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Law school rankings organized in tiers—based on reputational survey data from hiring partners, practicing attorneys, and judges.
Application deadlines for every ABA-approved law school for the 2025-26 admissions cycle.
When will law school applications open for the 2025-2026 admissions cycle? Here's the full list, including all ABA-approved law schools.
International students face unique challenges in the U.S. law school admissions process. This article presents an analysis of how top law schools treat international applicants, using data from the past three cycles, and explains what's new for 2024-25!
Here's a list of law schools that have early decision or early action transfer programs.
A list of how the top 50-ish schools refer to themselves in their marketing materials.
When will law school applications open for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle? Here's the full 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.
Here are some thoughts and guidelines on how to navigate the use of generative AI tools in your law school application process.
In this podcast, Mike Spivey predicts what to expect as far as the timing of admissions decisions this year, then discusses the preliminary LSAC data that has applicants wondering whether this will be a far more competitive cycle than normal.
You can also listen to this podcast on SoundCloud or Apple Podcasts, or read the transcript below.
A 3-minute motivational podcast inspired by the William Feather quote, "Success is largely a matter of holding on after others have let go."
I think there is something extra and meaningful we can take from Feather's words, particularly as it relates to law school applicants. Because even in the holding on, in the inevitable ups and downs of the law school admissions cycle, job search, career challenges in a world that can seem unforgiving and cruel at times, there is always growth and very often triumph at the end of any long and worthy cause.
In this podcast, Mike Spivey discusses one of the fundamental difficulties of applying to law school—and how to cope with it. Mike mentions two blog posts in this podcast: the first, about all the different variables that go into law school admissions, can be found here, and the second, about load management days, can be found here.
You can listen to this podcast here or on SoundCloud or Apple Podcasts, or read a transcript below.
Please note that our reservation list for next cycle (2021-2022) is now open.
In this podcast, Mike Spivey discusses the three elements of admissions, particularly focusing on the one that is both the most important and the least understood.
Listen to this podcast below, or via SoundCloud or Apple Podcasts.
This podcast is hosted by Dr. Peter Cramer, our LLM & International Admissions Consultant. Dr. Cramer has been working in legal education for over 25 years. He started his law school career at Indiana University Maurer School of Law and later went to Georgetown University Law Center where he served as the Associate Director of the Center for Global Legal English. For nine years prior to joining Spivey Consulting Group, Dr. Cramer worked as the Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Students at Washington University School of Law, where he focused primarily on admissions, course counseling, and instruction.
In this podcast, Dr. Cramer gives an overview of the elements of a successful LLM application, as well as common pitfalls to avoid. You can listen via the YouTube video below, or on SoundCloud or Apple Podcasts.
In this podcast, Mike Spivey and PowerScore founder Dave Killoran ask each other questions about law school admissions (Mike's wheelhouse) and the LSAT (Dave's specialty).
You can listen to this podcast through the video below, or through SoundCloud or Apple Podcasts. You can also check out PowerScore's options for LSAT prep here.
Please note that our reservation list for next cycle (2021-2022) is now open.
