How to Get Into Law School

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Whether you’re is a college junior facing the LSATs, a senior sitting with disappointing test scores, or someone who has always dreamed of a career in the law, there is too much at stake not to ask the hard questions about what lies ahead. In How to Get Into Law School, Susan Estrich lends her unique point of view and far-ranging experience-as ace law student, tenured professor, renowned legal scholar and analyst-to the life and career questions applicants will face, and answers them in the frank, no-nonsense manner that is her trademark. Featuring anecdotes from admissions directors, professors, veteran attorneys, and adventurous students alike, this is your indispensable how-to guide.

Additional information

Weight 0.26 kg
Dimensions 2.04 × 13.06 × 20.12 cm
PubliCanadation City/Country

USA

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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

320

Publisher

Year Published

2004-8-31

Imprint

ISBN 10

1594480354

About The Author

The first woman president of the Harvard Law Review, the first woman to run a presidential campaign, Susan Estrich is the Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California, a nationally syndicated columnist, a contributor to USA Today and the Los Angeles Times, a legal and political analyst who appears frequently on national television, and the author of four books.

Table Of Content

How to Get Into Law SchoolForeword by Kathleen M. Sullivan and Richard E. LangProfessor of Law and Stanley Morrison Professor of Law, Stanford Law SchoolIntroductionBook One: Getting In1. Getting Ready2. Should You Take Time Off Before Law School?3. Are You Commited?4. The LSAT5. Making the Case for Yourself6. The Personal Statement7. How to Get Great Recommendations8. How to Get Personal Interviews at Schools That Don't Interview9. The Critical Importance of Follow-Through10. How to Target Your Applications to the Right Schools for You11. How You Should Define "Best" for Yourself12. Financing Your Legal EducationBook Two: What You Need to Learn13. What You Need to Know Before You Begin14. To Brief or Not Brief? That is the Question15. Surviving the Socratic Method16. Mastering the Fine Art of Examsmanship17. How to Make Facluty Members Like You18. "Hitting the Wall" Is Part of the Law School Experience19. How to Get the Most from Your Legal Education20. Facing the Job Market21. Unhappy Lawyers and How to Avoid Becoming One22. Work That Matters; Professionalism; Defining It for Yourself

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