FEATURES

20 • Right Turn Ahead?
BY DI MARI RICKER
Conservatives make their presence known on law school campuses

24 • An Open Letter to 1Ls
BY THOMAS R. HAGGARD
Here it is: the truth about what you've gotten yourself into with law school

30 • Trial by E-mail
BY RON CHEPESIUK
Electronic evidence becomes a crucial component of litigation

DEPARTMENTS

2 • Letters
Readers react to recent issues

4 • Briefly
BY HEATHER E. MACDONALD
You'd have paid just $100 a year in tuition if you'd gone to this law school

6 • Coping
BY JONATHAN GREENE
How to get the most out of those first few cases you read

10 • Legal-ease
BY DI MARI RICKER
Ah, the beauty of gently leading your reader to the (obvious) conclusion

14 • Jobs
BY DONNA GERSON
Make an appointment with your career-services office now

17 • Online
BY RICHARD P. KLAU
Is all the fuss about Microsoft's "monopoly" really warranted?

38 • Officially Speaking
BY BENNETT M. MILLER
What legacy will you leave behind as a law student?

46 • Liaison Notes
Introducing the Law Student Division's 1998-99 liaisons to the ABA's 33 sections, divisions and forum committees

Become a Lawyer with Integrity and Civility: an address by ABA President-Elect William Paul.
Free Money! (for community service projects)
Introducing Your 1998-99 Leaders
North Carolina Law Students Rated Top Client Counselors
Power of the Press: Harvard Wins Law School Newspaper Contest -- Again
Wanted: Future Division Officers
Winners of the 1997-98 Awards Contests
Work for Others on Work-A-Day