Request an Interview

Northwestern Law is the only law school in the country that strongly encourages all applicants to interview as a part of the admissions process. Interviews provide the Admissions Committee with additional information about your interpersonal and communication skills, maturity, and motivation. Interviews also help us preserve the strong sense of community and cooperative culture for which we are known. Finally, interviews provide you an opportunity to learn more about Northwestern Law.

Depending on the program to which you are applying, you may have several interview options. The Admissions Committee weights equally all interviews, regardless of where they take place or with whom. Click below on the program to which you are applying for additional instructions:

JD, JD-PhD, and JD-LLM Applicants
Early Decision JD Applicants
Accelerated JD Applicants
LLM/Kellogg, LLM IHR, and LLM Applicants
Two-Year JD Applicants
LLM in Taxation Applicants
JD-MBA Applicants

If you plan to interview on-campus, please consult our Northwestern Law visitor guide. You may also take a student-led tour or observe a class.

JD, JD-PhD, and JD-LLM Applicants

If you are applying to the regular decision JD program, the JD-PhD program, or to one of the joint JD-LLM programs in either International Human Rights or Taxation, you may arrange an on-campus interview with a member of the Admissions Office staff or a student admissions counselor, or an off-campus interview with a member of our 700-person Alumni Admissions Association ("AAA"). Telephone interviews are not available for applicants to these programs.

JD applicants wishing to interview on campus with a staff member or student admissions counselor should schedule their interview through the On-Campus Interview Request site.

JD applicants wishing to interview off-campus with an alumnus/alumna should submit their request through the JD Off-Campus Interview Request site.

Early Decision JD Applicants

JD applicants who are applying through the binding Early Decision program are required to interview on campus before November 15. On-campus interviews should be scheduled through the On-Campus Interview Request site. Early Decision candidates may not interview off campus.

Accelerated JD Applicants
Accelerated JD applicants are required to interview as part of their application. Accelerated JD candidates may interview off-campus with an alumni interviewer or on-campus with a staff member. To schedule an off-campus interview, candidates should use our Off-Campus Interview Request site, and the deadline to submit an off-campus interview request is December 1st. On-campus interviews should be scheduled through the On-Campus Interview Request site. Either way, the interview must be completed by December 15th. AJD applicants who are unable to schedule an on-campus interview or off-campus interview should contact the Admissions Office at 312-503-8465 or admissions@law.northwestern.edu, and we will discuss alternatives with you.

LLM/Kellogg, LLM IHR, and LLM Applicants

LLM/Kellogg, LLM in International Human Rights, and general LLM applicants may interview on campus with an Admissions staff member, off campus with an alumnus/alumna, or via Skype. Skype is an internet communication tool and is free to use for registered consumers. We will offer video interviews and phone only interviews via Skype. We ask that you make every effort to become a Skype user for the purpose of interviewing. In limited circumstances we can make arrangements for a traditional phone interview. You can find more information about Skype here.

To interview on campus, schedule your appointment through the On-Campus Interview Request site. To schedule a Skype video or Skype phone interview please schedule your appointment through the Skype Interview Request site.

Off-campus interviews with an alumnus/alumna must be conducted in person. To determine whether there are alumni interviewers in your area and to submit an off-campus interview request, use the LLM Off-Campus Interview Request site.

Two-Year JD Applicants

Two-Year JD applicants may interview on campus with an Admissions staff member or with a student admissions counselor, or they may interview via Skype. Off-campus interviews with alumnae are not available for Two-Year JD applicants.

Skype is an internet communication tool and is free to use for registered consumers. We will offer video interviews and phone only interviews via Skype. We ask that you make every effort to become a Skype user for the purpose of interviewing. In limited circumstances we can make arrangements for a traditional phone interview. You can find more information about Skype here.

LLM in Taxation Applicants

LLM Tax applicants may interview on campus with an Admissions staff member or may interview over the telephone.

To interview on campus, schedule your appointment through the On-Campus Interview Request site.

JD-MBA Applicants

Applicants to the JD-MBA program should arrange their admission interview through Kellogg, not through the Law School.