Mike Spivey, Which Law Schools have Early Decision/Early Action Transfer Programs?:
While most law school transfer admissions processes happen only after applicants have received both of their 1L semester grades, some schools have early decision or early action programs (binding or non-binding) that allow students to apply with only their first-semester grades.
Here is the list of the 20 law schools with early decision 1L transfer programs, sorted by U.S. News ranking:
| Rank | School | Early Decision | Deadline |
| 3 | Chicago | Binding | May 15 |
| 10 | Northwestern | Binding | April 26 |
| 13 | Cornell | Non-Binding | February 1 |
| 15 | Georgetown | Non-Binding | May 1 |
| 16 | USC | Binding & Non-Binding | March 15 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | Non-Binding | May 15 |
| 20 | Georgia | Non-Binding | April 1 |
| 27 | Boston University | Non-Binding | Not Stated |
| 32 | George Mason | Non-Binding | May 20 |
| 35 | George Washington | Non-Binding | March 1 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | Non-Binding | April 15 |
| 51 | Tennessee | Non-Binding | April 15 |
| 60 | UC-Davis | Non-Binding | Not Stated |
| 71 | Marquette | Non-Binding | April 1 |
| 71 | Northeastern | Non-Binding | March 1 |
| 80 | Case Western | Non-Binding | March 30 |
| 89 | American | Non-Binding | March 15 |
| 111 | Brooklyn | Non-Binding | May 1 |
| 165 | San Francisco | Non-Binding | April 1 |
