Table of Contents

Introduction 1. What You Need to Know about Applying to Law School 2. Grabbing Their Attention via Your Personal Statement 3. Preparing a Standout Resume 4. Making the Most of Addenda 5. Earning a Compelling Letter of Recommendation 6. Effective Interview Techniques 7. What Happens in Law School? 8. What Will My Legal Career Look Like? Appendix A: The Admissions Index in Depth Appendix B: Brainstorming Appendix C: Additional Sample Free-Form Essay Appendix D: Action-Oriented Verbs Appendix E: A Day in the Life

About the Author

With his honest, often frank, advice and his shrewd ability to tease out a candidate's best stories, Jeremy Shinewald built mbaMission from a "one-man show" into the market leader in MBA admissions consulting. Now, Jeremy is leading a team that will help law school aspirants differentiate themselves and grab the attention of admissions officers at elite law schools. Before founding mbaMission and jdMission, Jeremy was the sole speechwriter for the Ambassador of Israel to the United States, for whom he wrote more than 70 policy addresses. He was admitted to several top domestic and international MBA programs and ultimately became one of the youngest members of his class at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, where he was an admissions interviewer, wrote a Business Ethics case and a Small Business Acquisitions case, and was chosen by his peers to be Class Graduation Speaker. Jeremy is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC), an organization committed to upholding the highest standards of ethical practices in MBA advisory services, and was co-chair of the 2009 AIGAC Conference at Columbia Business School. He is a recognized leader in the admissions consulting field, and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, U.S. News and World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek, Crain's New York and more. Jeremy is also the author of the Complete Start-to-Finish MBA Admissions Guide.