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In recent weeks, there’s been a whole lot of hoopla over the incorporation of LSAC’s new “evaluation” service. But make no mistake about it:letters of recommendation (LOR’s) are, generally speaking, still the most important third-party references in the law school application process.How – you might ask – should you go about choosing your recommenders?

Call me a worrier, but based on nearly two decades of experience in writing such letters, as well as advising applicants on whom to select, the first thing that I strongly advise is that you create an initial list that contains at least one more recommender than you need.Every year, I hear from applicants who are either surprised when a potential letter writer says “no” to their request or are simply unable to track down or get a response from a chosen recommender.Quite frankly, you never know when you’re going to need a back-up.… Read full post