NEW ENGLAND LAW · STUART STREET, BOSTON
New England Law | Boston Diploma and Transcript Apostilles
Apostilles for New England Law | Boston JD and law school records, for bar admission, legal practice and graduate law study abroad. We come to you anywhere in Greater Boston, or you can mail us your documents from anywhere in the world.
ACADEMIC APOSTILLE
1–2 business days
A personalized quote for every request
- Diplomas and official transcripts
- Coordination with the Registrar
- Certified translation if required
- Worldwide shipping with tracking
How New England Law | Boston documents work
New England Law | Boston's Office of the Registrar is at the school's campus at 154 Stuart Street in downtown Boston. Alumni can find transcript requests on the school's alumni site, and the Registrar's Office is the contact for official records and letters of good standing.
Because the school's request process isn't spelled out on its public pages, contact the Registrar before you order and ask for the exact version your destination needs. Need it faster? Some institutions will accept a certified copy of your academic record. In those cases, we can come to you, notarize the document and provide an expedited apostille. Please confirm this option is acceptable with the recipient first. Otherwise, we partner with the school to ensure international acceptance.
Out of state or abroad? You don't need to be here. When your recipient requires the school to certify your record, it's the school official who signs before the notary, not you, and we process the record with the school directly. So you don't need to come to Boston or appear before a notary. We coordinate everything with the registrar, using your signed letter of authorization when the school requires one, and ship the finished documents to you anywhere in the world. See our sample letter of authorization.
What we handle
Diplomas, official transcripts, enrollment and degree verification letters, and certified translations for countries that require them.
Turnaround and pricing
1–2 business days for the Massachusetts apostille once your document is ready. Every request is a little different, so we provide a personalized quote for each one. Get Your Quote
New England Law | Boston's process, explained
Office of the Registrar
At 154 Stuart Street, Boston. Contact details are on the school's contact page.
Transcripts
Alumni request transcripts through New England Law's alumni site or the Registrar's Office.
Letters of good standing
Issued by the Office of the Registrar, according to the school's student handbook.
We take it from there
Massachusetts apostille, certified translation and worldwide shipping in the same order.
How we make it faster
New England Law | Boston graduates we help most
Foreign bar admission
Your JD, transcript and other records for bar admission or recognition abroad.
International practice
Degrees for law firms, companies and organizations overseas.
Graduate law study
Records for LLM and other programs abroad.
Licensed attorneys
Bar admission records are a separate document. See Professional Licenses.
How your New England Law record gets notarized
Massachusetts will apostille an academic record notarized with any of its four notarial acts: acknowledgment, jurat (affidavit), signature witnessing or copy certification. Which one you need is usually set by whoever receives your documents, so we confirm their requirements before we start.
School official acknowledgment
A New England Law official signs your diploma, transcript or verification letter before the notary, and the notarial certificate names the official, their title and the school. Ministries of education and universities abroad often require this.
School official affidavit
The New England Law Registrar signs a separate sworn statement confirming your graduation and that the attached records match the school's files, and the notary notarizes it. Spain's Ministry of Education, for example, accepts only this or an acknowledgment. See our Spain guide.
Certified copy, only if your recipient accepts it
As the owner of your diploma, you present the original and we notarize a certified copy, then get the apostille in 1–2 business days. Many recipients won't accept a copy certification, so please confirm with yours first.
Prepared right the first time
We coordinate with the New England Law Registrar, prepare the notarial certificate with the details your recipient requires, and file with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. For the school-certified routes, you don't need to come to Boston.
Which documents will you need?
The receiving office decides. If its instructions aren't clear, send them to us and we'll tell you which documents to order.
Diploma only
Many employers and some visa offices ask only for the degree.
Transcript only
Licensing bodies and graduate programs often want the full academic record.
Diploma and transcript
Common in Europe and for professional registration. Each document gets its own apostille.
Verification letter
Some recipients accept a Registrar's letter confirming your degree, which can be apostilled once it's signed and notarized.
Taking your law degree abroad
Bar admission abroad
Foreign bars and regulators often review your law degree before admission. Expect to send apostilled records.
Your license, too
If you're already admitted in Massachusetts or another state, the court's good-standing certificate may need its own apostille.
Background checks
Some jurisdictions ask for an apostilled FBI background check. We can add it to the same order.
Translation
Civil-law countries often require a certified translation of the degree and apostille.
Mistakes New England Law | Boston graduates avoid
- Forgetting the bar records. Many foreign bars want your US license or good-standing certificate as well as the degree.
- Using an unofficial transcript. A portal printout can't be apostilled.
- Mailing your only original diploma. Ask us about a certified copy first.
- Starting late. Bar applications have firm deadlines. Tell us yours at the start.
What to have ready
- Your degree, graduation year and your name as it appears on the record
- Which documents you need: diploma, transcript, verification letter or all three
- The destination country and the office, school or employer that will receive them
- Their written instructions, if they gave you any
- Whether you need a certified translation
- Your deadline and where the finished documents should go
Official sources
- New England Law | Boston: contact (including the Registrar)
- New England Law | Boston: request a transcript (alumni)
- Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth: apostille and certification information
- Hague Conference: list of Apostille Convention countries
Each registrar sets its own forms, timelines and fees, and can change them at any time. We link to official pages so you can check the current process yourself.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my JD be apostilled for a foreign bar?
Yes. The diploma or transcript has to be in the right notarized form first. We confirm what the bar or regulator accepts, then handle the Massachusetts apostille.
Is a letter of good standing from the law school the same as a bar certificate?
No. The law school's Registrar issues academic letters. A certificate of good standing as an attorney comes from the court or bar that admitted you. Many foreign bars want both.
Can I get my New England Law | Boston diploma apostilled?
Yes. A diploma has to be notarized before the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth will apostille it. Massachusetts accepts any of its four notarial acts, but many recipients require the school to certify the record, so we confirm what yours needs first. We confirm the version your destination accepts and handle the apostille and return shipping.
Should I mail my original diploma?
Usually not. Many graduates order a replacement diploma or an official copy for the apostille so the original stays safe. Ask us before ordering.
Do I need a certified translation too?
Some countries require one. We can include a certified translation in the same order.
I live outside Massachusetts. Can you still help?
Yes. Massachusetts school records are apostilled in Massachusetts, and we handle it by mail and ship the finished documents anywhere in the world.
Can my digital or electronic diploma be apostilled?
Usually not as it is. A certified electronic diploma is a secure file that the recipient verifies online, and some recipients accept it directly, so ask them first. For an apostille, Massachusetts needs a notarized paper document: usually a notarized copy of your diploma, a notarized transcript or a notarized degree verification letter. Tell us what your recipient asked for and we’ll confirm the right route.
Need your New England Law | Boston documents apostilled?
Tell us where they're going, and we'll confirm every step.