About the Credential Assembly Service (LSDAS)
Nearly all ABA-approved law schools and many non-ABA approved schools require the use of LSAC's Credential Assembly Service (LSDAS). LSAC collects the US and Canadian academic records of law school applicants and summarizes the undergraduate work according to a standard 4.0 system to simplify the admission process. Applicants who have studied for more than one academic year outside the US or Canada can use the Credential Assembly Service for transcript evaluation and authentication if required by the law schools to which they are applying.
The Credential Assembly Service (LSDAS) creates your law school report by combining:
- an academic summary report;
- LSAT score(s) and writing sample(s);
- copies of all undergraduate, graduate, and law/professional school transcripts; and
- Copies of Letters of Recommendation, if applicable.
The Credential Assembly Service fee covers:
- transcript summarization (as well as authentication and evaluation, if applicable),
- creation of your law school report,
- letter of recommendation processing, and
- electronic application processing for all ABA-approved law schools.
Important: You should register and pay for the Credential Assembly Service at least four to six weeks before your first law school application deadline. It takes approximately two weeks to process a transcript or letter of recommendation from the time it is received.
