How to Create Your Law School List
In this post, we hope to help you think through the mountain of information and choices out there so that you can set yourself up for a successful application cycle.
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29 Jul 2024
23 Jul 2024
Podcast: The Law School Application Resume—Deep Dive with Former Admissions Officers
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco speaks with two Spivey consultants about the law school application resume—what to include and what not to include, differences from professional resumes, common mistakes, best practices, and more.
Read full post16 Jul 2024
All Things [Admissions] Considered
There are thousands of ways to differentiate yourself in law school admissions—here's a list of some of those ways.
Read full post09 Jul 2024
Podcast: Law School Personal Statement Deep Dive—Advice from Former Admissions Officers
This episode dives deep into the law school personal statement, discussing the brainstorming and topic selection process, how to structure a personal statement, writing tips, broad-level traits of A+ personal statements, common mistakes, and more.
Read full post29 May 2024
Podcast: Tier-Ranking Admissions Strategies with UChicago Law School Admissions Dean Ann Perry
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Ann Perry, the University of Chicago Law School's Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, joins Mike Spivey and Anna Hicks-Jaco to tier-rank law school admissions strategies sourced from the folks over on the r/LawSchoolAdmissions subreddit.
Read full post29 Apr 2024
Podcast: Work Experience, Admissions Strategy, & Legal Employment—What You Need to Know
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, we discuss growing importance of work experience in admissions, why the impact of being a "KJD" has increased over time, and—importantly—how work experience (or a lack thereof) plays out during law school and in the search for legal employment.
Read full post15 Apr 2024
Podcast: Transferring Law Schools—Strategy & Process with Two Successful Applicants
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco has a conversation with Spivey consultant Paula Gluzman and two 2Ls who transferred to Columbia and Harvard (respectively) about the transfer admissions process and strategy.
Read full post21 Mar 2024
Law School "Gap Years," Work Experience, & Admissions Strategy
For several years now, the focus of law school admissions offices has been trending more and more toward employability. What does this mean for law school admissions strategy?
Read full post20 Mar 2024
Podcast: First-Gen Students - What We Wish We'd Known as Applicants, Law Students, & Young Lawyers
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, five Spivey consultants discuss their experiences as first-generation college students, law students, and lawyers, with a particular focus on passing along advice and knowledge that they wish they had known.
Read full post26 Feb 2024
Podcast: International Students—Differences in Law School Admissions + Our Best Advice
In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, we discuss differences in the admissions process for international applicants, how law school admissions has changed for international students over time, and our best advice for strategically navigating the current realities of the application process.
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