How to Think About Law School : A Handbook for Undergraduates and their Parents
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
ISBN-13: 9781475802450
Table of contents: title: Preface---About this Handbook; title: 1. Pre-Law Undergraduates - Majors, Majors Everywhere; title: 1.1. Follow Your Passion I; title: 1.2. No One Right or Wrong Choice of Majors; title: 1.3. Dual Majors Are Not Necessarily Better; title: 1.4. Follow Your Passion II; title: 1.5. Save Your Successes; title: 1.6. It’s OK to Decide “No”; title: 2. Your Mission Freshman and Sophomore Years; title: 2.1. GPA Foundations; title: 2.2. A Myriad of Options; title: 2.3. It’s Not on TV; title: 2.4. Ask, Interview, Shadow and Visit; title: 2.5. Pre-Law Programs and Advisors; title: 2.6. Disciplinary Disclosures; title: 2.7. Question 1 – How much will it cost and how do I pay for it?; title: 2.8. Question 2 – Why such high levels of lawyer dissatisfaction?; title: 3. The Time Table Junior Year; title: 3.1. Counting Backward; title: 3.2. The Friday Before Thanksgiving; title: 3.3. Test Prep, Test Prep and More Test Prep; title: 3.4. Timing of the LSAT; title: 3.5. LSAC Accounts; title: 3.6. Letters of Recommendation; title: 3.7. Resumes; title: 3.8. Personal Statements; title: 3.0. Waiting for a Year or Two; title: 4. The LSAT Examination; title: 4.1. Prep Courses – Do I Need One; title: 4.2. Test Day – It’s Not as Short as You Think; title: 4.3. The Nature of the Questions; title: 4.4. How Much Preparation is Enough?; title: 4.5. But, Can’t I Take it Again?; title: 4.6. What to Know About The Scores; title: 4.7. The Night After the Test; title: 5. Choosing a Law School – “Know Thyself; title: 5.1. What Not To Do; title: 5.2. Areas of Emphasis; title: 5.3. Law School Rankings; title: 5.4. Web-sites to Know; title: 5.5. All the Same But Different; title: 5.6. Careers Can Change; title: 6. How Do I Pay for It?; title: 6.1. Don’t Count on Scholarships; title: 6.2. Tuition, Books, Living Expenses Equal?; title: 6.3. Like Buying Your First House; title: 6.4. Interest Rates on Loans; title: 6.5. Your Debt Limits How and Where You Can Practice; title: 7. Application Process; title: 7.1. LSAC Account; title: 7.2. LSAT Score; title: 7.3. Undergraduate Transcript(s); title: 7.4. Personal Statement; title: 7.5. Letters of Recommendation; title: 7.6. Resumes; title: 7.7. Early Decision; title: 7.8. Addendum Do’s and Don’ts; title: 7.9. Disclosures Advertent and Inadvertent; title: 7.10.How Many Applications?; title: 7.11.First, Second, Third Tiers; title: 7.12.Forget Rankings Most of the Time; title: 7.13.The “Wait” List; title: 8. Acceptance – The Holy Grail; title: 8.1. I Can Breathe Now; title: 8.2. Visiting Schools - Stay the Day; title: 8.3. What Is My Long Term Goal?; title: 8.4. Where Can I Flourish?; title: 8.5. The Summer Before Law School; title: 8.6. Proposal for a Legal Reading Plan; title: 8.7. Proposal for a Non-Legal Reading Plan; title: 9. The First Year – There Are No Second Chances; title: 9.1. Transition and Success – Starting Fast; title: 9.2. Curriculum and Briefing; title: 9.3. The Reading Load; title: 9.4. Socratic Method; title: 9.5. Study Groups or Not; title: 9.6. “Thinking Like a Lawyer”; title: 9.7. Outlines – Do Your Own; title: 9.8. Examinations; title: 9.9. Law Review; title: 9.10.Second Year Interviews; title: 9.11.Clerkships; title: 9.12.Summer After First Year; title: 10. The Second Year; title: 10.1. The Curriculum; title: 10.2. Law Review; title: 10.3. Interviewing for Summer Associates; title: 10.4. Clinical Programs; title: 10.5. Moot Court and Mock Trial; title: 10.6. Elective Courses - Winnowing Down Your Options; title: 10.7. Competitive, Confident and Cordial; title: 10.8. Summer After Second Year - Summer Partners; title: 11. The Third Year; title: 11.1. Waste of Time? The Unnecessary Year?; title: 11.2. Electives - Has Your Passion Changed?; title: 11.3. Still Building Resumes; title: 11.4. Networking and Faculty Support; title: 11.5. Employment within 150 Mile Radius; title: 11.6. Remember: Your Debt May Limit Your Job Prospects; title: 11.7. Summer After Third Year - You Are Not Bar Exam Ready; title: 11.8. Your Are Also Not Practice Ready; title: 12. Lessons To Carry With You; title: 12.1. Learning Every Day; title: 12.2. Continue to Pursue Your Passion; title: 12.3. Thinking Problems Through and Tracking the Details; title: 12.4. Respect, Civility and People; title: 12.5. A Profession, Not Merely a Job; title: 12.6. Doing “Good” while Doing Well; title: 12.7. Stress, Success, Failure and Family; title: Appendices; title: A. A Four Year Undergraduate Check List; title: B. Letter of Recommendation Form for Faculty; title: C. A Successful Law School Application Strategy; title: D. Additional Readings and Resources; title: Afterword