Sam has been involved in many areas of the legal education ecosystem for the past 20+ years, including most recently as a Consultant and Director of Strategic Initiatives at Spivey Consulting Group. Prior to consulting, Sam served as the Data Storyteller at LSAC and Manager of Legal Education and Assessment at the Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar at the ABA. Sam was also a law school admissions officer at both public and private law schools, including Northwestern, Stanford, and Indiana University - Bloomington. While serving as the Senior Associate Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Northwestern, Sam interviewed candidates, reviewed JD and LLM files, coordinated scholarships, and traveled to Europe and South America to recruit international students.
Sam graduated with honors from Duke Law School. He began his legal career as a corporate associate for Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York and Palo Alto and Fenwick & West LLP in Seattle. Sam was a CLEO scholar during law school and served as a CLEO summer teaching assistant. Sam also worked as a summer associate at law firms in Seoul and Tokyo.
Sam is proud to be a first-generation college student, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a double major in philosophy and political science from the University of Washington. Even though he currently lives in Chicagoland with his wife, Grace, he remains a loyal 12 (Go Hawks!) and attends a road game each season. Sam is an avid golfer during the summer and has started to warm up to the long Chicago winters by learning to ski. Sam takes delight in adventures on the open sea through cruising, snorkeling, ziplining, and discovering new places and food worldwide!
Please join me, Sam Kwak, current 7Sage admissions consultant and former Northwestern and Stanford admissions officer, to discuss what an LSAT score actually means to the people who actually review law school applications.
Thursday, August 28th, 12 pm - 1 pm ET
