Hillary Mantis Esq.

Let's say that you are pretty sure that you want to be a lawyer—but not one hundred percent sure. Or that your LSAT score is ok but ideally you would like a lot more time to try to improve it. Or that you didn’t really have the time to do a legal internship during college. Should you still go straight to law school after college? Or take some time off?

It is never too soon, though to start thinking about your test-taking options. If you ultimately have the choice, should you still take the LSAT? Or the GRE? Or not take any standardized test at all?

What should students know about legal hiring?

Should you apply to law school?

What makes for a good personal statement?

Another law school application cycle is about to begin. Now is the time to get organized, perfect your documents and turn them in during the early part of the rolling admissions cycle. Here’s a suggested fall timeline for getting ready.

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