Ah, letters of recommendation: the only part of your law school application you don’t control. Often treated as an afterthought by unwise students, they can make a real difference . . . or tank your application, in the case of the unlucky applicants who receive the rare and dreaded negative recommendation.

This week, Branden & Jelena tackle some of the most common misconceptions about letters of recommendation for law school, and lay out a strategy for obtaining the kind of recommendations that tip the admissions scale in your favor.

Listen and learn . . .

Links and Further Resource from this Episode:

Harvard Law’s Recommendation Tips

Former Berkeley Dean on Recommendations

Yikes, Negative Recommendations are More Common Than We Thought!

Former U. of Chicago Dean on Recommendations

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