Receive your undergraduate degree from an accredited four-year college or university. An undergraduate degree is required for admission into sports law school, but you can apply to law school before completion if you are on track to graduate in the next year. Each law school has different admissions requirements, but all will require you to be an accomplished, well-rounded student as an undergraduate. It is recommended that you receive a degree in business or pre-law to well prepare you for a future in this field.
Take the LSAT (Law School Admission Test). The Law School Admission Council administers the LSAT. The LSAT helps law schools make good admissions decisions by providing a standard measure that law schools can use when screening applicants. The LSAT will be required if you are interested in studying sports law. Sports law admission standards will vary from school to school, but a high LSAT score will help to ensure your acceptance.
Apply and be accepted to law schools that interest you and offer sports law curriculum. The entertainment capitals of the world, Southern California and New York, are home to most of the country's premier sports law schools. Applying to one of these schools is ultracompetitive and will require your application materials to be high-end. For example, the UCLA School of Law, which offers classes focusing on sports law, accepted only 16.5 percent of applicants last year. The school received more than 8,000 applications and accepted only 1,300 students. Personal statements and letters of recommendation are required to be accepted into the UCLA School of Law.