Law School Recommendation Letters

LawSkewlProbs

Are you all having professors submit via the Credential Assembly Service? Are you reading them or having them sent in without your review?

Leah M B

Yes, LORs need to be sent in to LSAC from the professors directly. There is an option in the CAS system for you to choose to waive your right to see the letters - this is very highly recommended to be checked. You should waive that right. As far as if you see the letters, you could very kindly ask your writers to send you a copy as well. I used a vague reason like "for my files". One of my 3 recommenders sent me a copy and the others didn't. I didn't press the issue, because I trust them. You have to have a little bit of blind faith.

Sara_3080

@"Leah M B" said:
Yes, LORs need to be sent in to LSAC from the professors directly. There is an option in the CAS system for you to choose to waive your right to see the letters - this is very highly recommended to be checked. You should waive that right. As far as if you see the letters, you could very kindly ask your writers to send you a copy as well. I used a vague reason like "for my files". One of my 3 recommenders sent me a copy and the others didn't. I didn't press the issue, because I trust them. You have to have a little bit of blind faith.

Why do you recommend we waive the right to see our letters?

Leah M B

@Saraa_79 said:

@"Leah M B" said:
Yes, LORs need to be sent in to LSAC from the professors directly. There is an option in the CAS system for you to choose to waive your right to see the letters - this is very highly recommended to be checked. You should waive that right. As far as if you see the letters, you could very kindly ask your writers to send you a copy as well. I used a vague reason like "for my files". One of my 3 recommenders sent me a copy and the others didn't. I didn't press the issue, because I trust them. You have to have a little bit of blind faith.

Why do you recommend we waive the right to see our letters?

Because law schools will be suspicious of the decision not to - like you're afraid of something that might be in the letters. Waiving your right to see them is pretty standard, vast majority of people do that. So if you don't, it looks like you're worried about the content of the letters. It's more of a guarantee to your writers too that they can write candidly, and law schools will see it as such.

Sara_3080

@"Leah M B" said:

@Saraa_79 said:

@"Leah M B" said:
Yes, LORs need to be sent in to LSAC from the professors directly. There is an option in the CAS system for you to choose to waive your right to see the letters - this is very highly recommended to be checked. You should waive that right. As far as if you see the letters, you could very kindly ask your writers to send you a copy as well. I used a vague reason like "for my files". One of my 3 recommenders sent me a copy and the others didn't. I didn't press the issue, because I trust them. You have to have a little bit of blind faith.

Why do you recommend we waive the right to see our letters?

Because law schools will be suspicious of the decision not to - like you're afraid of something that might be in the letters. Waiving your right to see them is pretty standard, vast majority of people do that. So if you don't, it looks like you're worried about the content of the letters. It's more of a guarantee to your writers too that they can write candidly, and law schools will see it as such.

Got it, thanks!