You must complete the online application and submit all required documents by the deadline of Friday, March 18, 2022. The application link redirects you to an online form provided by the Arizona State University. Please gather all of your application information and documentation prior to submitting. See below for a list of these materials.
Information
Will be submitted into the application
Documentation
Will be submitted as files, acceptable forms are pdf and docx
of of membership in a state- or federally-recognized tribe. If you are not enrolled, but have a quantum of ¼ or more, please provide that documentation, along with an explanation of why you are not enrolled.
Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB). (This is for statistical purposes. If your proof of membership indicates your blood quantum, we do not need a separate CDIB).
It is acceptable to submit a screen shot of your LSAT score report that shows that your name, dates of the exams, scores, and percentile rankings.
Proof of complete application to an ABA-accredited law school (e.g., a copy of an email or photocopy of a law school’s acknowledgement letter or postcard indicating that your application is complete.) You need not be admitted to apply to PLSI, but you need to show at least one complete application to a law school. Please note that it might take a couple of weeks from the date of application to receive confirmation from a law school that your application is complete.
Two (2) letters of recommendation. Letters should be written by professors familiar with your college work. If you have been out of school for more than two years, your letters should be written by people familiar with your performance in the work place. (Your recommenders do not have to write the letters specifically to PLSI. Please feel free to submit the same recommendations that you submitted with your law school applications.) If your recommenders prefer to send letters directly to PLSI, please have them forward letters to caveparnall@law.unm.edu.
Copy of law school admission letter. (This is required only if you have been admitted; you will be considered for admission to the PLSI regardless of your admission status.)