Admissions officers only get to spend a couple minutes on each application, so every aspect of your materials needs to be easily accessible, including your résumé. Now is not the time to copy Elle Woods!* Come learn about appropriate styles and formats for your résumé, ordering various sections (education, work experience, etc.), tailoring bullet points to have a law-school focus, and more so you can communicate effectively and efficiently to wow the admissions committee.
Megan is a Georgetown Law grad and a former member of the Georgetown Law Admissions Committee who started her career in the New York City office of top-tier firm, Kirkland & Ellis LLP. She has coached students applying to law school for over a decade. Having been in your shoes, she is eager to share with you the skills she has learned as an applicant, coach, and admissions officer as you begin your law school application journey.
*Elle Woods is the main character in Legally Blonde. She applied to Harvard Law School with a résumé on pink, scented paper. Applications are submitted online now, but despite what you see in the movies, pink scented paper has always been a no-go for law school applications.
