The LSAT Simplified: A Hey Future Lawyer Podcast

Ben answers listener questions about LSAT preparation, law school admissions, artificial intelligence, and personal statements. He begins by explaining why most students take too many full-length LSAT practice tests and should spend more time completing individual sections, reviewing mistakes, and improving their understanding.For Logical Reasoning, Ben argues that students should attempt fewer questions and aim for better than 90 percent accuracy on the questions they complete. He explains why practice is for learning, not protecting your score, and why skipping every difficult question can prevent meaningful improvement.The episode also covers Reading Comprehension strategy, including the importance of predicting the passage’s main point and recognizing the author’s opinion. Ben discusses when highlighting or taking notes may help, as well as when those habits become substitutes for actually understanding the passage.Ben then addresses whether artificial intelligence will replace lawyers and whether prospective students should reconsider law school because of AI. He also answers a listener’s question about submitting transcripts from every college attended and offers broader advice about choosing a career based on the work you want to do rather than prestige or distant predictions.Finally, Ben reviews a law school personal statement and explains why applicants should focus on proving that they deserve admission rather than repeatedly explaining why they want to become lawyers. He identifies weak openings, unnecessary descriptions of feelings, AI-sounding phrases, passive storytelling, and the excessive length that makes many personal statements less persuasive.Learn more about LSAT preparation and law school admissions at https://heyfuturelawyer.com.Have a question or personal statement for the podcast? Email podcast@heyfuturelawyer.com.

Study LSAT with Us at Hey Future LawyerNick Cohen on LinkedInMatador Solutions Nick’s Email- nick@matadorsolutions.netCohen Injury Law GroupNick Cohen joins the Hey Future Lawyer Podcast to break down an unconventional path to becoming an attorney while building a fast-growing legal marketing business. Nick is a partner at Cohen Injury Law Group in Los Angeles and the COO of Matador Solutions, a marketing partner and think tank serving more than 175 law firms nationwide.We dig into why Nick chose a night program at Loyola Law School, what his weekly schedule looked like while working full-time, and why part-time students often end up more efficient and less cutthroat than the typical “1L culture” you hear about. Nick also gives the real trade-offs of night school, including the extra year, the lack of “summers off,” and why the financial upside can still make it the smartest choice.Nick explains how small law firms actually get clients, why referrals are only one side of the game, and what “bottom-of-funnel” marketing looks like for lawyers who need high-intent cases coming in the door. We also talk about why so many firms get burned by snake-oil marketing vendors, how realistic timelines matter, and why “results in 3 months” is often a red flag.On the law student side, Nick shares a no-nonsense approach to performing well in law school: crystal-clear writing, clean structure, and focusing on what actually moves the grade instead of spinning out on details. He’s strongly anti study groups, but gives a smarter alternative: one partner who thinks differently, independent prep, and then a targeted checklist review that catches blind spots.Finally, we talk AI in the legal industry: what’s real, what’s hype, what tools still aren’t ready, and why “being human first” will become a major differentiator as tech accelerates. Nick closes with practical advice for aspiring lawyers: do not go to law school unless you feel good about a legal career, consider night programs for cost control, pay attention to bar pass rates, and choose schools that align with where you want to practice.#HeyFutureLawyer #LawSchool #NightSchool #LoyolaLaw #LSAT #PreLaw #LawStudent #LawFirmMarketing #LegalMarketing #PersonalInjuryLaw #SmallLawFirm #Entrepreneurship #SEO #GoogleAds #AI #LegalTech #CareerAdvice #LawSchoolAdmissions

Ben sits down with Madeline, an LSAT instructor turned 1L, to talk about what actually works when you’re trying to raise your LSAT score and set yourself up to win in law school. They start by dismantling common “lawyer-adjacent” advice and replace it with a simple, repeatable plan: practice that mirrors the real test, disciplined review, and consistency that builds stamina.A big theme of the episode is momentum. Madeline explains why taking time off after a real LSAT can quietly cost you points, and why “maintenance studying” can be the difference between staying sharp and backsliding. Ben adds practical frameworks for staying in motion, including when it makes sense to retake and how to think about your realistic score range.They also zoom out to the admissions landscape. Using real school data as an example, Ben and Madeline show how much more competitive top outcomes have become in the last decade and why that changes how you should plan your timeline. If you’re aiming for scholarships, full rides, or just the strongest options possible, this conversation makes a strong case for treating the LSAT like the highest ROI lever in the entire process.The episode closes with law-school perspective: Madeline explains why the LSAT is the best training you can do before 1L, not just for reading and logic, but for discipline, resilience, and study habits. If you’re in the LSAT grind or deciding whether to retake, this is the mindset reset you want.👉 Find everything at linktr.ee/heyfuturelawyer

Ben talks through why he disappeared for a couple weeks, plus a quick PSA after getting flattened by a brutal flu. He uses that as a springboard into what he has been thinking about going into 2026, including how hard it is to market a product that actually requires uncomfortable work.From there, the core argument is simple: meaningful LSAT improvement is mostly about doing real questions and reviewing them, not binging theory. He frames a lot of mainstream LSAT prep as “intellectual junk food” that feels productive but does not move scores, especially when it encourages people to hide from timed practice or treat sections like a race.Ben then reads (and expands on) a Reddit post he wrote about how to use timed sections as daily training. He emphasizes “timed, not rushed,” solving questions instead of attempting them, letting the section auto submit, and using accuracy benchmarks to detect when someone is rushing or getting sloppy.He also explains why full blind review is overrated for most students and shares his preferred alternative: redo only the questions you missed or felt uncertain about before checking answers. That leads into a plug for HeyFutureLawyer.com’s “Rewind Review” feature, designed to keep review honest by mixing in a few correct questions so you cannot mindlessly change everything.The episode broadens into law school ROI and why LSAT score choices become life choices. Ben argues that applying with a low score is often a decision to take on unnecessary debt, and he backs it up with applicant score distribution talk and examples of how scholarships swing with even modest LSAT gains.Finally, Ben reads a few listener emails: one success story from a student who hit the mid 160s and got admitted with strong scholarship leverage, and then a few admissions scenarios where he focuses on outcomes, cost, and career goals rather than rankings. He closes with a blunt takeaway: the easier business model is selling comfort, but he is committed to selling results, even when that means telling people “no” or pushing them to delay applying and fix the LSAT first.👉 Find everything at linktr.ee/heyfuturelawyer