Jay Shively

Shively has been working in law school admissions for over 23 years. Most recently, Jay worked with the Spivey Consulting Group advising aspiring law students and helping law schools refine their admission processes. Before that role, he served as the Assistant Dean for Admissions at three law schools: Wake Forest University School of Law, Penn State Law, and the University of North Carolina School of Law. Dean Shively earned his JD from the University of Houston Law Center and began his law school admissions career there. From 2004-2009, he also served as the Director of Law School Services at the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), where he worked with a team that developed, tested, and implemented databases and services utilized in every LSAC member law school. His efforts while at LSAC yielded important advances in the ability of schools to operate in a paperless environment and enhanced applicant services.

Associate Dean Shively has been a featured speaker at LSAC Annual Meetings, the LSAC Electronic Services Conference, the Pre-Law Advisors National Conference (PLANC), several regional prelaw advisor conferences, and the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). He has been interviewed, quoted, and consulted by numerous media outlets, including US News and World Report, Above the Law, the National Jurist, Prelaw Magazine, and The New York Times. His service to the profession has been extensive. He has served as chair of the AALS Section on Pre-Legal Education and Admission to Law School; and he has served on numerous LSAC governance committees.