Catalyst is SEO Law’s free, yearlong virtual pre-law program. It guides aspiring law students from the LSAT through applications, financial aid and enrollment.
Participants take an LSAT course built around the June test, refine their applications through workshops and individual reviews, meet law school admissions officers and are mentored by practicing attorneys. It is one of SEO Law’s two program initiatives, alongside the SEO Law Fellowship.
Benefits & funding
- Free; no stipend is mentioned.
- A customized LSAT course aimed at the June LSAT, with support through the August LSAT for retakers.
- Application workshops and individual reviews of materials.
- Discussions with admissions officers nationwide, plus mentoring from practicing attorneys.
- SEO reports 33% of participants scored at the 95th percentile or higher; admission to any particular school is not guaranteed.
Eligibility
- College juniors, seniors or graduates; sophomores applying to junior-deferral law school programs are not eligible.
- Minimum GPA 3.2 (compelling candidates with 3.0 considered); no LSAT score required.
- Must commit to the June LSAT and complete every program component, the LSAT Clinic included.
- Must plan to apply to ABA-accredited law schools by the end of December of the program year.
- Must reside in the US for the whole program and be available for its time commitments.
- No nationality or age limit is stated.
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USA
Education required
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Application process
- 1Submit the online application by the deadline: resume, unofficial transcripts from each institution, your top five target law schools and a statement of up to 300 words.
- 2Sit PrepTest 141 on a free LSAT Lab account and submit the diagnostic score.
- 3If invited, complete a short asynchronous video interview within five days.
- 4Semi-finalists are notified on a rolling basis; finalists are chosen by January.
Program timeline
Applications opened
Sep 1, 2025
Application deadline, 11:59 PM ET
Oct 18, 2025
Finalists selected; program starts
By January 2026
June 2026
Participants sit the June LSAT
Mentorship Clinic concludes
February 2027