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Hillary Mantis Esq.

Hillary Mantis works with prelaw students, law students and lawyers. She is the assistant dean for the prelaw advising program at Fordham University and author of several career and law school admissions books. You can reach her at Hillary.Mantis@yahoo.com.
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Tips for Finding a Great Mentor to Help Make Decisions About Law School

As zoom fatigue has fully set in, a year into the pandemic, the idea of attending one...
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How to Avoid Common Mistakes Applicants Make with “Why Us” Essays

“Some of the law schools I’m applying to have extra optional essays, asking why in particular I...
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4 Things You Can Do Over Winter Break That Might Help Your Law School Admissions Chances and Legal Career

It’s been a very long year. And it might be a long winter. But, many college students...
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How to Succeed in a Very Competitive Admissions Cycle

Applications to law school are way up so far, this year. I’ve never seen them increase so...
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3 Tips For Getting Stellar Letters of Recommendation

When you apply to law school, letters of recommendation (otherwise known as LOR) will be an important...
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Getting Organized In the New School Year-What Should You Be Doing Now?

This year is definitely different. There’s remote learning, hybrid learning, and in person learning. You may be...
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4 Questions to Ask Before Deciding What Schools to Apply To

More than perhaps any year in recent history, this is a year when applicants want to make...
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Three Ways to Reduce Your Anxiety About the Upcoming Law School Application Cycle

If you are thinking about applying to law school this year, no doubt you are anxious about...
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7 ways to still have a productive summer, even if your internship fell through

 By Hillary Mantis Your summer internship may have fallen through. Or you may not be able to find...
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How to negotiate merit scholarships

By Hillary Mantis You have been accepted to the law school of your dreams, but without the same...
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