Blog & Podcasts

Statement on USNWR Law School Rankings

For the past 7 years, we have been fortunate to have received a copy of the law school rankings before they have been released, and we have provided that copy to the public.

Entering Class Data for Every ABA Law School

The link to all of the entering class data for every ABA-approved law school from the official 509 reports is here.

Particular People

A short blog Mike Spivey wrote on breaking out of your comfort zone.

Addition of Scott Moss + Current Consulting Availability

Good news on our current availability—we anticipate being off our wait list very soon, for the first time since mid-July.

Spivey Consulting Official Statement On A Counter-Cycle

2019-2020 Cycle Volume as of December 1st

We're now a few months into the 2019-2020 application cycle, and while it's still pretty early, a few trends are starting to emerge.

Law Schools Ranked by Debt to Starting Income Ratio

With recent data published by the Department of Education, Law School Transparency compiled and analyzed law school graduates' median law school debt and their median earnings in the year after graduation.

Choosing the Impossible

Linked is a blog post our founder, Mike Spivey, wrote on getting to determine your fate. Enjoy if you need a boost or a break from law school thoughts.

Podcast: The Waiting is Long and Full of Terrors

In this podcast, Spivey Consulting Group Founder and Partner Mike Spivey discusses the hardest part of the law school admissions process—the waiting—and how it can cause some applicants to hurt their own chances of admission.

Illustrative Interview Story

My partner, Karen Buttenbaum, used to be the Director of Admissions at Harvard. In fact, years ago it was called "KB1" for an interview and "KB2" for an admit.

The ETA Report

This link is to chapter 1 of a book Mike Spivey is writing on decision-making; relevant of course to law school applicants and students, but also covering a lot more than that.

Podcast: Mike Spivey on the Darker Side of Self-Doxing in Law School Admissions

In this podcast, Spivey Consulting Group Founder and Partner Mike Spivey discusses what happens when a law school applicant posts something that deeply offends or insults law school admissions officers who may know who they are in real life.

Early Indicators that the 2020/2021 Admissions Cycle Could Be Way Up

We didn't plan to parse the data yet; to be as precise as possible, the data started begging us to dig in.

Spivey's Top 20 Most Powerful and Inspirational Quotes

We thought we'd give you something different as we work on a blog of major consequence to higher education.

Cycle Volume as of Halloween

We now have two full months worth of applicant and application volume, so it's a good opportunity to do some recap and see where things stand.

2019-2020 LSAC Forum Registration Data

Reserve Your Spot for Next Cycle (2020-2021)

We have been at full capacity and on a wait list for much of the fall of this cycle, so we would like to invite anyone who would like to work with us next cycle to secure your spot for 2020-2021 now.

Early Cycle Law School Numbers Applicant and Application Volume

LSAC briefly publicized the 2019-2020 cycle volume this Friday. It has since been removed, and we are hopeful it will return soon.

Podcast: Calming Your LSAT Anxiety

Something we encounter all too often is applicants who put so much pressure on themselves when they are taking the LSAT that it ends up being counterproductive, barring them from performing near the highest level of which they are capable.

The Over-Estimated Impact of Median LSAT Change on USNWR Rankings

It's that time of year again—when schools report their incoming class profiles.