Legal Education Consulting
Maximize your law school’s potential with LEC’s trusted advisors. Customized services from LSAC Legal Education Consulting help your school meet challenges, innovate, and thrive.
We’re Ready to Work With You
Law school staff are invited to contact LEC@LSAC.org to schedule a no-cost consultative discussion on how we can work together to achieve institutional goals.
Explore Our Capabilities
Enrollment & Marketing:
Recruit and enroll your class with greater precision, confidence, and accuracy.
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Support & Training:
Fill temporary staffing gaps with highly qualified professionals who have deep experience in law school administration, admissions, and LSAC Unite.
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Leadership & Strategy:
Chart a path to institutional sustainability, resiliency, and innovation. Activate change by establishing the right structures, systems, and processes.
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Academics & Curriculum:
Optimize your approach to bar passage, prepare students for the NextGen Bar Exam, or elevate your curriculum with expert guidance from legal academic specialists.
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Meet Our Team
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John D. Miller Jr., Vice President for School Solutions
John Miller is a strategic leader in legal education, driving innovation across LSAC’s portfolio of school-facing products. With deep expertise in enrollment strategy, product development, and organizational transformation, he helps law schools navigate complexity, optimize operations, and align technology with mission.
Thomas G. Shaffer, Principal Consultant, Legal Education Consulting
With 14 years of experience creating data-based recruitment and enrollment strategies, Tom Shaffer works with law schools to navigate and overcome challenges related to enrollment management and enrollment goals.
Whitney Dachelet, Associate Consultant, Legal Education Consulting
A data-driven admissions strategist and experienced law school administrator, Whitney Dachelet helps law schools strengthen their enrollment outcomes. She can assist with analyzing admissions data, predicting enrollment, and implementing effective, goal-oriented strategies. Dachelet will also step in temporarily at law schools that have staffing gaps, helping ensure that important admission work is completed while the team is set in place.
Linda DiSangro, Manager and Data Coordinator, Legal Education Consulting
Linda DiSangro has a deep understanding of the unique ways that law schools use Unite to meet their goals and enhance their processes. She serves as a trusted advisor, providing consultative support based on institutional knowledge and longstanding experience in Unite.
James Leipold, Senior Advisor, Legal Education Consulting and LawHub
Jim Leipold assists law schools with comprehensive career services program evaluations, including comparative employment outcomes review using competitive intelligence, strategic advising for improving student employment outcomes, guidance on ABA compliance and employment data collection practices and policies, and staffing and operations review of all career-related functions in the law school. He is available to provide interim leadership and staffing services during key staff searches.
Susannah Pollvogt, Principal Consultant for Academics and Curriculum, Legal Education Consulting
Susannah Pollvogt provides support to schools with respect to curriculum mapping, learning outcome development assessment, and NextGen Bar Exam readiness.
Greg Stobb, Senior Director of Digital Marketing & eCommerce, Marketing & Communications
Greg Stobb assists law schools in creating and executing highly efficient and effective targeted media campaigns across the digital landscape.
LSAC Is Uniquely Invested in Law School Success
We Know Law Schools Inside and Out
Our team has an unparalleled understanding of the data, trends, and cycles that shape legal education. We are deeply embedded in the law school community, constantly gathering interpretive insights, and using cutting-edge data analytics to stay ahead of the curve. You can trust us to protect your information with our security protocols and unwavering commitment to integrity.
Collaborative Discovery Focused on Your Objectives
When we meet to discuss your school’s unique goals and challenges, we become your partner in developing the best approach to address your priorities and help you reach your goals.
Not a “One Size Fits All” Solution
Knowing that no two law schools are the same, we provide customized solutions to meet your distinct goals and needs.
How We Work With You
What People Are Saying About Legal Education Consulting
S.J. Quinney College of Law
“We wanted to elevate our communications to prospective and current applicants—while still keeping our staff workloads manageable. LSAC's LEC team worked with us to develop and implement a CRM system that automated our emails and maximized their impact and engagement. The LEC team was fabulous to work with—they took time to understand our goals, help us think through possibilities, and develop an automated communications structure that matches our unique needs and admissions processes. Now we're able to put our best foot forward when communicating with prospects and applicants, while enabling our team to work more efficiently.“
Henry Randolph, Director of Marketing & Communications
Samford University Cumberland School of Law
“I cannot express enough gratitude for LSAC’s Legal Education Consulting team during our time of transition. The team brought a level of expertise and professionalism that exceeded our expectations. LEC has been instrumental throughout the entire admission cycle this year. From providing a deep level of admission knowledge to sharing current legal trends and offering advice and recommendations for tackling different areas of the admission process, they were instrumental every step of the way. Their commitment to understanding our unique needs and challenges truly made for a wonderful partnership. I highly recommend LEC to any institution seeking guidance and support in the realm of law school admission.“
Cat Miaoulis, Director of Admission
University of Idaho College of Law
“The LEC consultants have been instrumental in transforming our admissions department. Their expertise and dedication put us on a path of efficiency, providing invaluable advice, recommendations, and knowledge as we were facing staff shortages and team transitions. Their support was unwavering. Their deep understanding of Unite, together with their previous law school expertise, significantly expanded our team's capabilities in application management, communications, and report building. Thanks to their guidance, we are now utilizing Unite to its maximum potential. We highly recommend LEC consultants for their exceptional service and profound impact on our operations. We are a better team because of this partnership! “
Renee Harrison, Interim Director of Admissions
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
“LEC’s principal consultant for academics and curriculum did an excellent job mapping our curriculum, pointing out opportunities for growth, and providing strategies to accomplish our goals. This required particular insight given Louisiana’s unique bijural legal heritage and the role of LSU graduates in populating the bench and bar in the state. She took the time to develop a deep understanding of our faculty, traditions, and culture, and provided a concrete action plan to guide our efforts going forward.“
Alena Allen, Dean
Cornell Law School
“While at my former law school, we received notice that we were losing our admissions coordinator mid-cycle, a month prior to our first enrollment deposit and three months prior to our database transition to Unite. We were in a panic as we were already understaffed and did not have a trained back-up for the position. I reached out to John Miller at LSAC’s Legal Education Consulting Services and he responded quickly. Within weeks we had remote support that not only provided coordinator services but also assisted in the training of our new hire in the role. LSAC was a true operational partner, and we will be forever grateful and indebted to them for their support.“
Monica Ingram, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, Seattle University School of Law
Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
“The LSAC Legal Education Consulting group wrote an excellent report assessing Thurgood Marshall School of Law’s current curriculum and Office of Academic Support (OAS) programming. It made helpful recommendations to our faculty for improving our curriculum to prepare our students for the NextGen bar examination.“
Okezie Chukwumerije, Interim Dean and Professor of Law
University of Arkansas at Little Rock – William H. Bowen School of Law
“The LEC team was very helpful in developing a recruitment strategy when we suddenly lost all our admission staff. They stepped right in and made sure we were able to admit and deny students as well as process applications in a timely manner.“
Theresa Beiner, Nadine Baum Distinguished Professor of Law and former Dean
University of Washington School of Law
“Our assistant dean for admissions and financial aid left unexpectedly and we needed support with our admissions cycle. Legal Education Consulting was there to help us complete our admissions cycle as well as support us through our Unite conversion. We would not have been able to do it all without them. “
Christene A.James, Associate Dean for Finance and Administration
Vermont Law and Graduate School
“Partnering with LSAC Legal Education Consulting has helped us navigate through difficult times. Their deep knowledge of legal and policy education, admissions, data modeling, and trends in the industry helps schools like us prepare for the future. They offer real solutions with a client-first mindset. I recently reached out again to ask for LEC’s help to increase our applications. They responded immediately to offer a discovery session to talk through the new digital marketing service. It’s refreshing to know that there is a team at LSAC dedicated to our success and the success of all member schools.“
Katie Merrill, Dean of Admissions
New York Law School
“Legal Education Consulting was exactly what our office needed during a time of transition. Their expertise, strategic approach, and attention to detail helped us refine and simplify our application process while improving overall efficiency. Not only did they provide immediate solutions, but they also helped us think critically about long-term improvements. Their professionalism, responsiveness, and ease of collaboration made working with them a fantastic experience. I highly recommend their services!“
E. Mae Estrada, Associate Dean and Vice President for Enrollment Management, Student Financial Services, and Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Ave Maria School of Law
“Having started this role mid-cycle with no staff and a high volume of pending applications, I was ecstatic to learn of LSAC’s consulting services. Legal Education Consulting has become a true innovation partner for me - analyzing and helping us streamline our processes, counseling us on best practices, supporting the hiring of new staff, and offering extensive training while helping us implement new features and automation. The team hit the ground running alongside me and together we are building an admissions office of the future. I could not be happier with my decision to bring them on board.“
Roxanna Cruz, Associate Dean of Admissions
Cornell Law School
“Cornell Law School used LSAC’s Legal Education Consulting Services (LEC) over the course of four months as we transitioned JD Coordinators and from ACES2 to Unite. Our LEC Coordinator provided top level service at all stages of the contract and we are very pleased with having used LSAC for this service. Also gained was a better understanding of our systems, improvements for future use, and a JD Coordinator who knows their role better. Our relationship with our LEC Coordinator added value to the process and to future collaborations with LSAC. The service provided was well worth the cost of our contract.“
Michael Cummings, Interim Assistant Dean of Admissions, Cornell Law School
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law
“When I stepped into this role at the beginning of the cycle, I was new to leading an admissions office, and our team was understaffed by two team members, so I knew I needed support in this time of transition. LSAC Legal Education Consulting services empowered me to hit the ground running and remain on track to lead a successful admissions effort while simultaneously building a new admissions team and delving into other aspects of my new leadership role. I am forever grateful for the wonderful partnership I was able to develop with Whitney Dachelet and Tom Shaffer and recommend LEC’s services without hesitation.“
Leslie Greenwood, Interim Assistant Dean for Admissions, University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law
We’re Ready to Work With You
Legal Education Consulting is part of LSAC’s commitment to innovation and new offerings to support law schools. Law school staff are invited to contact LEC@LSAC.org to schedule a no-cost consultative discussion on how we can work together to achieve institutional goals.
John D. Miller Jr.
Vice President for School Solutions
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