Overview

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Excellence, innovation, and a commitment to the future—these are Stanford Law School's legacy to each new generation of law students and lawyers. We invite prospective students, partners, and supporters to inspire, innovate, and lead with us.

• General Information
• The Exchange Program
• Academic Calendar
• Language of Instruction
• Eligible Courses
• Academic Requirements for Admission to the Exchange Program
• Standard Course Loads
• Course Enrollment and Registration
• Grading System
• The Application Procedure
• Application Deadlines
• Housing Information
• Visa/Immigration Information
• Fees
• Estimated Cost of Living per Quarter
• Health Insurance Requirements
• Program Contacts/Advisors Stanford and SLS
• SLS Library
• Other Information

Procedure and Deadlines

The Application Procedure

Please complete the typeable PDF application and submit it by mail or electronically through e-mail to admissions@law.stanford.edu.

Along with their completed applications, students must submit the following materials:

1. Confirmation from their home law school that they have been nominated for the student exchange program by their home law school;
2. A resume or curriculum vitae;
3. A personal statement of no more than two pages describing the student’s reasons for wishing to study at Stanford and any of the student’s important qualities he or she would like us to know about;
4. A TOEFL score report.

In addition, student must arrange to have official transcripts from their home law school sent directly to the Stanford Law School Office of Admissions.

The address for materials submitted via mail is:

Foreign Law School Exchange Program Admissions
Office of Admissions
Stanford Law School
Crown Quadrangle
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8610

Application Deadlines

The application deadline for incoming exchange students who wish to attend Stanford Law School during the 2009-2010 academic year is April 1, 2009. Students will be notified of their enrollment status in mid-May.

Program Contacts/Advisors

Allen Weiner
Senior Lecturer in Law
650 724.5892
aweiner@stanford.edu

Cathy Glaze
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
650 723.6203
cglaze@law.stanford.edu

Stephanie Basso
Administrative Associate
650 723.4039
sbasso@law.stanford.edu

Stanford Law School Office of Admissions
650 723.4985
admissions@law.stanford.edu

Stanford Law School Office of Student Affairs
650 725.0764

The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) at Stanford Law School acts as a resource to help law students achieve their academic and extracurricular goals.

Graduate Life Office
The Graduate Life Office (GLO) at Stanford University works closely with students (both on and off campus) and with student groups, including Community Associates (student residence staff), the Graduate Student Programming Board, and the Graduate Student Council, to create an inclusive environment through a variety of welcoming and on-going programs within the residences and campus-wide. The GLO staff also works with individual students who need information and support or who may be experiencing personal difficulties.