Transfers

While in any given year, a certain number of first year law students will be successful in transferring to another law school, it is risky and unethical to enroll in a law school fully intending to “jump ship” later. Remember that your ability to transfer is linked to three major factors:

(1) How well you perform in the first law school where you enroll

(2) Whether or not a seat will indeed become available (for you to apply for a transfer) at another law school; and

(3) Whether your circumstances will fit the criteria for transfer eligibility at that particular law school.

Not all law schools will accept transfer students, just by statute. But even if they do, the number of students they will accept depends on the number of seats that were actually vacated, in that particular year. For the most part, seats become available because of natural attrition and leaves of absence due to academic or personal reasons. In all cases, the stronger the academic record, the better the chances of being granted a transfer.