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July 13, 2018
Spivey Consulting Client Capacity Update

With the recent addition of Tom Robinson to our team from Harvard Law, we are about at 60% capacity.

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July 3, 2018
2018 Top 10 Law School Websites

From a law school applicant who has extensive web development experience and who incredibly generously agree to look at all ABA law school websites to pick their collective top 10.

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June 27, 2018
2017/2018 Cycle Data as of 6/26/18

This is the new cycle data as of June 26, 2018. Applicants are up 8.1%, and applications are up 8.9% compared to last year's data as of June 27, 2017. Detailed data below. Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1403,971-2.0%140-1445,483-0.1%145-1498,962 4.2%150-15410,9476.6%155-15910,1486.9%160-1648,11715.9%165-1695,04229.0%170-174 2,35716.9%175-18068369.9%% Change in applications# SchoolsIncrease of 100% or more1Increase of 50% to 99%1Increase of 40% to 49%4Increase of 30% to 39%5 Increase of

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June 20, 2018
The Spivey Consulting Leadership Coaching Program

After two years of planning and development, we are thrilled to announce that our Leadership Coaching Program is now taking clients.

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June 18, 2018
Your Gap Year and the LSAT: What You Need to Know

Note: Since the time this blog was published, the landscape of law school admissions has developed a great deal with regards to the importance of work experience prior to law school. Check out this updated 2024 blog for more information and advice. This post was written by Tom Robinson, Spivey Consulting Group's newest Senior Consultant. Hi Everyone, I’m excited to be on the Spivey team and enjoyed working with clients in my first week with Spivey Consulting after spending my last three at Ha

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June 15, 2018
How many LSAT “takes” is too many for law school?

This is a question we’ve been getting a great deal since the June LSAT and something we also bounced around the entire Spivey Consulting team in a large and lengthy group discussion. Here is how we look at it, with a brief bit of salient history. Apologies in advance for the length of this post; I’ve tried to incorporate different parts of the many inquiries we have received into this one blog. When I, and a few of my colleagues at Spivey Consulting, first started admissions in the late '90s, t

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June 7, 2018
Mike Spivey's First Year in Admissions Recruitment Travel Schedule

A look at the busy schedule of a law school admissions officer during recruiting season.

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June 7, 2018
Let the New Cycle Begin!

Several announcements about Spivey Consulting + some advice!

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June 3, 2018
Update from the road

Some admissions intel from traveling with law school administrators.

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