Law Firm Transcript Requirements: Official, Unofficial and Undergrad
134 firms state what law school transcript they want: 21 accept an unofficial copy, 2 ask for an official one, 108 require a transcript without saying which kind and 3 make it optional. 54 of 57 firms with a known answer also require an undergraduate transcript. Latest check Nov 13, 2026.
| Firm | Law Transcript | Undergrad Transcript | Notes | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littler Mendelson P.C. | Official | Not recorded | Offers are extended on receipt of official transcripts (2L recruiting). | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Baker Botts L.L.P. | Official | Required | Unofficial transcripts may be submitted before official transcripts are available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Unofficial | Required | Materials are for IP trademark and disputes; unofficial transcripts are accepted and law grades may follow; First-Generation Fellowship candidates submit a 500-word statement. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Unofficial | Not recorded | PDF cover letter, resume and 1L transcript. The New York posting covers Corporate, Litigation, IP Litigation and Real Estate. | Firm page | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Unofficial | Required | Apply through the Cleary Interview Program portal to either the 1L + 2L Dual Summer or the 2L Summer, not both. Unofficial transcripts are fine; add the law transcript when available. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Unofficial | Not recorded | Resume, transcript (uncertified is fine) and the Suited assessment. Select 1L roles also ask for a personal statement. Apply to one Akin office only; send the transcript once first-semester grades are released. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | Unofficial | Not recorded | Resume and law school transcript only. Send the transcript when available; offers wait for complete first-semester grades. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP | Unofficial | Required | Cover letter should cover area of interest and geographic preference; writing sample max 10 pages; graduate transcripts if applicable; official law transcript once available. Personal statement only for the Inclusive Leaders Fellowship. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | Unofficial | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Haynes and Boone, LLP | Unofficial | Required | Fall 1L semester law transcript required; unofficial transcripts are sufficient. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | Unofficial | Required | The 2027 Portland transactional and San Francisco postings require three references, accept unofficial transcripts, and request a 5-10 page writing sample. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Gunderson Dettmer LLP | Unofficial | Required | Graduate transcript required if applicable; law transcript may be submitted when available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Ice Miller | Unofficial | Required | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Fredrikson & Byron | Unofficial | Not recorded | The Fargo posting says applicants may supplement their law transcript when grades become available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Lathrop GPM | Unofficial | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Hughes Hubbard & Reed | Unofficial | Not recorded | The application form asks for an unofficial law school transcript; the cover letter upload is optional. | Firm page | Nov 8, 2026 |
| Day Pitney LLP | Unofficial | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Fennemore Craig | Unofficial | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Hanson Bridgett | Unofficial | Not recorded | Legal research memo required. Law transcript due once grades are available. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Robins Kaplan | Unofficial | Required | Minneapolis posting requires PDFs; law transcript can follow when available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Clifford Chance US LLP | Unofficial | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll | Unofficial | Not recorded | Completed online application also required. Official or unofficial law school transcript accepted. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Gibbs & Bruns | Unofficial | Not recorded | An unofficial transcript is fine. Send it with your resume to the recruiting coordinator for summer clerkship inquiries. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Required | Optional | Submit available law grades or transcripts; undergraduate transcripts and LSAT scores are optional. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Required | Optional | Online application form, cover letter, resume and law school academic record. Undergraduate transcript is required for the IP Litigation Program only. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Required | Required | Dallas 2028 form: resume also required. Complete contact, law school, employment, application questions, work authorization, consent and practice interest sections. May apply before grades; upload complete first-semester law transcript when available, before offers. Office forms may differ. | Firm page | Nov 11, 2026 |
| Sidley Austin LLP | Required | Required | Suited assessment is required; the law transcript should be sent after fall grades are released. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Ropes & Gray LLP | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Required | Required | Cover letter not required. Optional statement (350 words max, not a cover letter). Law transcript once available. Suited Cognitive Skills Assessment required. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Hogan Lovells Cadwalader | Required | Required | Law school transcript may be submitted post-application. Completed Suited assessment required. Cover letter should state practice area and office preference. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Required | Required | The cover letter names your preferred practice department. The undergraduate transcript must be official. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Jones Day | Required | Required | Cover letter should explain interest in the office location. Law transcript and writing sample when available. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| McDermott Will & Schulte LLP | Required | Required | Resume required. Include any graduate transcripts. Law transcript may initially have no grades. Writing sample may be from a prior academic program. Cover letter should state practice interests and office preferences. | Firm page | Nov 11, 2026 |
| Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP | Required | Required | Writing sample not required to apply; offices may request one if invited to interview. Law transcript when available. Suited assessment recommended. No email applications. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 11, 2026 | |
| Goodwin Procter LLP | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Paul Hastings LLP | Required | Not recorded | The law transcript is required once grades are available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| King & Spalding LLP | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Cooley LLP | Required | Not recorded | Updated law school transcript requested once first-semester grades are available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Milbank LLP | Required | Required | Law school transcript once available. Applicants also complete a Suited assessment. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Covington & Burling LLP | Required | Required | Send the law school transcript when it is available. Apply to each office separately. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | Required | Required | Law school transcript once available. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | Required | Required | Law transcript must include first term grades. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Dechert LLP | Required | Not recorded | The cover letter should note practice area interest; a first semester law transcript completes the application. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Reed Smith LLP | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Proskauer Rose LLP | Required | Optional | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Morrison & Foerster LLP | Required | Required | Transcripts for all completed and in progress degrees must be submitted as PDFs. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Alston & Bird LLP | Required | Not recorded | Depending on the office, you may also be asked to submit an undergraduate transcript, references and a writing sample. Writing sample should be recent work and need not be long. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| K&L Gates LLP | Required | Not recorded | Charlotte finance posting; law transcript can be updated after grades are received. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Winston Taylor LLP | Required | Required | First semester law transcript required after grades are released. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Required | Not recorded | Apply once complete first-semester transcript is available. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| O'Melveny & Myers LLP | Required | Required | Law school transcript may be submitted later. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Baker & Hostetler LLP | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Venable LLP | Required | Not recorded | Undergraduate transcript is listed only for IP candidates. Law transcript may be submitted later if not yet available. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Fenwick & West LLP | Required | Required | Law transcript may be submitted when available; scholarship applicants must also submit a personal statement. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Blank Rome LLP | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Jenner & Block LLP | Required | Required | Chicago posting requests the law transcript once first semester grades are available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | Required | Not recorded | Transcript requested in January after first-semester grades. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Crowell & Moring LLP | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Nixon Peabody LLP | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Susman Godfrey LLP | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | Required | Not recorded | Technical transcripts requested for patent roles; law transcript submitted when available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Lowenstein Sandler | Required | Required | Also a personal statement. Law transcripts when available. Entry-level and clerkship candidates submit cover letter, resume and transcripts. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Clark Hill | Required | Not recorded | Cover letter should state preferred office location and business unit. Writing sample no more than 5 pages. Law transcript must include latest term grades. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Spencer Fane | Required | Not recorded | Law school transcripts when available. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Frost Brown Todd | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Choate Hall & Stewart | Required | Required | First semester law transcript may be provided when grades are available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease | Required | Not recorded | Send resume, transcript and writing sample to the recruiting contact. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| McCarter & English | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Foley Hoag LLP | Required | Required | Writing sample and law transcript may follow when available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Brown Rudnick | Required | Not recorded | Also a brief paragraph giving office preference and primary and secondary practice area preferences. A 1L lawyering class brief is accepted as a writing sample. Send your law transcript when available. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Epstein Becker & Green | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Dykema Gossett | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Butler Snow | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Williams Mullen | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Robinson & Cole | Required | Not recorded | Brief cover letter encouraged; submit law transcript when first semester grades are available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Miles & Stockbridge | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Porter Wright Morris & Arthur | Required | Not recorded | Law transcript when available. Brief cover letter noting ties to preferred office location. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Altshuler Berzon | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider | Required | Required | Law school transcript is first-semester grades, submitted once finalized. Also asks for preferred practice area and office location. Undergrad GPA encouraged on resume. Writing sample 'if available'. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Bondurant Mixson & Elmore | Required | Not recorded | First-year transcript to be sent once grades are released; firm will not fully consider candidates before a full year of grades. Apply through the firm's online application. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Bredhoff & Kaiser | Required | Not recorded | One or two writing samples; law school transcript or other listing of grades. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Caplin & Drysdale | Required | Not recorded | Summer associate and law clerk applicants submit a resume and transcript. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal,. | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| D.Law | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Desmarais | Required | Required | Apply directly with resume, law school transcript, and undergraduate transcript. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Eimer Stahl | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Elsberg Baker & Maruri | Required | Not recorded | Law school transcript can be added once available. Apply through the firm's Flo Recruit portal. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Freshfields US LLP | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Gunster | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman | Required | Not recorded | A letter of interest naming your preferred office location(s) is required. 1L applicants also send undergraduate transcripts, and law school transcripts when available. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) | Required | Not recorded | Submit resume and transcript through the online application system once your second-semester grades are available. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Irell & Manella LLP | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Ivins, Phillips & Barker | Required | Not recorded | Transcript must show at least one semester of law school grades; the firm will not consider candidates without it. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. | Required | Not recorded | The transcript must cover the complete 1L year. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Kelly Hart & Hallman | Required | Not recorded | Send resume and law school transcript. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Klarquist Sparkman | Required | Required | Graduate transcripts too if applicable. Patent firm: preferably a science or engineering degree (biotech candidates need a Ph.D.), or experience sufficient to sit for the patent bar. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Kostelanetz | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Leydig, Voit & Mayer | Required | Required | Email undergraduate and graduate transcripts along with your resume to the firm's law careers address. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| McGinnis Lochridge | Required | Not recorded | If your law school transcript is not available yet, submit a placeholder and supplement it later. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Olshan Frome Wolosky | Required | Not recorded | Students from schools the firm does not visit send materials directly to the firm's Director of Administration. Include a copy of your law school transcript. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti | Required | Not recorded | Send a cover letter, resume and transcript. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Parsons Behle & Latimer | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Patterson + Sheridan | Required | Required | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Richards, Layton & Finger | Required | Not recorded | You can apply before your law school transcript is available; add it when it is. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd | Required | Not recorded | Email your materials to the recruiting address. Send 1-2 writing samples. Include your college or graduate degree transcript if applicable. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson | Required | Required | Law transcript and writing sample can be sent when available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Selendy Gay | Required | Required | Law transcript may be submitted later if not yet available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Shute Mihaly & Weinberger | Required | Not recorded | Same list for summer clerkships and fellowships. Include three references, preferably supervising attorneys rather than professors. Add an explanation of your school's grading system. If your transcript does not show current courses, add a list of current courses. The writing sample needs a cover page saying its purpose and how much others edited it, and no law review articles. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Todd & Weld | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Warner Norcross + Judd | Required | Not recorded | You can apply before first-semester grades post and update your application once your transcript is available. You can apply to more than one office. | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Wilkinson Stekloff | Required | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| DLA Piper LLP (US) | Optional | Not recorded | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Vinson & Elkins LLP | Optional | Not recorded | An unofficial fall transcript may be uploaded when available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Holwell Shuster & Goldberg | Optional | Required | JD transcript requested if available. | Firm page | Nov 6, 2026 |
Official, Unofficial, Required and Optional are as each firm states it, read from the page linked in the Source column on the day shown. Required means the firm asks for a transcript without saying which kind. Not recorded means we have not read that item.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do law firms want an official or unofficial transcript?
Of the 134 firms that state a law school transcript, 21 accept an unofficial copy and 2 ask for an official one. 108 require a transcript without saying which kind and 3 make it optional. Where a firm does not say, read its application page.
Do firms require an undergraduate transcript?
54 of the 57 firms with a known answer require one and 3 make it optional. The Undergrad column shows each firm's answer; Not recorded means we have not read it.
What GPA do I need for BigLaw?
Firms set their own bars and rarely publish one. Our guides cover what recruiters look at in a transcript and the GPA ranges students ask about. What GPA you need for BigLaw
When does a firm ask for the transcript?
Some firms collect it with the application and some later in the process. Where a firm's page says so, the Notes column says so.
How is this list kept current?
Each row links to the page on the firm's own site that states it, and the Checked column shows the day we read it. The newest check was Nov 13, 2026. Firms change their application pages, so confirm on the firm's site before you apply.
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