Hourly Coaching
Expert Support,
How & When You Need It
Need targeted support on specific parts of your application? Fortuna’s Hourly Coaching gives you on-demand access to our expert team of law school admissions coaches. Whether you’re fine-tuning your essays or preparing for interviews, Hourly Coaching offers flexible, high-impact guidance tailored to your priorities.
What You’ll Get
With Hourly Coaching, you can add extra muscle where it helps you the most. Some ways we can assist in your law school journey include:
- Strategic advice on school selection and application positioning
- Insights on admissions systems and essay formats
- Resume development and optimization for law school standards
- Recommender strategy, support, and coordination
- Impactful college visit strategies
- Interview preparation, including mock interviews with targeted feedback
- Review and tailored critique of final application materials
- Waitlist strategy or reapplication guidance
How Applicants Use Hourly Coaching
Our law school application coaching is flexible by design. Here are a few ways clients have used Fortuna’s Hourly Coaching:
“I have strong essay drafts but want expert feedback.”
A JD applicant booked 4 hours to refine her personal statement, diversity statement, and resume to ensure her story was both compelling and consistent across application components.
“I’m applying to multiple schools and want help prioritizing.”
An LLM candidate used 2 hours to finalize his school list and learn more about US admissions processes. Afterwards, the candidate decided to book an additional 5 hours with his coach to work on developing and polishing select essays.
“I need to practice for my interview.”
An HLS applicant was invited for an interview and booked 2 hours to finalize a preparation schedule, engage in a mock session, and polish responses with real-time feedback.
“I’m reapplying and want to understand what went wrong.”
A JD reapplicant used 6 hours to review previously submitted materials with a former T14 admissions coach, revise reapplication essays, and strengthen overall positioning.
“I’ve already submitted, but I’m waitlisted.”
An applicant used 3 hours to diagnose reasons for being waitlisted, craft a compelling letter of continued interest and develop a strategic plan to stay engaged with the program to maximize chances of admissions.
Who It’s For
Hourly Coaching is a great fit if you:
- Want targeted support on specific parts of your application
- Have already started and need expert feedback to strengthen your materials
- Need help preparing for interviews or responding to a waitlist decision
- Prefer a flexible, personalized coaching experience over a full package
Hourly Fees
Hourly Coaching starts with a minimum of 2 hours. Up-front bookings of 10 hours or more earn a 5% discount.
| Expert Coach | Senior Expert Coach | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Hours | $790 | $900 |
| 10 Hours | $3,752 | $4,275 |
You can split payments for bookings of 10+ hours into interest-free monthly installments through our financing partner, Splitit. Learn more.
What a 10-Hour Plan Typically Looks Like
Many clients choose our 10-hour package to get targeted support across key elements of the application. While we provide a suggested structure, your hours can be customized to your specific goals and timeline.
JD Application Strategy & Planning: 2.5 hours
- Complete our Strategy Questionnaire to give your coach a full picture of your background, goals, and story
- Meet virtually to define your candidacy positioning, identify key messages, and develop a timeline
- Discuss any areas of concern and how to strategically address them in your application
Recommendation Letter Strategy: 1.5 hours
- Get expert advice on choosing the right recommenders
- Create a recommender briefing document to ensure strong, aligned letters
- Learn how to support your recommenders to transmit your strengths and impact
Essay Coaching & Review: 5 hours
- Receive detailed feedback on essay structure, content, and tone
- Work iteratively with your coach to refine each draft
- Ensure your essays clearly reflect your voice, values, and differentiators
Resume Development: 1 hour
- Highlight leadership, impact, and transferable skills – even in nontraditional roles
- Align your resume with law school standards and admissions expectations
- Ensure resume evaluators notice and highlight your most impressive features
Interested in full-cycle support? Explore our All-Inclusive Package, our most popular offering to guide you through every step of the college application process.
Meet the Dream Team
At Fortuna we’ve assembled a peerless team of former senior admissions staff from the world’s top-tier schools.
DéJeune Antoine
Harvard
Jayne Mulcahy
Northwestern
Dylan Kahn
Harvard
Corey Hester
Harvard
Patty Keegan
Stanford
Judith Silverman Hodara
University of Pennsylvania
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Real Reviews From Real Clients
Candidates Love Working With Us
Brought Out The Best In Me
“Dylan’s feedback brought out the best in my writing — he helped me elevate my essays and shape them to fit the applications’ parameters while maintaining my voice and message. He was also very accommodating to my schedule and was willing to turn around each round of edits very quickly to fit my early application timeline!”
Harvard Law School admit
Achieved The Unthinkable
“I came to Fortuna with a short timeline and achieved the unthinkable: numerous Ivy and T14 LLM acceptances following one month of targeted work on my applications. In addition to helping me elicit essay ideas and structuring a timeline, Dylan helped me with applying from abroad. I also really appreciate the mental support he offered throughout.”
Columbia, Penn and NYU Law LLM admit
Couldn’t Imagine a Better Coach
“I couldn’t have imagined a better coach to work with on the process than Dylan. I had pretty varied work and academic experiences, and he worked so hard to understand my story and motivations deeply and turn them into a compelling law school narrative.”
Harvard Law School admit
Frequently Asked Questions
Our hourly law school admissions consulting offers flexible, one-on-one support tailored to your needs. Whether you need essay feedback, resume help, interview preparation, or strategic guidance, you’ll get expert input exactly where you need it. It’s a powerful way to receive personalized law school admissions support as and when you need it.
Our coaching team is made up of former admissions decision-makers from T14 schools, top program graduates, and practicing lawyers. More than half of our law school coaches were previously affiliated with Harvard Law School, bringing unmatched expertise to our law school coaching services.
You’ll be matched with a dedicated coach based on your goals, background, and target schools. We’ll recommend someone during your free consultation, and you can schedule a ‘fit call’ with that coach to ensure the right chemistry and alignment. You’ll work directly with that coach throughout your booked hours to ensure consistent, personalized law school admissions support.
It helps to come prepared with your goals, background details, and any materials you’ve already worked on. But don’t worry if you’re not sure where to start – your coach will guide you and help you get the most out of your law school application coaching.
After your free consultation, we’ll match you with a coach and schedule your first session as soon as you’re ready – often within a few days, depending on availability.
Our minimum is 2 hours, but many clients opt for a 10-hour package to benefit from more comprehensive, start-to-finish support. It’s typically a good amount of time to craft a strong application strategy, develop standout essays, and polish every element of your submission. Plus, you’ll receive a 5% discount when you book 10 hours up front.
Not sure how much support you need? Book a free consultation and we’ll help you assess where you are in the process – and where expert law school admissions coaching can make the biggest difference based on your needs and priorities.
Absolutely. Hourly Coaching is ideal for focused support – whether you’re refining a single application element, looking for final polish before submission or need help with interview preparation.
Yes. Your hours are flexible – you can use them for any combination of support: multiple schools, feedback on different essays, resume help, interview prep, or strategy check-ins. We’ll help you prioritize based on your goals.
No problem. You can always add more hours as needed. And if you book 10 hours up front, you’ll get a 5% discount.
Yes. If you book 3 hours or more, you can split payments into interest-free monthly installments through our partner, Splitit. Learn more during your consultation.
Hourly Coaching is ideal for targeted, flexible support when you know what you need help with—like essays or interviews. Our All Inclusive 5-School Package provides structured, end-to-end law school admissions coaching across your entire JD application journey, including strategy, project management, and unlimited support.
Yes. If you begin with Hourly Coaching and decide you want more comprehensive support, we’ll work with you to convert your Hourly Coaching package to an All Inclusive 5-School Package. Candidates sometimes choose to start with Hourly Coaching to try out working with their admissions coach.
Yes. We frequently support reapplicants through reapplication strategy, reviewing past materials, identifying gaps, and developing a stronger narrative for the next round. We’ll work with you to position your reapplication thoughtfully and strategically.
Yes! While this page focuses on JD applicants, we also work with many candidates on LLM and other masters degree applications. Just let us know your goals and we’ll match you with the right expert.
Yes, we do. If you’ve been waitlisted, we can help you craft a smart communication strategy, frame your continued interest, and enhance your candidacy. Our coaches are highly experienced in law school waitlist support, and we’ll guide you every step of the way.