Please submit all required materials by the designated deadline. Items postmarked by the deadline but arriving late will not be considered on time. All documents not in English must be professionally translated. Documents will not be returned. Please contact us if you have any questions or need assistance.
The Law School requires the following materials. Please send all the materials as specified on the admission application website.
Please submit the following:
Please complete the application form online. Please note that LLM for Foreign-Trained Lawyers (U.S. Law) is called "LLM for Foreign-Trained Lawyers - TUJ" on the admission application website below.
All non-native speakers of English must submit an official TOEFL, IELTS or DUOLINGO score. Applicants who earned a university degree in an English-speaking country or from an institution in which English is the medium of instruction may petition to have the language proficiency test requirement waived. Please see the Application Procedure page for further information.
Order an official score report using the code for Temple Law School (2906-03). For more information on the TOEFL examination, visit www.ets.org/toefl/
Request that an official report be sent directly to Temple Law School. For more information on IELTS, please visit www.ielts.org/
Request that an official report be sent directly to Temple University, Japan Campus. For more information on DUOLINGO, please visit https://englishtest.duolingo.com/ .
Official transcripts from all third-level institutions attended must be submitted directly to Temple Law School in Philadelphia by the issuing institutions in envelopes sealed by the institutions.
If any transcript merely lists the courses that you have completed, but does not show that the institution actually conferred your degree, then you must additionally ask the institution to submit a certificate of degree completion. The transcript alone will not suffice.
A certified English language translation must also accompany transcripts that are not issued in English. We do not accept transcripts that the applicant has handled or opened. Applicants may also submit overseas transcripts through an academic credentials evaluation service, such as World Evaluation Service (WES) or Law School Admission Council (LSAC) .
A personal statement should include information about your personal history, professional interests, and abilities that you think might help the Admissions Committee know you as a person and as a professional. Your personal statement should be between 500 and 1,000 words. Please submit the statement through the online application website.
Students must submit at least two letters of recommendation, though we would prefer three, from either law professors or legal employers well acquainted with your academic abilities or professional skills. Recommendation letters may be submitted online or in hard-copy form. A Student Recommendation Form is available on the application website for submission in hard-copy form.
A personal statement should include information about your personal history, professional interests, and abilities that you think might help the Admissions Committee know you as a person and as a professional. Your personal statement should be between 500 and 1,000 words.
Applicants who pay by wire transfer must pay in their own name using the bank information below. The sender is responsible for all bank charges. If transferring money from overseas, please add ¥3,000 to cover Japanese bank handling charges.
Bank: Mizuho Bank, Azabu Branch (531)
2-11-6 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku
Tokyo, Japan 106-0047
Account Number: 8014089 (Futsu)
Recipient: TUJLAWTEMPLE
Swift Code: MHCBJPJT
If you would like to pay the fee by a credit card (visa or master), please contact the TUJ Law office (maito:[click-for-email]).
