"If you are a law school applicant, you will need to prepare a compelling personal statement in support of your candidacy. The personal statement is a required component regardless of the school to which you are applying. The overarching objective is to write an authentic essay about a key event or experience in your life that displays the characteristics about you that will position you for success in law school and beyond.
You may also write a diversity statement as part of your law school application. Not all schools provide the option to write one, and some schools’ prompts are more specific than others.
Some schools allow for a diversity statement only if a candidate is an underrepresented minority. Other schools’ prompts are broader in nature and invite essays that relate to diversity of thought or experience." …