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Getting into law school is tough, especially if your sights are set on a top program. According to ABA, law school applications have increased by 22.5% compared to last year, rising from 425,858 to 521,724, and the rejection rate continues to increase.
That’s why many students are turning to admissions consultants. Their expertise, former admissions committee experience, drastically increased acceptance rates, or guarantees can improve the chances of acceptance into law school.
This article breaks down 11 essential questions you should be asking before choosing a law school admissions consultant to help you separate surface-level sales pitches from real, results-driven expertise.
You should ask about a consultant’s background and admissions experience to ensure you work with someone qualified to guide you through a highly competitive process. This question helps you validate whether a firm is as credible as it claims to be.
The best counselors have years of admissions experience, extensive knowledge of the law school admissions landscape, and a proven ability to help candidates with various profiles, not just top scorers or traditional applicants. It’s even a bonus if they’re former admissions officers.
Pay attention to specifics when evaluating their services. Ask yourself questions such as:
If they can’t answer with concrete numbers or examples, keep looking for the right firm.
For example, Juris Education’s consultants bring over 15 years of experience and have delivered more than 37,000 hours of personalized admissions coaching to applicants. The team includes former admissions officers and lawyers who know what law schools are looking for in a successful application.
You should ask about a law school admissions consultant’s success rate to gauge whether their methods consistently lead to results. A high success rate reflects the consultant's ability to understand the admissions process, adapt to diverse applicant profiles, and deliver tangible outcomes.
Look for firms that don’t just use vague phrases like “we help students succeed.” Instead, ask for real numbers:
A 90% success rate with 10 students is a lot less credible than a 98% success rate with thousands.
Juris Education has supported thousands of JD applicants and has a 98% law school acceptance rate. Students are 4.5x more likely to earn a scholarship, and they receive an average of $105,000 across three years in scholarship offers.
Juris Education’s reputation is backed by detailed video testimonials, written reviews, success stories, and real acceptance letters from past students. Their proven track record shows how effective their personalized support has been for law school applicants across the country.
The video below shows how Brandon turned to Juris Education after feeling overwhelmed by the fast-approaching law school deadlines following his October LSAT.
Brandon chose Juris Education for the expert counselor experience and was paired with an organized and attentive expert who helped him refine his personal statement through multiple rounds of edits. He highlighted:
“The experience level [at Juris Education] was unparalleled to anything I’ve seen before on the Internet in regards to how experienced the counselors were … I strongly believe that if I was paired with any other counselor that Juris had to offer, I would’ve had a similar result in being accepted to law school and obtaining a scholarship.”
Thanks to Juris Education’s personalized support and flexibility, Brandon successfully submitted a polished application on time. He was accepted to the University of Loyola Chicago School of Law with a scholarship.
You should ask exactly what’s included in a law school application support package to avoid surprises or inflated promises with little follow-through. The cost of admissions consulting can vary widely, so it’s essential to understand whether you’re getting a handful of edits and a few calls or a fully immersive, personalized experience that justifies the investment.
The right consultant should be upfront about the number of hours of one-on-one advising you receive, how their communication system works (email, video, calls), the number of essay drafts they'll review, and whether support includes LSAT prep, interview preparation, scholarship negotiations, or waitlist strategy. If they can’t outline what’s included in each package, that’s a red flag.
Juris Education’s application support and LSAT packages are among the most comprehensive options on the market, designed for students who require support throughout every aspect of their application and LSAT preparation. These all-inclusive programs combine support for 5, 15, or 25 law school applications with 60 hours of personalized LSAT tutoring and a guarantee of a score of 165 or higher.
With Juris Education, you’ll get personalized guidance from a dedicated admissions coach, unlimited communication (calls, video, emails), and expert support for every component:
Each plan offers extended payment options up to 36 months, making it easy to match your budget without sacrificing support. If you’re serious about getting accepted this cycle and want a package that covers the entire application process, Juris Education’s offerings should be your baseline.
You should ask how much of the law school application a consultant will support to ensure there are no gaps in guidance during critical moments. A consultant might sound promising in the sales call, but if their involvement ends after a personal statement edit, you could be left scrambling when it matters most.
The best consultants offer end-to-end application support. That means help with every required component:
They should also assist with building a balanced school list, refining your narrative, and planning your timeline so nothing gets missed. If a firm only helps with editing or offers vague advice, that’s your sign to do more research because it likely means they aren’t invested in your whole application lifecycle.
Here’s a table outlining the law school application timeline with estimated time commitments for each task:
At Juris Education, students receive personalized support with every step of the application process, as pictured above. From creating a strategic list of schools to crafting polished statements, prepping for interviews, and navigating the LSAC platform, every step is accounted for.
Jake shared how Juris Education played a pivotal role in his acceptance to the University of Virginia School of Law:
“My consultant helped me so much in the writing and brainstorming process, really paying attention to my story and life experiences to help me channel those thoughts while providing great feedback, edits, and ideas.”
Jake’s full review can be seen in the screenshot below.
Thanks to Juris Education’s guidance, Jake successfully navigated a notoriously competitive admissions process, overcoming the University of Virginia Law School’s 86.08% rejection rate.
You should ask whether a consultant can help you get accepted this cycle to make sure their availability, responsiveness, and strategic planning align with your deadlines. Law school admissions follow a strict and competitive timeline, so if a consultant isn’t available when you need them or doesn’t have a plan tailored to your cycle, you risk falling behind or submitting rushed work.
Look for clear commitments around turnaround time for edits, availability during peak deadlines, and how they plan to keep your materials on track. If they’re vague about how many hours you get, how often you’ll meet, or whether they’re taking on too many clients at once, that’s a red flag.
Getting students accepted in the current admissions cycle is the top priority at Juris Education. Every student works with a dedicated counselor who creates a detailed timeline based on your target submission dates, school list, and personal schedule. You’ll never be left guessing what comes next. The entire process stays on track with unlimited communication and a structured project plan.
You should ask about acceptance guarantees to understand what a consultant is actually promising. Some companies advertise guaranteed results with no real accountability, while others offer guarantees under strict, transparent conditions. Knowing the difference can protect you from false promises and wasted money.
Clear eligibility criteria and a specific scope should accompany a legitimate guarantee. If a consultant promises admission to any law school without first understanding your profile, look for someone else. Research firms that offer guarantees tied to comprehensive packages, with structured support and a plan for continued help if things don’t go as expected.
Juris Education boasts a 98% success rate, backed by over 15 years of admissions expertise and over 37,000 hours of coaching experience. Thousands of students have gained admission to top programs and earned substantial scholarships by following the same proven system. That level of consistent performance is what matters, because absolute confidence comes from results, not false promises.
You should ask about a consultant’s experience with students like you to ensure they can tailor their guidance to your specific background, goals, and challenges. The best admissions advice is never generic. It should be based on how your story fits into the broader law school admissions landscape.
Pay attention to whether they ask you thoughtful questions before discussing their approach. Do they seem curious about your academic record, personal history, goals, and potential weaknesses or differentiators in your application? That’s a sign they understand how to craft strategies that actually work. If their answers sound generic or pre-scripted, they likely aren’t adapting their approach to individual applicants, and that’s a problem.
Juris Education matches students with consultants who understand their journey. Juris counselors support you with every detail of your JD application, whether you’re a traditional applicant with a strong GPA and LSAT or a non-traditional candidate.
For example, a student with a 2.9 GPA and upward grade trends won’t receive the same positioning strategy as someone with a perfect 4.0, and they shouldn’t. Juris Education’s experts develop personalized application strategies for every student, ensuring your strengths and story align with the right schools and present in the most compelling way possible.
You should ask whether a consultant has experience working with applicants who have lower academic metrics to ensure they know how to build a compelling application beyond the numbers. A low GPA or LSAT doesn’t automatically disqualify you from law school, but your consultant needs to be strategic, honest, and experienced in reframing your profile.
The right consultant will help you develop a personalized plan tailored to your needs. This includes:
If a consultant tries to steer you away from applying altogether or doesn’t have clear tactics for these situations, they’re probably not equipped to handle anything outside of the perfect applicant profile.
Consulting firms like Juris Education help applicants with low GPAs or LSAT scores build competitive law school applications. Their team of former admissions officers and experienced counselors guides students through writing clear, focused addenda that explain academic or test score challenges without making excuses.
A strong addendum is concise, takes responsibility, and demonstrates improvement or context, such as health issues, family responsibilities, or upward academic trends. Juris helps students add value to their addenda rather than raising new concerns.
After being rejected from every law school she applied to, Linnea turned to Juris Education, determined to get accepted in the following admissions cycle.
Linnea worked with her expert LSAT tutor at Juris Education, who helped boost her score by eight points in just one month, after three previous tutors had failed to improve her score. After her experience working with Juris Education, Linnea highlighted:
“The LSAT tutor at Juris Education helped me increase my score by 8 points within a month, which is crazy! I was so happy I had found a tutor I could work with and see results from.”
Linnea also worked closely with Juris Education’s admissions team to craft a standout personal statement, something she’d struggled to brainstorm for two years until her counselor helped her perfect it in one session.
Jurid Education provided Linnea with unlimited personal statement edits, strategic guidance, and personalized support. Linnea was accepted to 13 of the 15 law schools to which she applied, and ultimately decided to attend the University of San Diego School of Law.
You should ask about a consultant’s experience with non-traditional applicants to make sure they can support applicants with unique backgrounds. Whether you’re changing careers, returning to school after a long break, or applying with a degree in an unrelated field, your story requires you to connect your experiences to your motivation for law without sounding forced or defensive.
You’re looking for a consultant who sees your background as an asset, not a liability. They should be able to explain how they’ve helped other non-traditional students translate their professional experience into compelling personal statements, identify the right schools, and stand out in a pool dominated by recent grads. If they treat your profile like a problem to overcome or seem unsure how to position it, they’re not the right fit.
Juris Education works with career changers, older applicants, and students with unconventional paths to law school. The team knows how to build application narratives that highlight leadership, maturity, and real-world skills, qualities many law schools value deeply.
As a non-traditional applicant, Neha turned to Juris Education to get into law school. Neha mentioned:
“Wanting to pivot out of my job, I reached out to Juris early in the process, more than a year before the deadlines …the turnaround of the essay edits was incredibly efficient, with clear and actionable feedback … the outcome of the application season was more than I had hoped for.”
After working with her counselor at Juris Education, Neha was accepted to UC Berkeley School of Law as a non-traditional applicant.
Ask how consultants personalize their application support to ensure you’re not getting generic advice. You bring a different set of experiences, goals, and challenges, and if the support isn’t tailored to reflect that, your application will fade into the background.
Pay attention to how the firm describes its consulting process. Do they mention using templates or generic frameworks? If so, that’s a red flag. Authentic personalization means helping you craft a cohesive story, selecting schools that align with your profile, and offering feedback that reflects your voice and strengths. They should also adapt their approach as your application evolves, rather than forcing you into a rigid system.
Juris Education builds every application from the ground up, starting with a comprehensive assessment to understand your goals, academic history, values, and strengths. From there, counselors create a personalized plan, tailoring every component of your application to showcase your journey.
You should know how familiar a consultant is with the specific law schools on your list to ensure their advice aligns with each school’s values, priorities, and application style. A strong consultant understands the nuances between schools, such as:
If the consulting firm treats every T14 or regional school the same, you’ll end up with materials that miss the tone, structure, or strategic positioning required in a successful application. What you want instead is targeted input on how to appeal to each school’s admissions committee, and a consultant who stays updated as trends shift year to year.
At Juris Education, school-specific strategy is integral to every package. Counselors have graduated from top law schools, such as Duke, NYU, Berkeley, and Michigan, so they know what to look for in a competitive candidate. Juris Education provides tailored support designed to give you an edge at every school you apply to.
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