About the Authors
David Killoran
Dave Killoran, a graduate of Duke University, is an expert in test preparation with over 25 years of teaching experience and a 99th percentile score on the official LSAT. In addition to having written PowerScore's renowned LSAT Bible Series, and many other popular publications, Dave has overseen the preparation of thousands of students, founded two national LSAT preparation companies, and currently co-hosts the popular PowerScore LSAT PodCast. Follow him on X @DaveKilloran for real-time advice and news pertaining to the law school admissions process.
Karen Buttenbaum
Karen Buttenbaum is a respected law school admissions professional, spending the majority of her career in the admissions offices at two law schools. For 12 years, she was a voting member of the admissions committee at Harvard Law School, reading and making decisions on over 16,000 applications and interviewing over 1,000 applicants during that time. Karen held almost every position on the senior staff in the HLS admissions office, including serving as Director of Admissions, before joining Spivey Consulting in 2013 as Partner.
Anna Hicks-Jaco
Anna Hicks-Jaco has been with Spivey Consulting Group since 2013 and has served as the firm’s Chief Operating Officer since 2018. In this capacity, she has worked with over 20 law schools across the U.S. with a primary focus on admissions strategy. She has also served as Interim Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management at Syracuse University College of Law and in data and research for the Office of Career and Professional Development at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she had the opportunity to serve on the Dean’s Leadership Council.
Ratings & Reviews
“It is easy to find a lot of misleading advice online regarding law school admissions. This book will help you avoid that advice and instead focus on what really works.”
“What truly sets it apart is the book’s honest and down to earth advice, which comes from the knowledge and experience of its highly qualified authors. The personal and approachable tone of the book is yet another bonus. It is not at all intimidating, and provides a great balance of hard data, professional advice, personal stories, and humorous anecdotes. I would recommend this book to anyone who, like me, is beginning their law school admissions journey, and even more to anyone who finds themselves in the middles of the application cycle.”
“This book really opened my eyes to how many little things go into the admissions process I had never considered. Super thorough and gives the inside perspective because the authors worked in law school admissions offices at highly selective schools. Highly recommend!”
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Mike Spivey
Mike Spivey is a nationally recognized higher education expert. Before founding Spivey Consulting, Mike was a senior administrator at the law schools of Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Colorado. A motivational speaker, blogger, and podcaster with nearly 1 million listens, Mike has also been a featured speaker and panelist at more than 150 universities and has been interviewed as an expert in legal education by The New York Times, Reuters, The Economist, CNN/Fortune, the ABA Journal, U.S. News & World Report, and Above the Law.