Blog & Podcasts

Top 50 Law School Application Opening Dates for the 2020-2021 Cycle

2020 Law School Medians

In the below spreadsheet, we keep track of law schools' new medians for the entering 2020 class of 1Ls.

Podcast: How to Tell If You're Overdoing It in Law School Admissions

In this podcast, Mike Spivey discusses one of the most common mistakes in law school admissions that we see from applicants who have underperformed their numbers — overdoing it in the admissions process.

Guide to Completing LSAC Applications

So you’ve worked hard to prepare your materials, and it's time to submit! What's next?

Admissions Q&A with Mike Spivey

In this video, Spivey Consulting Group founder Mike Spivey answers questions from r/lawschooladmissions on strategies for splitters, international students, non-traditional applicants, reapplicants, and more.

Spivey Consulting Capacity Update

As we get closer to the beginning of the 2020-2021 cycle, we wanted to share some important updates about our capacity.

The Basics of Law School Financial Aid

The financial aid piece is a necessary aspect of law school enrollment and one that benefits you most if you consider it early on in the process, not just at the end.

LSAC Forums & Recruiting Events in the Time of COVID-19

Because of COVID-19, LSAC and law schools are creating virtual options for recruiting events. Most notably, LSAC is planning three free online digital forums so that everyone has a chance to safely attend and connect.

Predicting the 2020/2021 Law School Admissions Cycle

The 2020-2021 admissions cycle is going to be the most challenging yet to predict, and most will understand a large part of that uncertainty.

What Comes After The Ark?

The flood.

Law schools that have announced they will be fully or primarily remote this fall

We're compiling a list of law schools that are fully or primarily online for the Fall 2020 semester.

University, College, and Law School COVID-19 Update & An Alternative Model

COVID-19 isn't going anywhere in the near future, yet only 3 law schools and only 8% of universities and colleges have announced they will be entirely remote for fall 2020.

Podcast: Academics, Athletics, and COVID-19

Mike was asked by a rivals.com affiliate to speak about higher education as it relates to the upcoming fall athletic season.

Pro Bono LSAT Coaching

We are excited to announce that we are facilitating free LSAT coaching this summer for low-income and underrepresented minority students.

GRE vs. LSAT in the rankings

Despite being a few years into those scores factoring into the methodology, there remains a great deal of confusion about how exactly GRE scores stack up to LSAT scores when calculating law school rankings.

Podcast: Recession Job Search Tips You Won’t Hear from Career Services

Mike Spivey served as a law school dean of career services during the Great Recession, and in this podcast he shares actionable advice for legal networking that you won't hear from your CSO.

Spivey Consulting Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter

Podcast: Harvard Law Goes Fully Remote for Fall 2020. Will Other Law Schools Follow Suit and What It Means for Applicants

In this podcast, Spivey Consulting Group founder Mike Spivey discusses Harvard Law School's recent announcement that all classes will be held fully remotely for Fall 2020 — what does it mean for other law schools, for international students, the ABA, and current applicants?

Early 2020-2021 Cycle Data

As June begins, we're coming up on the close of the 2019-2020 application cycle and the start of 2020-2021.

What law schools do legal academics come from?

A guest poster combined the spreadsheets from the 2012-2020 PrawfsBlawg "entry level hiring report" series and did a post based on the results which he then gave us permission to blog.