Start your legal career before OCI.
Create a free profile for early firm discovery. Add your academic record, experience, and interests now. You do not need law-school grades to begin.
Example outreach from a recruiting team
Example inbound conversation
“Your interest in antitrust and Washington stood out. Would you be open to learning more about our summer program?”
Why LSD
LSD has helped law-school applicants make informed decisions since 2018.
Applicants use LSD to compare admissions results and understand their options. The dataset also includes historical admissions records from cycles dating back to 2003. Recruiting applies the same transparent, data-based approach to your legal career.
Admissions history back to 2003
Historical records gathered from other sources extend the dataset beyond LSD’s 2018 launch.
100,000+ applicant cycles
The dataset includes more than 100,000 applicant cycles.
746,000+ application outcomes
These results power LSD’s admissions tools and insights.
Free for students
Student access is free. Firm access is paid.
No law-school grades required
You already have enough to start.
Before you have a law-school transcript, your LSAT, undergraduate record, work experience, advanced degrees, location preferences, and interests already provide useful context. Add grades and refine your profile as law school unfolds.
- LSAT and undergraduate record
- Work experience and background
- Advanced degrees and expertise
- Markets of interest
- Developing practice interests
- Law school and class year
Start with what you know. You can change your market and practice interests later. They show direction, not commitment.
How it works
Start now. Build as you go.
Your profile can grow with your experience, grades, and career goals.
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Create or use your LSD account
New to LSD? Create a free account. Already use LSD? Sign in and use information you already provided.
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Show your interests
Select the markets and practice areas that interest you. You can change them later.
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Prepare for firm discovery
Confirm your law school and submit your profile. LSD staff will review it. After approval, it is listed for participating firms.
What firms see
Show the facts. Add the direction.
Your profile puts your academic background, experience, and interests in one place. The product preview above uses the candidate card built for recruiting teams.
Participating firms can search approved profiles, identify a possible fit, and contact the student through LSD Recruiting.
- Law school and class year
- Academic record you provide
- Experience and background
- Markets of interest
- Practice interests
- Documents you upload
How outreach works
A recruiting team can contact you first
If a firm sends a message, you can review it and choose whether to reply.
Your controls
Your profile stays under your control.
You decide when to submit. Firms cannot search drafts or pending profiles. Approval lists your profile for participating firms. You can update or unlist it later.
Preview
Review the profile that firms will see before you submit.
Update
Add grades and change your interests when your plans change.
Unlist
Remove your profile from new searches. Existing conversations remain.
FAQ
Questions before you start.
Who is eligible?
Anyone with an LSD account can begin a recruiting draft. Before you submit it, confirm your law school and provide the required proof of admission or enrollment.
What if I have not chosen a school?
You can begin and save your work before you choose. Confirm your law school before you submit.
Do I need law-school grades?
No. Start with your academic background, experience, and interests. Add law-school grades later.
When can firms see me?
Firms cannot search drafts or pending submissions. After approval, participating firms can find your listed profile. You can unlist it at any time.
What does unlisting do?
Unlisting removes you from new firm searches. Firms that already contacted you keep the existing conversation and candidate record.
Does a profile guarantee outreach?
No. Firms decide whom to contact, interview, and hire. LSD does not guarantee a message, an interview, or an offer.
What does it cost?
LSD Recruiting is free for students. Firm access is paid.
Free for law students
Build the profile now. Add the transcript later.
Create your profile with the information you have today. Add grades and change your interests as law school progresses.
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