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not already read them. Note this page is Copyright 1997-2001,
based on material older than 1997.
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Thriving in Law School, Surviving Legal
Practice
Essays:
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Pragmatic Reform of Legal
Education
Links
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Legal Employment Link Collection
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Bill Pannapacker's
thoughts on reforming higher education.
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Jurist On-Line
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BarBri
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NILE (National Institute
for Legal Education) at http://www.nilelaw.org/ provides a "prep school"
for law school. See also Law
PReview to compare -- prep schools for law schools are finally a
growth area. Your mileage may vary.
www.barbri-nile.com has their
materials to help you do well once you are in law school.
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Note that the web is always growing: a great new link:
http://lawpreview.com/atticus.html
-- good advice, with much more depth than I have here.
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http://www.allrise.com/LAW/SCHOOLS/Deconstruction.html-- the top 25 Law School
Web Sites
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UTEP's
pre-law program (a surprising success), an informational link, not the official
site.
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Practice Tests on-line
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http://www.powerscore.com -- LSAT
preparation class. Should you have to choose between Powerscore
and Princeton, take them both (I wish I had).
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http://www.getprepped.com -- another
LSAT prep company doing much of their class work in law schools and universities.
Links section.
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TestMasters -- This group is
number one in LSAT prep for California -- with good reason. It
has spread to other parts of the country.
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Princeton Review. You
must take a review class for the LSAT and this is a great site.
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Not being able to take a review class is the only thing I regret.
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Princeton Review rates law schools and does it very well.
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Law School Ratings (I disagree with many
of his methods, but a good site to visit).
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The National Jurist
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Their law school ratings are the best I've seen
http://www.natjurist.com/schools/
Note, this domain is currently taken over by a porn site link.
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The Electric Law Library Law
Student Area
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http://www.lawguru.com/ //
Search tools at Law
Guru
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"The Young Lawyer's Jungle Book: A Survival
Guide"
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"A career guide for law students, new lawyers, and individuals considering
a career in the law."
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A law school that provides focused "tracked" education:
George Mason
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Warnings about Interviews:
For Workplace
Satisfaction, Lawyers Should Ignore Ads and Law Students Should Ignore On-Campus
Interviewing
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An interesting perspective. This is part of a series of articles and materials
in a FindLaw forum that is well worth visiting.
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Virtual Headhunter (Career Mall)
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Headhunter
Hell -- If you are paying a headhunter to help you find a job, you are
being cheated.
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Academic Positions -- if you want to
teach law.
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BridgePath - Get Job and
internship announcements sent to you for free.
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Resume Help
// Federal Format Resume Help
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Virtual Headhunter (P.J. Scout)
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Employment
Resources
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American Lawyer's Consolidated Site
(legal newspaper listings)
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Legal
Education Resources
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Legal Employment Search Site (Gregory
J. Hickel)
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What
Color Is Your Parachute?
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Oops,
you flunked out, what now?
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Targeted mailing campaigns
http://www.findlawjob.com. Some
people swear by them, some swear at them.
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