My law school told me about it.  I did a Parent PLUS loan during undergrad- but with this one you don't have to have your parent's sign.  The screening is much more lenient. 

I applied for a Law loan through Access and I was going to need a cosigner, but when I applied for a Graduate PLUS loan with them last week I was approved and I have already recieved the promissary note in the mail today.

My law school said they wouldn't start offering it until the spring- that is why I went with another lender.  You should check with your lawschool first but if not Access Group, Citibank, Nellie Mae, KeyBank, Sallie Mae, and Graduate Leverage offer it.  HOwever, Access was the only one doing PLUS loan applications at this time- the others said they would start later this spring (I didn't try Graduate Leverage).

Every year, the OGC aims to hire five to eight summer clerks (all 2Ls; they don’t allow 1Ls into the program, not because they don’t want to, but because, as a practical matter, 1Ls can’t apply before the spring semester, and the CIA screening process can take up to nine months). The weekly salary for summer clerks is around $700, and you have to be able to work for at least ten weeks. The clerkship gives you a broad exposure to the practice of intelligence law.

http://www.cia.gov/ogc/contact.htm

I made the decision to attempt to live off of my scholarship money and a loan.  My goal is to treat law school as my new full time job- that way I will still have that other time to spend with my son.  We spend a lot of time together and I don't think either of us would do to good with me working all day and going to school all night.  It does help that he is cheering me on to get this degree and he is old enough to understand that it is going to take a lot of work on my part. 

I think that it is an excellent idea to form a sort of support group with other single parents (or parents in general).  During my first year when he will be still living with my parents I hope to get a grasp on what support I do have around me: school, daycare, friends.  It also helps that I am going back to the town I did my undergrad studies in and have friends that are still there-including my cousin.

I think going back to school is definately going to require some time management, as mentioned earlier.  But the sacrifices are going to be worth the rewards for our children in the long run.

I will be starting law school in the fall and while my parents will keep my 8 year old son during the first year- I definately want him to move with me the following summer.

Are there any single parents who are in law school- or finished with law school- who can tell me if balancing parenthood with law school can be successful.

Typically, you don't even know who your professors are or what section you are in until shortly before (or maybe the day of) orientation.  The book lists are typically kept secret as well, because the university bookstore hates competition.  You could always buy the books from the bookstore, order on half.com, and then return the expensive ones when they come in, I guess.

Great...Thanks for the advice.  I used to work at the bookstore while in undergrad and I do remember being allowed to do refunds on books if in great condition and with a reciept!!