Mock Trial? Moot Court? Both? Neither? If you’re passionate, competitive, dedicated, and interested in honing your courtroom skills before graduation, joining a trial advocacy team might be for you. In this episode, Jelena & Branden-with-an-e talk to Brandon-with-an-o Draper, Director of the Trial Advocacy Center for the South Texas College of Law Houston, which is currently ranked 3rd in the nation in Trial Advocacy. Listen and learn . . . Whether you can be competitive in mock trial/moot court in law school, even if you didn’t do high school debate or join a trial advocacy team as an un ..read more

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: "...and even if you don’t end up being a lawyer, there are so many jobs you can do with a JD!" But what jobs, exactly? Branden & Jelena break down some non-lawyering options for law school grads, while also discussing the question of whether or not you should go to law school if you think you’d prefer a non-lawyer job. Listen and learn . . . Which non-lawyering jobs for lawyers actually require a JD How much money you can expect to earn if you get a JD and then pursue a non-lawyer job How many years of practice as an attorney you’ll need to qualify ..read more

Thinking of applying to WashU (#16 USNWR, #6 ATL)? Then this is a must-listen. But even if you’ll be applying elsewhere, Branden & Jelena’s interview with WashU’s Director of Admissions and Vice Dean for Institutional Success will put you on the right path to acceptances galore. Listen and learn . . . Why WashU lets you redact your GPA or LSAT score when applying What admissions officers really want to see in your personal statement How to choose a law school that will get you a career, not just a JD What law school admissions officers are doing about affordability Why WashU keeps rising ..read more

It’s our hundredth episode! Plus, our announcement of the winner of the biggest LSATMax giveaway ever. To celebrate, Branden & Jelena share their top 100 LSAT and law school admissions tips from all their years of helping students ace the LSAT and get into the law schools of their dreams. Listen and learn . . . Jelena’s best Logic Games strategy hacks Branden’s secret reading tactics for a higher Reading Comprehension score Easy ways to improve your law school application essays How to really understand logical fallacies And so much more! Links and Further Resources from this Episode: T ..read more

Ever thought to yourself, “Being a lawyer sounds great, but I wish we had uniforms?” Wished 1L year was a little more like actual boot camp, and a little less like lawyer boot camp? Good news: the military needs lawyers! USAF Major and happy lawyer Samantha Sliney joins the podcast to talk about her career as a JAG, or Judge Advocate General, and how you can pursue a legal career in the armed forces, too. Listen and learn . . . Do JAGs deploy like other soldiers? What does a lawyer do in the military, anyway? How to find out how much money JAGs (and everyone else in the armed forces) really m ..read more

There have been a few Logical Reasoning questions in the history of the LSAT that were about as long as a Reading Comp passage, and every single one of them is a Parallel Reasoning or Flawed Parallel Reasoning question. These questions are frustrating and time consuming. Luckily they aren’t the most common types of questions, so lots of people skip them, but if you want an elite score, you’ll have to learn how to answer these correctly and quickly. We’ll tell you how. What important law school skill is being tested on these questions How to speed up in analyzing the arguments in the stimulus ..read more

The events of the past week may have some Levelheads thinking about dedicating their legal careers to reproductive rights & justice. Branden and Jelena dig into the options available for law students to study and work on reproductive issues. Listen and learn . . . Which law schools have the most courses dedicated to reproductive rights & justice How to get practical experience on reproductive rights & justice issues through clinics What to do if you’re already in law school and there are no course offerings in reproductive rights & justice Why you might want to join or start a ..read more

Did you know there’s an essay portion of the LSAT? Did you know you can’t get your score until you complete one? Yikes! The good news is that the writing sample isn’t scored, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t turn in your best performance. So, listen as Jelena & Branden break down the format of the Writing Sample and work through an example. Listen and learn . . . What the purpose of the writing sample is How law school admissions officers use them (or sometimes don’t?) How your writing sample can affect the way your personal statement is received How to organize your essay in order to ..read more

Jelena & Branden dive into the parts of your law school application that you don’t actually have to do (but maybe you should). From diversity statements to addenda to those weird Georgetown 250-word mini-essay prompts, it’s all here. Listen and learn . . . Listen and learn . . . Why not all diverse applicants should write a diversity statement When an addendum can help, and when it would do more harm than good How admissions departments may be using extra essay prompts to trap you into revealing poor judgment or deficient writing skills How your diversity statement should differ from your ..read more

Tune in this week as Jelena and Branden tackle one of the few Logical Reasoning question types that don’t always have an argument. (If you think that means Jelena & Branden won’t be arguing with each other, you must be new to the pod, so welcome!) These questions come in a few forms, and the approach for each, as well as the criteria for the right answer, is a little different. Listen and learn . . . When to diagram and when to keep your diagramming powder dry How to separate what’s useful from what’s fluff in a stimulus that’s just a bunch of facts How to tell these apart from Strengthen ..read more