Practice Management

Here is a news flash, if not a couple decades old -- I do not do well on standardized tests.  A lot of those applying to law school do not. This presents a problem in regard to the LSAT because a number of law schools heavily weight their selection process on the LSAT score.  It is, I believe, all part of the ranking game and not because the LSAT is an indicator of how you will do in law school.  And, that is a real shame.

Recently, on the Law Student blog someone with a low 148 LSAT inquired as to how to get into law school with a low LSAT, but with other outstanding credentials.

First, you have got to want to be a lawyer more than you are as concerned about which law school you need to attend.

Second, I would concentrate on newer law schools that are either likely to receive provisional accreditation by the ABA or who have recently received provisional accreditation.  As to those who have recently received provisional accreditation, these are:

+Charleston School of Law
+Charlotte School of Law
+Drexel University College of Law
+Elon University School of Law
+Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones    School of Law
+Florida A&M University College of Law
+University of LaVerne College of Law
+Liberty University School of Law
+John Marshall Law School (Atlanta)
+Phoenix School of Law
+Western State University College of Law

I few of these law school start out with higher LSAT standards, such as Drexel, but I have blogged recently about a couple of these schools, such as Elon University School of Law and Charlotte School of Law.  You might also keep in mind that Ave Maria School of Law is relocating to Florida, and this dislocation might present a short window of opportunities.

And, then I have blogged about this before, but the DeLoggio Admissions Achievement Program website is the best I have seen for explaining both how each school judges admissions and in determining your likelihood of achieving admission at a particular law school.  I followed the result of my daughter getting into law school and others and it has almost always been right on the money.  It has one section in which you can calculate your GPA and LSAT according to each schools math to determine if you will likely get in or not.  Use this site.

Then, of course, if you have a low LSAT and want to go to law school, now is the time.  Law school applications increase and decrease, generally along with the economy.  Law school applications are currently down, and the number of law school seats are up.  This makes it a little bit easier.  But, I can almost guarantee with an worsening economy that applications will likely climb.