You must electronically attach a personal statement with your application. Your personal statement should give the Admissions Committee a sense of the person behind the objective credentials presented in your application and supporting documents and should not be a restatement of your résumé in narrative form. Your statement should be no longer than 3 pages of double-spaced, Times Roman 12-point text. We regularly receive outstanding personal statements that fill only a single page; a lengthy statement is not required.

We understand that a student’s background, educational and social environments can play a large role in who they are. We invite you to submit a brief statement telling us how your background and lived experiences have influenced your development, character, and perspectives. You may include information on challenges bested, skills built and/ or lessons learned. Please feel free to include information related to your grit and determination in overcoming challenges and hardships, and/or your leadership experience(s). Statements may be written (no more than 2 pages) or you may upload a document containing a link to a brief (2-minute max) video.

You may electronically attach a 500-word double-spaced essay discussing the manner in which you dealt with an ethical dilemma. Failure to submit this optional essay will have no negative effect on your application.

We invite you to submit a brief statement explaining your interest in attending W&L Law. Statements may be written (500 words max) or you may upload a link to a brief (2-minute max) video.

Explanatory or informational addenda in addition to those required by this application may be submitted, but must be included as attachments when you submit your application. Subsequent submissions of additional information for inclusion in your application file are strictly limited to (a) any required document or answer omitted from your original submission; (b) disclosure of any new information as required by the ongoing duty to disclose set forth in this application (Section 15, Certification 1); and (c) additional letters of recommendation.

You are encouraged to attach a résumé detailing any scholastic honors, extracurricular activities, work experience, or other significant accomplishments or activities you believe are relevant to the consideration and evaluation of your candidacy. Though not required, a résumé is helpful as we seek to gain a deeper sense of you and your credentials.

2. Have you ever been cited, ticketed, taken into custody, arrested, or prosecuted for, or charged with, any violation of law other than (a) citations for parking violations and (b) arrests, charges, prosecutions, or convictions that have been officially expunged in accordance with applicable statutory provisions?
3. Have you ever entered into a plea agreement or any arrangement to avoid prosecution other than agreements or arrangements specifically involving arrests, charges, prosecutions, or convictions that have been officially expunged in accordance with applicable statutory provisions?
4. Are you now the subject of a criminal or administrative investigation?
5. Have you ever been the subject of or a party to a civil or administrative proceeding?
6. Have you ever been reprimanded, suspended, expelled, placed on probation, or been the subject of any other disciplinary action by any college or university, or were you required or permitted to withdraw in order to avoid academic or disciplinary action?
7. Have you ever been found to have committed any honor violation?
8. Are you now the subject of an honor investigation, or are allegations of an honor violation pending against you?
9. Have you ever been denied admission to any profession or had any type of license revoked?
10. Do you know of any other matter that might adversely affect your admission to law school or to the bar of any state?