Yes, almost every school will allow you to visit. You should contact the school to arrange the visit as many schools only allow visits on certain days. Many schools have pre-arranged tours conducted by a law student and you may be able to sign up for one of the scheduled tours. Also, many of the student organizations hold tours that you may be able to sign up for. It is best to contact the organization through the schools website or call the school for information.

It will be very beneficial for you to actually visit the school if you have the time and, depending on where the school is located, the resources. If you are not able to visit the campus then you may want to check out the schools website to see if you can take a virtual tour. However, you will not be able to talk with the students, attend classes, and get a real feel for what the school is like based on the attitudes of the students, faculty, and administration.

If you are able to visit the school you should do a little preparation ahead of time. For instance, you want to know what questions to ask the administration or law students giving the tours. If the school is lesser known or lower ranked you may want to ask if the school has: attrition rates available, a plan to increase notoriety or ranking. You may want to ask, or find out, if: the school has a Bar preparation course or program; there is an active alumni including alumni events (alumni are often great connections, which can lead to jobs, interviews, etc.); there is a proactive career services office including on campus interviews (if there are on campus interviews it is important to find out with what law firms, businesses, and government agencies to see if you want to work for any of these employers as these are usually the employers that are interested in hiring at that law school);