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.
Read full postThe 2020-2021 admissions cycle is going to be the most challenging yet to predict, and most will understand a large part of that uncertainty.
Read full postThere are thousands of ways to differentiate yourself, this is just what we came up with to serve as a helpful starting point.
Read full postEarly in my admissions career, a former boss of mine would often use the following Niels Bohr quote when speaking of law school admissions: “prediction is difficult, especially when it involves the future.”
Read full postPlease keep in mind that because so much is fluid right now, no one can say for certain where things will be in a few months.
Read full postIn this podcast, Mike Spivey discusses how COVID-19 and new grading systems will affect law school transfer admissions.
Read full postThis will be a short but I hope important blog to consider. It's been a notoriously slow admission cycle, and it possibly would have stayed at an equally slow pace until COVID-19 changed things in many dramatic ways.
Read full postYou can also listen to this podcast on SoundCloud [https://soundcloud.com/user-158254372/spivey-consulting-on-coronavirus-covid-19-and-the-implications-for-law-schools-and-admissions] or Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spivey-consulting-law-school-admissions-podcast/id1477090223] .
Read full postThis is a very encompassing podcast that features the A to Z of the law school admissions process.
Read full postIn this podcast, SCG's Mike Spivey speaks on what to expect for the rest of the cycle — including why it might greatly favor some people with strong softs this summer, thus making it a "Soft Cycle," but also why it has and will continue to be slow.
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