• ABA Career Resource Center Pre-Law Offerings
• Soon to be 1Ls (AKA: First Year Law Students)
• Applying for Law School
  
• Contemplating a Legal Career
• Dealing with Diversity
• Areas of Law

ABA Career Resource Center Publications on Career Paths

• Ask The Career Counselors. . . Answers for Lawyers on Their Lives and Life's Work (Manual: Softbound or Downloadable PDF)
• Direct Examination. . . A Workbook for Lawyer Career Satisfaction (Manual: Softbound or Downloadable PDF)
  
• Objection Overruled. . . Overcoming Obstacles in the Lawyer Job Search (Manual: Softbound or Downloadable PDF)
  
• Should You Really Be A Lawyer (DecisionBook: Softbound)
• What Can You Do With A Law Degree? (5th Edition, DecisionBook: Softbound)
  
• Should You Marry a Lawyer? (DecisionBook: Softbound)

Soon to be 1Ls (AKA: First Year Law Students)

• Carey, Christen Civiletto and Adams, Kristen David. The Practice of Law School: Getting in and Making the Most of Your Legal Education. ALM Publishing (2003).
  
• Deaver, Jeff. The Complete Law School Companion: How to Excel at America's Most Demanding Post-Graduate Curriculum. John Wiley & Sons; 2nd edition (1992).
  
• Emanuel, Steve. Emanuel's First Year Q&A's. (1993).
  
• Emanuel, Steve. Strategies & Tactics for the First Year Law Student.
  
• "Falcon, Atticus." Planet Law School: What You Need to Know (Before You Go)...but Didn't Know to Ask. The Fine Print Press (1998).
  
• Fischl, Richard Michael and Paul, Jeremy R. Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams. Carolina Academic Press (1999).
  
• Hricik, David. Law School Basics: A Preview of Law School and Legal Reasoning. (2000).
  
• Hegland, Kenny F. Law In A Nutshell: Introduction to The Study and Practice of Law. West Law School, 3rd edition (2000).
  
• The Law School Survival Guide. Jungle Media Group (1998).
  
• Miller, Robert. Law School Confidential: The Complete Law School Survival Guide by Students, for Students. Griffin Trade Paperback (2000).
  
• Munneke, Gary A. How to Succeed in Law School. Barrons Educational Series; 3rd edition (2001).
  
• Noyes, Shana Connell and Henry S. Acing Your First Year of Law School: The Ten Steps to Success. William S. Hein & Co. (1999).
  
• Nygren, Carolyn J. Starting Off Right in Law School. Carolina Academic Press (1997).
  
• Roth, George. Slaying the Law School Dragon : How to Survive--And Thrive--In First-Year Law School. John Wiley & Sons; 2nd edition (1991).
  
• The Princeton Review's Law School Companion: The Ultimate Guide to Excelling in Law School and Launching Your Career. Princeton Review (1995).
  
• Shapo, Helene S.; Shapo, Marshall; and Esselink, Bert S.; Law School Without Fear: Strategies for Success. West Wadsworth; 2nd edition (2002).
  
• Stropus, Ruta and Taylor, Charlotte. Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School: Strategies for Success. Carolina Academic Press (2001).
  
• Whitebread, Charles H., II. Eight Secrets Top Exam Performance in Law School. Harcourt Brace Legal & Professional Publications (1997).
  
• Thompson Briggs, Amy. Degrees of Difference: A How-to Guide to Choosing a Law School. NALP (1998).

Applying for Law School

LSAT Preparation

• Official LSAT PrepTests. LSAC (multiple years and volumes).
  
• Robinson, Adam and Tallia, Rob. The Princeton Review's Cracking The LSAT, 2002 Edition. Barrons Educational Series (2002).

Application Process

• Kaufman, Daniel; Burnham, Amy; and Dowhan, Chris. Essays That Will Get You into Law School. Barrons Educational Series (1998).
  
• Montauk, Richard. How to Get into the Top Law Schools. Barrons Educational Series (2001).

Looking at Law Schools

• The Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools, 2004 Edition. American Bar Association and Law School Admission Council (2003).
  
• Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements, 2003 Edition. American Bar Association and National Conference of Bar Examiners (2003).
  
• Barron's Guide to Law Schools. Barron's; 15th edition (2003).
  
• Cassidy and Goldfarb. Inside the Law Schools. 7th edition.
  
• Owens. The Princeton Review Complete Book of Law Schools. Barrons Educational Series (2003).
  

Contemplating a Legal Career

• Student Lawyer ,the ABA law student magazine. Published monthly during the academic year.
• ABA Law Student Division Publications
• A Life in the Law! (booklet) ABA Division for Public Education (1999).
  
• Bachman, Walt. Law V. Life: What Lawyers Are Afraid to Say About the Legal Profession. Four Directions Press (1995).
  
• Bell, Susan J. Peterson's Full Disclosure: Do You Really Want to Be a Lawyer? Petersons Guides; 2nd edition (August 1992).
  
• Feinman, Jay M. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About the American Legal System. Oxford University Press (2000).
  
• Dieker, Lawrence, Jr. Letters From Law School: The Life of a Second Year Law Student.
  
• Dees, Morris with Fiffer, Steve. A Lawyer's Journey: The Morris Dees Story. ABA (2001).
  
• Dervort, Van. Equal Justice Under the Law: An Introduction to American Law and the Legal System. West Publishing Co. (1994).
  
• Gillers, Stephen. Looking at Law School. Society of American Law Teachers.
  
• Harr, Jonathan. A Civil Action. Vintage Books; Reprint edition (1996).
  
• Honore, Tony. About Law. Clarendon Press (1996).
  
• Keates, William R. Proceed With Caution: A Diary of the First Year at One of America's Largest, Most Prestigious, Law Firms.
  
• Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. Little Brown & Company; Reissue edition (1988).
  
• Lewis, Anthony. Gideon's Trumpet. Vintage Books; Reissue edition (1989).
  
• Llewellyn, Karl N. Bramble Bush: On Our Law and Its Study. Oceana Publications; (1991).
  
• Moll, Richard W. The Lure of the Law: Why People Become Lawyers and What the Profession Does to Them. Penguin USA (Paper); Reprint edition (August 1991).
  
• Papantonio, Mike. In Search of Atticus Finch. Seville Publishing (1996).
  
• Simenhoff, Mark. My First Year As a Lawyer: Real-World Stories from America's Lawyers (First Year Career Series). Walker & Co. (1994).
  
• Turow, Scott. One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School. Warner Books (1997).
  
• So You Want to Be a Lawyer: A Practical Guide to Law as a Career. LSAC by Doubleday (2001).

Dealing with Diversity

• Hirshman, Linda R. A Woman's Guide to Law School: Everything You Need to Know to Survive and Succeed in Law School. (1999).
  
• Mitchell, Evangeline. The African American Pre-Law Advice Guide: Things You Really Need To Know Before Applying. Hope's Promise Publishing (2002).
  

Areas of Law

• The American Bar Association Family Legal Guide, Third Edition (Paperback) (2004).
  
• The American Bar Association Complete and Easy Guide to Health Care Law (2001).
  
• The American Bar Association Guide to Wills and Estates, Second Edition (2004).
  
• The American Bar Association Guide to Home Ownership (1995).
  
• The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Women (2004).
  
• The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Small Business (2000).
  
• The American Bar Association Guide to Workplace Law (1997).