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How to Think About Law School: A Handbook for Undergraduates and their Parents
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How to Think About Law School: A Handbook for Undergraduates and their Parents
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ISBN-13: | 9781475802450 |
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Publisher: | R&L Education |
Publication date: | 02/21/2013 |
Pages: | 150 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d) |
Age Range: | 3 Months to 17 Years |
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Table of Contents
Preface-About this Handbook1. Pre-Law Undergraduates - Majors, Majors Everywhere1.1. Follow Your Passion I1.2. No One Right or Wrong Choice of Majors 1.3. Dual Majors Are Not Necessarily Better 1.4. Follow Your Passion II1.5. Save Your Successes1.6. It’s OK to Decide “No”2. Your Mission Freshman and Sophomore Years2.1. GPA Foundations 2.2. A Myriad of Options 2.3. It’s Not on TV2.4. Ask, Interview, Shadow and Visit2.5. Pre-Law Programs and Advisors2.6. Disciplinary Disclosures2.7. Question 1 – How much will it cost and how do I pay for it?2.8. Question 2 – Why such high levels of lawyer dissatisfaction? 3. The Time Table Junior Year 3.1. Counting Backward3.2. The Friday Before Thanksgiving3.3. Test Prep, Test Prep and More Test Prep3.4. Timing of the LSAT 3.5. LSAC Accounts3.6. Letters of Recommendation3.7. Resumes3.8. Personal Statements 3.0. Waiting for a Year or Two4. The LSAT Examination4.1. Prep Courses – Do I Need One4.2. Test Day – It’s Not as Short as You Think4.3. The Nature of the Questions 4.4. How Much Preparation is Enough?4.5. But, Can’t I Take it Again?4.6. What to Know About The Scores 4.7. The Night After the Test5. Choosing a Law School – “Know Thyself5.1. What Not To Do5.2. Areas of Emphasis 5.3. Law School Rankings5.4. Web-sites to Know5.5. All the Same But Different5.6. Careers Can Change6. How Do I Pay for It?6.1. Don’t Count on Scholarships6.2. Tuition, Books, Living Expenses Equal?6.3. Like Buying Your First House6.4. Interest Rates on Loans6.5. Your Debt Limits How and Where You Can Practice7. Application Process7.1. LSAC Account7.2. LSAT Score7.3. Undergraduate Transcript(s)7.4. Personal Statement7.5. Letters of Recommendation7.6. Resumes7.7. Early Decision7.8. Addendum Do’s and Don’ts 7.9. Disclosures Advertent and Inadvertent 7.10.How Many Applications? 7.11.First, Second, Third Tiers 7.12.Forget Rankings Most of the Time 7.13.The “Wait” List 8. Acceptance – The Holy Grail 8.1. I Can Breathe Now8.2. Visiting Schools - Stay the Day8.3. What Is My Long Term Goal?8.4. Where Can I Flourish?8.5. The Summer Before Law School8.6. Proposal for a Legal Reading Plan8.7. Proposal for a Non-Legal Reading Plan9. The First Year – There Are No Second Chances 9.1. Transition and Success – Starting Fast9.2. Curriculum and Briefing 9.3. The Reading Load9.4. Socratic Method9.5. Study Groups or Not9.6. “Thinking Like a Lawyer”9.7. Outlines – Do Your Own9.8. Examinations9.9. Law Review9.10.Second Year Interviews9.11.Clerkships9.12.Summer After First Year10. The Second Year 10.1. The Curriculum 10.2. Law Review10.3. Interviewing for Summer Associates10.4. Clinical Programs10.5. Moot Court and Mock Trial10.6. Elective Courses - Winnowing Down Your Options10.7. Competitive, Confident and Cordial10.8. Summer After Second Year - Summer Partners11. The Third Year11.1. Waste of Time? The Unnecessary Year?11.2. Electives - Has Your Passion Changed?11.3. Still Building Resumes11.4. Networking and Faculty Support11.5. Employment within 150 Mile Radius11.6. Remember: Your Debt May Limit Your Job Prospects11.7. Summer After Third Year - You Are Not Bar Exam Ready11.8. Your Are Also Not Practice Ready12. Lessons To Carry With You12.1. Learning Every Day12.2. Continue to Pursue Your Passion12.3. Thinking Problems Through and Tracking the Details12.4. Respect, Civility and People12.5. A Profession, Not Merely a Job12.6. Doing “Good” while Doing Well12.7. Stress, Success, Failure and FamilyAppendicesA. A Four Year Undergraduate Check ListB. Letter of Recommendation Form for FacultyC. A Successful Law School Application StrategyD. Additional Readings and ResourcesAfterwordWhat People are Saying About This
Dillon succeeds where few have: he cuts through the plethora of misinformation about law school admissions, the law school experience and legal careers to author a candid, insightful and eminently readable guide that is a ‘must have’ for anyone considering law school. Only someone with Dillon’s decades of experience in practice and academia could write with such clarity on the subtle nuances that define successful applications.
Michael Dillon's useful and engaging book provides both law school-bound students and their parents an honest and practical analysis of the pros and cons of entering law school and lawyering. Inspiring in this era of lawyer-bashing, Dillon, a gifted teacher who spent 22 years in law practice (I know first-hand that he was excellent at it) advises would-be lawyers to 'follow your passion.' Particularly helpful is a check-list for each of the four years of college that should help undergraduates get into law school, with extended advice to carry them through into practice.
Anxious pre-law students (and their parents) will devour this book. Professor Dillon explains–calmly and honestly–how to get in, how to get through, and how to get hired. I wish I’d had this book when I applied to law school!