The CAS report is prepared on your behalf by the Law School Admissions Council – the same company that administers the LSAT (Law School Admissions Test). Nearly all American Bar Association-accredited law schools use this service, which helps the schools manage the volume of information they receive each year from applicants.
A CAS report contains statistical information about an applicant’s performance in undergraduate school and on the LSAT, copies of all transcripts, copies of reference letters written on behalf of the applicant, and a copy of the applicant’s LSAT writing sample. The CAS report is also the official way an applicant’s LSAT score is reported to a law school. Keep in mind it is important to have all the transcripts included in the CAS to provide a complete overview of the applicant’s educational progress.
CAS reports are sent to every law school to which a person applies, as long as they have made proper arrangements for that to happen. Once an applicant has applied to a law school, that school may then request the CAS report to be sent. If the CAS report is ready (i.e., all post-secondary transcripts received, all reference letters received, LSAT taken and score readily available in the report and all necessary fees paid) it will be released to the law schools specified by the applicant.