It is the Law School Data Assembly Service, a central clearinghouse of information about law school applicants. This depends on your personal circumstances and temperament-and on how much cash you have to blow on admissions fees. Some believe that you should go to the most prestigious school that will admit you and that you can afford. Many, though by no means all, law students wind up getting jobs in their law school's general region. This is true roughly in inverse proportion to the prestige of the law school in question.
Many law schools seek diversity.
As early as possible in the fall before you wish to matriculate. Try to have all of your applications in by Thanksgiving. Many schools, irrespective of deadlines, begin to act upon applications as soon as they arrive. Provide law schools with all other application materials and inform admissions personnel that your transcript will arrive as soon as fall semester grades are reported. Treat your written statement as your personal interview with the law school.