Leland+ Content Library

How To Write Outstanding Law School Application Essays [4/29/2026] (Recording)

Your law school application essays are arguably the most important aspect of your law school applications. To have the best outcomes and plenty of options at the end of the process, you need to craft compelling essays with solid narratives that paint a picture beyond your numbers. We will talk about different essay prompts and how best to tackle them, why it makes sense to have two 'main' essays instead of just one, how to handle optional essays and the dreaded 'why x school' essays. We will also have time for some 'Ask Me Anything' at the end.

How Candidates Actually Land Elite Boutique Offers [4/30/2026] (Recording)

Elite boutique investment banking offers are highly competitive, and the candidates who break through are intentional about how they position their experience and navigate the process. This session is for students targeting firms like Evercore, Lazard, and PJT who want to understand what actually differentiates successful applicants. You’ll learn how to build a focused recruiting strategy, position your background to signal strong fit, and approach networking and interviews in a way that leads to real traction. Join live to hear how an experienced coach evaluates candidates targeting elite boutiques and the patterns they see across successful applicants. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions about your own recruiting approach and get real-time guidance typically shared in 1:1 coaching sessions.

How to Build a Winning MBA Application

Many MBA applicants have strong profiles but struggle to bring all the pieces together into a cohesive, competitive application. This session is designed for candidates who want to understand how admissions committees evaluate applicants across essays, resumes, recommendations, and interviews. You’ll learn how to define clear career goals, build a compelling narrative, and position your experiences in a way that demonstrates leadership, impact, and fit with your target programs.

GRE Sprint Kickoff: What the GRE Tests and What You Need for a Top Score

After this session, you will know exactly which GRE skills separate high scorers from the rest and which study habits waste time. We will break down what the Verbal and Quant sections are actually measuring, why most test-takers misread the test's logic, and how to build a study plan around the patterns that consistently produce top scores.

LSAT Logical Reasoning: Common Flaws and Common Wrong Answers

After this session, you'll be able to identify the logical flaws test-makers return to most often and recognize why certain wrong answers are designed to feel correct. We'll cover the structural patterns behind common flaw types like circular reasoning and false causation, how to spot the specific language that signals a trap answer, and what distinguishes a tempting distractor from a provably wrong choice.

Brainstorming Skill

"/brainstorming" guides any idea through a structured design process: clarifying questions, 2-3 approaches with trade-offs, a written spec, and user approval before any implementation begins. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/brainstorming-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/brainstorming/

How to Start a Career in Strategy & Operations

Breaking into Strategy & Operations roles can feel unclear—titles vary, expectations differ by company, and it’s not always obvious how to position your background. This session is for students and early-career professionals who want to understand how to break into S&O and what hiring teams actually look for. You’ll learn how to translate your experience into relevant skills, build a targeted recruiting strategy, and position yourself for roles across startups, tech companies, and larger organizations.

Skills for Finding the Right Clients

The "Skills for Finding the Right Clients" bundle is a group of four skills that define who you're selling to before doing anything else. These skills build your ICP, personas, objection playbook, and a qualification framework for new prospects. The "Skills for Client Outreach" and "Skills for Campaign Feedback & Improvement" bundles build on this foundation and form a full stack. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/foundation-bundle.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

Standard Operating Procedure Skill

"/sop-creator" turns a process description or brain dump into a clear, scannable SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) or checklist someone else can follow. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/sop-creator-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

Breaking Down Monster GRE Quant Questions

In this session, you will work through a difficult GRE Quantitative Reasoning problem step by step and leave knowing how to apply that same approach to similar questions on your own. We will focus on identifying what the question is actually testing beneath the surface, breaking down the logic before touching the math, and recognizing the structural patterns that appear repeatedly across hard quant problems.

Your Guide to the Columbia MBA Interview [5/7/2026] (Recording)

Strong candidates still get tripped up in the Columbia MBA interview because they underestimate how much clarity and fit matter in a short conversation. This session is for applicants who want a clearer understanding of how to navigate Columbia’s interview process with confidence. You’ll learn how to structure your answers, communicate your goals and fit for the program, and handle the types of questions that commonly come up. Join live to ask questions about your own interview preparation and get guidance tailored to your background. The speaker is an expert in the Columbia MBA interview process and regularly works with candidates preparing for this stage. They’ll share the patterns they see across successful applicants and the kinds of feedback typically given in 1:1 interview prep.

A Skill That Writes in Your Voice

"/voice-dna" analyzes writing samples to extract and document the user's voice, then applies it when drafting. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/voice-dna-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

NYU Stern Short Answer Example (Accepted with Full Ride)

NYU Stern Short Answer examples of a female from a CPG start-up accepted into the class of 2028.

Strategic Approach to GRE Verbal Reasoning

GRE Verbal Reasoning can feel unpredictable, especially when strong readers still struggle with timing and tricky answer choices. This session is for test takers who want a more strategic and repeatable approach to the verbal section. You’ll learn how to break down question types, eliminate misleading options with confidence, and improve both accuracy and pacing under timed conditions.

Frontend Design Skill

"/frontend-design" creates distinctive, production-grade frontend interfaces with bold aesthetic direction, intentional typography, animation, and spatial composition. It generates working HTML/CSS/JS or React code that avoids generic AI aesthetics. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/frontend-design-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/frontend-design/

Systematic Debugging Skill

"/systematic-debugging" enforces root-cause investigation before any fix is proposed. It works through four phases (investigate, isolate, fix, verify) to prevent symptom patches and repeated failures. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/systematic-debugging-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/systematic-debugging/

Building an AI Knowledge Wiki

Structure your context files so your AI agent always has the right information, retrieves it without guessing, and gives you specific answers instead of generic ones.

8 Steps to an MBA App: 3) Core Values, Superpowers & LOR Strategy

Applying to business school can feel overwhelming! You have dozens of moving pieces: essays, short answers, video content, resume, recommendations, outreach, research, and more. This workshop is the third of a structured 8-part MBA Identity Mapping series designed to take you from fragmented tasks to a clear plan of action. In this session, you will identify your core values and defining strengths and begin aligning your Letters of Recommendation with your overall narrative. These sessions walk you step by step through building one fully aligned MBA application. In every workshop, you will be assigned tasks to complete over the next two weeks, keeping you organized and accountable. By the end, you will have strong, authentic essays and a cohesive narrative that runs consistently through your resume, goals, recommendations, school strategy, and interviews. You are absolutely welcome to watch individual sessions if you only need focused help on a specific component(s) of your MBA application. Event 3 clarifies your defining characteristic and begins the recommendation process: • Identify 3–5 core values and superpowers that consistently appear across your key stories. • Define what each strength truly means in your life and how it shows up in action. • Ensure your positioning reflects who you actually are, not who you think admissions wants you to be. • Learn how to select recommenders and ensure strong narrative alignment. This is the phase where your stories become identity. Instead of a collection of experiences, you now articulate the defining qualities that connect your past, present, and future. The MBA Identity Mapping process has guided 100+ applicants into every M7 program, all other top 20 U.S. programs, and leading international programs including INSEAD, London Business School, IESE, Esade, Oxford, Cambridge, NUS, and more. Clients consistently describe it as transformative because it replaces scattered effort with forward momentum and strategic clarity. If you are ready to clarify what truly defines you and ensure your recommendations reinforce your positioning, this is your next step.

Land Your Job or Study in ... The Netherlands

The Netherlands punches well above its weight. A country of 18 million people hosts the European headquarters of companies like ASML, Shell, Philips, Booking.com, Heineken, and IKEA. Rotterdam is home to the largest port in Europe. Amsterdam ranks among the continent's top financial and tech hubs. For a non-EU professional, this combination of scale, innovation, and openness is rare. The language barrier that slows people down in other European countries simply does not exist here. The Dutch are among the most proficient English speakers in the world outside of native-speaking countries. Most professional environments operate entirely in English. That removes one of the biggest obstacles non-EU candidates face elsewhere. This session covers the study path and the direct job path side by side: visa options, living costs in Amsterdam and beyond, the multicultural workplace culture that makes integration genuinely easier, and how to position yourself in a market that spans logistics, tech, finance, agriculture, and life sciences. Two real cases show how international candidates turned Dutch openness into a concrete career move. The Netherlands is one of the most welcoming labour markets in Europe. This Thursday, we show you how to use that to your advantage. New episodes in this series cover a different European country every Thursday.

Resume Template

Use this template to tailor your resume to the job you are applying to. Make sure to read the entire resume as some lines are examples and some lines explain what to write. You will need a PDF editor to use this template. If you don't have one, reach out to me and I will help you!