We diagnose the candidacy.
We read the record as an admissions committee might and identify the strengths, concerns, and unanswered questions that should shape the application.
Boutique law school admissions consulting
A stronger application begins with a more serious answer to why law.
We help you develop that answer, then translate it into a distinctive, persuasive application that gives law schools a reason to choose you.
Clients admitted to
Harvard
Stanford
Chicago
Columbia
NYU
Berkeley
Our core philosophy
The application is the outcome. The understanding comes first.
Most applicants begin with an explanation of why law that is sincere but incomplete. They assume the answer already exists and their job is simply to write it down convincingly. We do not.
Our work begins by asking what the applicant has encountered, what about it held their attention, and what they still do not fully understand. Through sustained conversation, targeted questions, and repeated drafting, we help applicants develop a clearer and more intellectually serious account of why they have chosen this profession.
A better application should be the byproduct of a more serious understanding of the decision you are making.
That understanding cannot be manufactured. Once it is real, however, it strengthens everything that follows: the personal statement, optional essays, school strategy, interviews, and the decisions applicants make after admission.
Request a complimentary consultationHow we work
We do not begin with the draft.
We develop the thinking beneath the application.
We question the easy answer and identify the experiences, ideas, and unresolved questions that reveal a genuine intellectual engagement with law.
We turn that understanding into one complete case.
Every component has a purpose. The documents add to one another and present a coherent reason to admit the applicant without forcing a manufactured narrative.
The personal statement
The reader should see a mind at work.
A strong personal statement does not merely describe the applicant or recount an impressive event. It shows the applicant encountering a serious question, working through complexity, and arriving at a more developed understanding.
For many applicants, the most valuable question is why law: not simply which field they hope to practice, but what they have encountered that makes legal thinking or legal work genuinely compelling to them. The essay must demonstrate that interest rather than proclaim it.
Not every personal statement should answer why law directly. But by the end of our work, every applicant should be able to answer it with substance and specificity. We then decide where that understanding belongs in the application.
See whether this approach fits your applicationComplete application consulting
One consultant. One strategy. The entire cycle.
Comprehensive guidance for one application cycle and up to 10 law schools.
Complete package
$2,699
Purchase the complete package
Application strategy
- Complete candidacy assessment
- School list and risk calibration
- Submission timing and early decision
- Application-wide strategy
Written materials
- Personal statement
- Perspective and optional essays
- Resume and addenda
- Recommendation strategy
- School-specific applications
After submission
- Interview preparation
- Waitlist strategy and LOCIs
- Scholarship requests
- Offer comparison
- Enrollment decisions
Direct, ongoing support
Applicants work with the same senior consultant throughout the cycle, with recurring meetings, detailed written feedback, and direct messaging access between meetings.
À la carte support
Focused help where you need it.
For applicants who do not need full-cycle consulting, these engagements apply the same substantive approach to a narrower part of the application.
Written application
Essay Package
$1,699
Coordinated development of the major written components of your application.
- Personal statement
- Statement of perspective
- Why X and optional essays
- Cross-essay strategy
- Substantive revisions through completion
Core essay
Personal Statement
$1,299
In-depth development of the central essay in your application.
- Candidacy and topic diagnosis
- Topic exploration and selection
- Narrative and intellectual development
- Structure and prose
- Substantive revisions through final draft
Post-submission
Interview & Waitlist
$999
Focused support after applications have been submitted.
- Interview preparation
- Mock interviews with feedback
- Letters of continued interest
- Waitlist strategy and timing
- Follow-up communication guidance
Boutique by design
Your application is not handed from a strategist to a junior editor.
We accept a limited number of applicants because the same consultant remains responsible for understanding the candidate, developing the strategy, and reviewing the work throughout the cycle.
This is candid, collaborative work. We will tell you when a topic is weak, an essay is not adding anything, or a school strategy is poorly calibrated. We also will not take on an applicant unless we believe close work can materially improve the application.
Selected outcomes
Different candidates. Different problems to solve.
These examples are anonymized. They are not promises about future results.
K-JD applicant
180 LSAT
4.0 GPA
An academically exceptional applicant whose written materials needed to reveal the person behind the numbers rather than simply confirm academic strength.
Admitted to HarvardK-JD applicant
174 LSAT
4.0 GPA
A high-stat applicant applying directly from college whose application needed to communicate maturity and distinction within an exceptionally competitive pool.
Admitted to StanfordStrong academic profile
168 LSAT
3.98 GPA
A strong academic candidate whose application needed an unusually persuasive non-numerical case at the most selective schools.
Admitted to ChicagoHigh-stat applicant
168 LSAT
4.0 GPA
A high-achieving applicant whose written materials needed to add dimension and distinction rather than repeat what the transcript had already established.
Admitted to BerkeleyCareer transition
174 LSAT
3.78 GPA
A software developer whose application needed to make the move to law coherent while preserving the specificity and value of his prior career.
Admitted to UVA LawCareer transition
165 LSAT
4.0 GPA
An experienced designer whose application needed to connect a distinctive professional background to legal education without forcing a generic narrative.
Admitted to GeorgetownPast results reflect individual circumstances and do not guarantee admission to any institution.
Common questions
Before we speak
Do I need a draft before beginning?
No. It is often better to begin before choosing a topic so the application strategy can guide what you write.
Are optional essays included?
Yes, when they can strengthen the application. We do not recommend submitting additional material merely because a prompt exists.
Who will I work with?
You will work directly with a senior consultant. All consultants are T6 graduates, former BigLaw associates, and professionals with at least eight years of experience.
What happens during the consultation?
We discuss your record, what is drawing you toward law, your target schools, and the central questions your application may need to answer. It is also an opportunity for both sides to assess fit.
Complimentary diagnostic consultation
Start with a serious conversation about why law and your candidacy.
We reserve up to two hours to understand your background, what is drawing you toward law, where you are in the process, and what the application may need to accomplish. There is no charge and no commitment to enroll.
- Send a brief consultation request.
- We will confirm a time and send three short questions.
- We will discuss the direction of your application and whether the fit makes sense.