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First-Stop ResourcesHow to Apply to Law SchoolAn overall introduction to the application process and more. Law School Admissions CouncilA must visit for anyone interested in applying to law school. The LSAC offers official LSAT registration and resources as well as information about the Law School Data Assembly Service, Law School Applications, and the official guide to law schools. Links to ABA accredited law schoolsJust a list of all the ABA accredited schools, with links to their websites. Admissions ChancesLSAC CalculatorProvides admissions chances based on statistics from the previous year. Law School NumbersA community database of current admission statistics. More current than the LSAC site. Law School RankingsBrian Leiter's New Educational Quality Rankings of US Law SchoolsConsidered by many to be the "real" law school rankings. "The EQR focuses exclusively on the three factors central to a good legal education: the quality of the faculty, the quality of the student body, and the quality of teaching." US News & World ReportStill considered the authority by the masses (though not necessarily by students, faculty, lawyers, or judges), US News offers their yearly rankings by running survey results through their rather subjective algorithm. Thomas E. Brennan's "Judging the Law Schools"The former Supreme Court Justice speaks his opinion about law school rankings and offers a fact-based alternative. This site offers a more in-depth look at US law schools. LSAT PreparationPrinceton ReviewKaplan
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Application ConsultationEssayEdgeHave your law school essay edited by a Harvard-educated editor! Called "the world's premier application essay editing service" by the New York Times and "one of the best essay services on the Internet" by the Washington Post. EssayEdge Sample Admissions EssaysSample essays and advice within the Law School Discussion site (provided by EssayEdge). A great starting point for your own admissions essay. Accepted.comA resource for law school essay and application advice. In addition to offering free advice, Accepted.com offers professional essay development and editing for a fee. Law School ConnectionsA consulting service to aid future law students with applications (including advice for writing a personal statement), decisions, and pre-law employment placement. Admission EssaysA paid service that will write a model essay based on the information you provide. There is also a critique service available. General InformationJuris NovusA one-stop page aggregating law and pre-law headline links from around the web. Law School.comLaw school news and links to a plethora of law school resources. An excellent starting point to explore the law school resources of the web. Law School Preparation CoursesLaw School Prep CourseAn online course teaching legal writing in preparation for law school. Law PreviewA one-week preview course to help prepare students for their first year of law school. Courses are offered in several key cities during the summer. BAR/BRI Law School Prep ProgramAnother one-week prep course for law school. This one is from the creators of BarBri, a popular Bar review course. Courses are offered in several cities during the summer before law school. Other useful sitestortfeasorLegal apparel for the first day of class. Law Central
College XpressLaw school is expensive, sort out your undergraduate loan and apply for as many scholarships as possible before you're staring at the casebooks. College ConfidentialYou have to go to college (usually) before you can go to law school. If you're pre-pre-law you might want to check out this site. Top Law SchoolsLaw school profiles, consolidated law school rankings, and interviews with Deans of law schools. |