Customize Your Gap Year: 100+ Ways We Can Help Applicants Build Their Profiles

Assessment & Academic Planning

1. Persona Assessment & Profile Development

Meet your dedicated law school admissions expert

In-depth intake call to understand your background, experiences, and goals

Discuss your preferred communication style and any current post-grad plans

Undergo a persona assessment to uncover key stories and differentiators for your application

Receive a comprehensive list of key takeaways about your candidacy

Persona takeaways will help shape gap year activities and future personal statement

Get a gap-year-specific improvement plan with a realistic strategy for boosting your profile

Discuss short-term and long-term goals

Get a customized project plan to oversee all parts of your program

Receive monthly and quarterly plans for gap year activities and application building

Participate in targeted profile-building check-ins

Get a written action plan to work toward academic, volunteering, leadership, and work experience goals

Track improvements across academics, volunteering, leadership, and work experiences

Receive a personalized improvement plan after every session

See your progress as you check off to-dos on your lists

Stay on track with a clear progress tracker designed for pre-app gap year optimization

2. Academic Advising & Course Selection

Get your full academic transcript reviewed

Get a final analysis of GPA trends and course rigor

Discuss any academic red flags and how to mitigate them

Get curated advice on continued intellectual engagement (online courses, certifications, etc.)

Receive recommendations for continuing education opportunities or graduate-level courses

Learn how to demonstrate academic curiosity without being enrolled full-time

Receive a learning plan that highlights your commitment to intellectual growth

Strategize how to strengthen your academic profile for law school

Get research on law school GPA cutoffs, averages, and school-specific academic expectations

Begin school list planning based on GPA, potential LSAT score, and competitiveness

Discuss the implications of applying later or earlier in the next cycle

3. Academic Skill Development

Your counselor will pinpoint specific academic weaknesses based on your transcript

Receive a plan on how to boost skills, such as reading comprehension or critical reasoning

Hone your skills with proven study techniques suggested by your counselor

Receive resources to hone writing skills before writing application documents

Get strategies to take advantage of your college alum status

Get writing feedback on academic and professional documents

Learn how to effectively leverage mentors and self-directed learning

Monitor growth through self-evaluation exercises and feedback from your counselor

4. Academic Enrichment Outside of College

Get a curated list of academic and intellectual programs you can pursue during your gap year

Receive a list of relevant law-related courses, virtual seminars, or online certifications

Get guidance on selecting enrichment programs

Ensure these enrichment programs align with your application narrative

Apply to academic or skill-building opportunities

Get all documents reviewed and edited for strength and clarity

Determine whether to pursue further coursework or an academic certificate

Explore opportunities for thought leadership (writing, publishing, etc.)

Reflect on whether law is the right path for you, based on experience and exposure

5. LSAT Planning

Get your baseline skills in logical reasoning and reading comprehension assessed

Get personalized guidance on study schedule intensity & timing

Receive recommendations on the length of your LSAT study schedule

Get guidance on choosing an LSAT test date

Receive a comprehensive LSAT study schedule

Meet for progress and readiness checkpoints with your counselor

Get access to practice tests

Review your LSAT progress regularly

Extracurriculars & Profile Building

1. Leadership Positioning

Audit current leadership activities and profile gaps based on your persona assessment

Brainstorm personal initiatives and community-based projects

Guidance on launching gap-year initiatives that showcase leadership, impact, or advocacy

Proposal editing for concision and clarity

Get ideas for personal projects

Receive detailed plans on how to launch personal leadership projects

Build out timelines and deliverables for self-initiated projects

Support for applying to leadership roles

Get leadership and extracurricular hour tracking and summaries

2. Volunteering

Your persona assessment will showcase your passions and interests

Delve deeper into your passions and decide which values resonate with you

Get research on organizations that align with your values/interests

Guidance on how many hours to allot to volunteer positions

Insights into how different volunteering options will impact your candidacy

Coaching on how to contact organizations

Receive expert tips on growing your network through volunteer initiatives

Guidance on completing volunteering applications

High-level edits on volunteer application components

Get recommendations on long-term & short-term opportunities that demonstrate commitment

Attend reflection sections on skills acquired

Work with your counselor to summarize meaningful stories for essays

3. Internships & Legal Field Exposure

Your counselor can search for internships, extracurricular activities, and paid/unpaid work experience

Help students identify relevant pre-law internships and work experience aligned with their academic and career interests

Determine whether internships or other work experience are right for you

Get guidance on selecting internships across government, nonprofit, corporate, and academic sectors

Help identifying opportunities across cities, remote, or international placements

Receive strategic internship timeline plans

Choose which experiences align with your law school goals and legal interests

Guidance on coordinating multiple internship experiences across your gap year

Support to understand the policy context or legal frameworks involved in internships

Introduction to a wide range of legal specialties

Get structured reflection to help students articulate interests in specific legal fields

Guidance on where to find panels, informational interviews, and guest talks

Recommendations on reading lists, podcast recommendations, and case studies

Get feedback on internship resumes tailored to legal or policy roles

Support for crafting compelling cover letters that highlight relevant strengths

Mock interview practice for legal internships

Get all internship application documents edited to perfection

Find national and international pre-law competitions, conferences, and student summits

Get help preparing for competition entries or case responses

Guidance through the application process for selective legal enrichment programs

Coaching on networking and presentation skills for conference participation

Help organizing experiences, projects, and writing samples for portfolios

Support for the creation of digital/print portfolios for scholarship, internship, or job application use

Determine possible future law specialties based on experiences

Receive school recommendations catering to specific specialties

4. Research & Writing Opportunities

Your counselor will identify interests and passions based on your persona assessment

Match your passions with potential research interests

Your counselor will find legal, policy, or interdisciplinary research opportunities

Get a curated list of pre-law research fellowships, summer research programs, or faculty-led projects

Guidance on approaching professors to join ongoing research or propose independent projects

Get cold outreach email and cold call scripts

Receive networking tips and tricks from your law school admissions expert

Brainstorm and build research opportunity applications with your counselor

Get all your research position applications edited for concision and impact

Receive guidelines for research goal timelines

Guidance on poster presentations

Receive research publication support and advice

Coaching to undertake project leadership

Receive feedback on written abstracts and manuscripts

How We Help Students Taking a Gap Year Prepare for Law School: 5,000+ Students & Counting

Michael

Accepted at:

Cumulative GPA

3.9

LSAT Score

175

Joined as a Senior from

Arizona State University

Enrolled in Premier JD Program

Simran

Accepted at

GPA

3.9

SAT

1560

AP Courses

Interests & Activities

- STEM Tutor
- Film Club
- Long-Term Care Home Volunteer

Activities Completed Under Juris Education Advisement:

Legal Assistant at a Civil Rights Law Firm in Phoenix

Policy Research Fellow at a Nonprofit Focused on Indigenous Rights

Volunteer Caseworker for the Arizona Justice Project

Research Published in the Cornell Law Review

Challenge:

After scoring 150 on his first LSAT attempt, Michael reflected on his law school readiness as a senior. With a lower LSAT score, high GPA, and only a few extracurriculars to showcase, he determined that his profile likely wasn’t competitive enough to be admitted to a T-14 law school. Michael wanted expert guidance on what admissions committees look for in applicants and how he could use his gap year to leverage his skills and network.

How We Helped:

We conducted an in-depth persona assessment to assess current key takeaways about Michael’s involvement, activities, and experiences

Tutored Michael for his upcoming LSAT test date, helping him ace Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension topics to achieve a top 1% score

Helped Michael craft and edit an application to become a legal assistant at a civil rights firm in Phoenix

Guided Michael to apply for a Policy Research Fellowship through the Native Nations Institute (NNI), editing all documents to perfection

Helped Michael become a volunteer caseworker for the Arizona Justice Project, using his free time to pursue his passion for justice for wrongly incarcerated individuals

Guided Michael through the Juris Research Fellowship, leading to his work being published in the Cornell Law Review

‍Outcome:

Michael was admitted to six T-14 law schools. He attended Cornell Law School on a full-tuition scholarship.

Devon

Accepted at:

Cumulative GPA

3.6

LSAT Score

170

Joined as a Senior from

University of Southern California

Enrolled in All-Inclusive Application Support - 15 Schools

Challenge:

As a rising senior at the University of Southern California, Devon wished he’d had more time to develop his pre-law profile. With a lower GPA compared to most T-14 admits, he knew he’d need professional advising for his best shot of acceptance to UCLA and other top law schools.

How We Helped:

Helped Devon develop a list of 15 law schools that contained a balance of T-14, safety, and target schools based on his academic profile

Conducted an in-depth persona assessment to uncover Devon’s key leadership experiences, including his role as Managing Editor at USC Annenberg Media

Helped Devon build an LSAC personal statement narrative centered on his leadership abilities, journalism experience, and passion for the legal profession

Edited Devon’s pre-law resume to ensure his activities demonstrated measurable impact and growth over his college career

Helped Devon prepare for law school interviews with school-specific questions and mock simulations that would prepare him for the big day

Ensured all of Devon’s application materials made a compelling case for his acceptance, despite his lower GPA

‍Outcome:

Devon was accepted to his first-choice law school, UCLA School of Law!

Joshua

Accepted at:

Cumulative GPA

3.46

LSAT Score

160

Joined as a Senior from

University of Michigan

Enrolled in 15 School All-Inclusive Application Support

Challenge:

When Joshua came to Juris Education, he had a general idea of the schools he wanted to apply to and what experiences his application could include. However, with a lower undergraduate GPA, he knew he’d need a strong application narrative to maximize his chances of law school acceptance.

How We Helped:

Paired Joshua with an expert who has experience helping seniors and students taking a gap year apply to law school

Dived deep into Joshua’s most meaningful experiences and background using an in-depth persona assessment

Helped Joshua identify which elements of his background and story would make a compelling case for his acceptance

Helped Joshua apply for scholarships to mitigate law school tuition costs and get the greatest return on his investment

Supported Joshua through brainstorming, creating, and editing his LSAC personal statement and optional essays, including a diversity statement

Helped Joshua prepare for law school interviews with mock simulations and school-specific question practice

‍Outcome:

Joshua was accepted to New York Law School on a full-tuition scholarship.

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Customize Your Gap Year: 100+ Ways We Can Help Applicants Build Their Profiles

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How We Help Students Taking a Gap Year Prepare for Law School: 5,000+ Students & Counting

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