PreLaw: Helpful Resources
Is Law Right for Me?
Handouts and Online Resources
- Law isn't for everyone. Take this quiz (pdf) to
find out how good of a match it may be for you.
Books available for checkout in the UCS Library
- Majoring in Law: It’s Not Right for Everyone. Is it Right for
You?, Stefan Underhill with Charlotte Morrissey.
Applying and Getting Into Law School
Handouts and Online Resources
Books available for checkout in the UCS Library
- Inside the Law Schools, Carol-June Cassidy with SF Goldfarb.
- Getting Into Law School, Amy Shapiro. Sandra Weckesser.
W.B. Saunders Co.
- Get Into Law School: A Strategic Approach, from Kaplan
and Newsweek Magazine, offers advice from top law school admissions
officers on topics including the personal statement, getting good recommendations,
paying for law school, the LSAT,
and how to be an overall standout applicant. Specialized information
is also available for students, including minorities, women, gays and
lesbians, the disabled, and others.
Preparing for the LSAT
Handouts and Online Resources
- LSAC (Law School Admission Council)
Register to take the LSAT,
and learn some tricks of the trade in applying to law schools. LSAC administers
the test as well as manages much of the data needed for law school
applications (transcripts, recommendations, etc).
- PreLaw Insider—Get
advice on studying for the LSAT,
choosing law schools, financing your law school years and more.
Books available for checkout in the UCS Library
- How To Prepare for the Law School Admission Test, Charles
Theofan.
- LSAT Description/Preparation:
Commercial Prep Courses
Financing Your Legal Education
Handouts and Online Resources
Preparing for the Law School Experience
Handouts and Online Resources
- 2004 Law
School Survey (pdf) —Read the
opinions of U.Va. alums in their 3rd year of law school. What do they think
of their law schools?
Books available for checkout in the UCS Library
- One L: An Inside Account of Life in The First Year At Harvard
Law School, Scott Turow.
- Planet Law School: What You Need to Know (Before You Go)...but
Didn't Know to Ask, Atticus Falcon (Fine Print Press, 1998),
available on Amazon and at most major bookstores. As the back cover
says, ". . . legal education is unlike any academic experience you've
ever had before." Planet Law School's aim is counsel you on "thinking
like a lawyer" in order to help you in deciding whether or not you
truly want a legal education, and what follows it—a career
as a J.D.
- Planet Law School II: What You Need to Know (Before You Go)—but
Didn't know to Ask…and No One Else Will Tell You, by “Atticus
Falcon,”Esq. This new edition is a revised, updated, and expanded
version of the 1998 book of the same name. It offers an in-depth
and honest look at the law school experience, including coursework,
taking exams, the job search, and getting on a journal.
- Getting to Maybe, How to Excel on Law School Exams,
Richard Fischl. Jeremy Paul. Carolina Academic Press.
- Pinstripes & Pearls, by Judith Richards Hope. The
story of the barrier-breaking women of Harvard Law School's class of
1964 who "fought and overcame preconceptions and prejudices against
their entering what, at the time, was a male vocation." A combination
of their personal anecdotes and an historical description of the climate
in the legal field at that time provides an insightful and inspirational
read.
- A Woman's Guide to Law School, by Linda Hirschman. Promoted
as “everything (a woman) needs to know to survive and succeed
in law school—from finding the right school to finding the right
job.”This book covers the entire legal experience for a woman,
from application, to attending law school, to finding and working in
the legal field after graduation.
Exploring Careers in Law
Handouts and Online Resources
- Types of Law
Practices (pdf)
- The National Law
Journal—Learn a little about the what’s happening in the
world of law. Visit this online version which provides timely legal
information of national importance.
- StudentJobs.gov—If
you are interested in working for the U.S. Government either before
or after law school, Studentjobs.gov is
a great resource to use. This Web site has a database of all job opportunities
currently available with the Federal Government, with the job applications
and other required forms available online. Create a profile for the
types of jobs that interest you, and you will be emailed about any
newly posted vacancies that match your profile. Studentjobs.gov will
help you create a resume appropriate for Federal jobs and learn more
about the wide variety of Government agencies. In addition to temporary
and permanent full- and part-time employment opportunities, information
on student-specific programs, including Co-Ops, Internships, Summer
Employment, Outstanding Scholars, and Volunteer Opportunities is also
available.
Books available for checkout in the UCS Library
- What CAN You Do With A Law Degree?, Deborah Arron.
- Career Opportunities in Law and the Legal Industry,
Susan McDavid.
- Full Disclosure: The New Lawyers Must-Read Career Guide,
Christen Carey.
- Going To Law School? Readings On A Legal Career, Enrlich
and Hazzard.
- Lawyer's Ethics In An Adversary System, Monroe Freedman.
- Lions In The Street: The Inside Story of the Great Wall Street
Firms, Paul Hoffman.
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