There is nothing to spill ink about these applications. For top English law schools, it all boils down to your first law degree academic performance, if you can show a consistent, steady performance, placing yourself at the top percentile of your graduating class, you are one foot in the door.The other part is good reference to vouch for your suitability to read for an advanced degree.
I have no clue about American law school admission process at all, I figure luck inevitably is a critical element in the whole process.