
- Case Western Reserve University: Non-Binding Early Action (Deadline: March 30)
- Brooklyn Law School: Non-Binding Early Action Decision (Deadline: May 1)
- Marquette University: Non-Binding Early Action (Deadline: April 1)
- University of San Francisco: Non-Binding Early Admission (Deadline: April 1)
Do you know of an early decision or early action transfer program not listed above? Email us at info@spiveyconsulting.com!