PS SJD applicants are required to provide a narrative statement (approximately 2-3 pages) detailing why he or she wishes to pursue a SJD. CV SJD applicants are required to enclose a current curriculum vitae or resume with his or her application. Fee Application fee of $55.00. Make the check payable to the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. The application fee cannot be refunded, waived, or deferred RL SJD applicants must identify and seek the recommendations of two individuals who are in a position to evaluate the applicant’s ability, motivation and potential for succeeding in the University of Pittsburgh SJD program. One of these two individuals must be a professor who taught the applicant in a course taken for credit in the applicant’s LLM program. All completed recommendation forms must be submitted by the individual completing the Recommendation Form. For their convenience in assessing your skills, please provide those persons from whom you seek recommendations with a copy of your dissertation proposal. Also, please provide those persons from whom you seek recommendations with a stamped envelope addressed to the Center for International Legal Education. The recommendation form, a component of the SJD application, is included in the application (PDF download). Transcript Original or certified (notarized) copies of all original language academic records/mark sheets/transcripts from all postsecondary institutions attended. Where the official original documents are issued in a language other than English, certified English translations must also be submitted. Certified copies of the original certificates or diplomas awarded at the completion of studies must also be submitted. S.J.D. applicants who are graduates of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law LL.M. program need not submit any academic records for study predating the LL.M. program.