Your application must include a personal statement. Your personal statement gives us a chance to learn more about you than may be apparent from the facts and figures included in the remainder of your application. Your personal statement will help us further evaluate your potential to succeed at Alabama Law and in the legal profession, your potential to contribute to the rich intellectual life of the Law School community, and your commitment to using your legal education to serve the public good. Your personal statement will also serve as a writing sample, allowing us to evaluate clarity, persuasiveness, thoughtfulness, organization and other writing skills. The subject matter of the essay is entirely up to you. For inspiration, you might consider addressing lessons that you have learned based on your unique life experiences or reasons that you have chosen to pursue a legal career. Again, however, the substance of the essay is entirely within your discretion.
Please limit your personal statement to 2-3 pages, double space, and use at least 11-point font.