Mike Spivey (law school administration)

Mike Spivey is a former senior level administrator at Vanderbilt, Washington University, and Colorado law schools, respectively. He is the founder of The Spivey Consulting Group and has been featured as an expert on law schools and law school admissions in many national media outlets, including The Chronicle of Higher Education,^[1] CNN/Fortune,^[2] and Above the Law.^[3][4]

He has published hundreds of articles on how to improve law schools, on law school admissions, and on legal employment.^[5] Spivey currently serves on the board of directors for two legal education entities — a non-profit^[6] and a tech startup — and is a former advisory board member for LexisNexis.^[7]

References

1. Mangan, Katherine S. "Perfecting the Sales Pitch." The Chronicle of Higher Education. 21 Feb. 2003. Web. 30 Mar. 2014. http://chronicle.com/article/Perfecting-the-Sales-Pitch/24090
2. Olson, Elizabeth G. "And the U.S. News Law School Ranking Fallout Begins..." Fortune Management. CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2014. http://fortune.com/2014/03/11/and-the-u-s-news-law-school-ranking-fallout-begins/
3. Mystal, Elie. "The 2014 U.S. News Law School Rankings." Above the Law. 11 Mar. 2013. http://abovethelaw.com/2013/03/the-2014-u-s-news-law-school-rankings/.
4. Mystal, Elie, and Staci Zaretsky. "The U.S. News 2015 Law School Rankings Are Here: Smell The Prestige." Above the Law. 10 Mar. 2014. http://abovethelaw.com/2014/03/the-u-s-news-2015-law-school-rankings-are-here-smell-the-prestige/
5. Spivey, Mike. Spivey Consulting Blog. http://spiveyconsulting.com/blog/
6. McEntee, Kyle. "New Board Member: Mike Spivey." LST Blog. 18 Jul. 2014. http://www.lawschooltransparency.com/blog/2014/07/new-board-member-mike-spivey
7. "Law School Faculty Advisory Board Meets to Review Products, Teaching Methods." LexisNexis Information Professional (May 2009): page 8. http://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/pdf/20100512121216_large.pdf