Law school confidential : a complete guide to the law school experience : by students, for students / Robert H. Miller.

Pt. 1: So you wanna be a lawyer... How to use this book ; Thinking about law school? think again... ; Your five most critical hours: how to beat the LSAT ; Applying to law school: bait the hooks carefully and cast the nets wide ; Choose your school wisely ; An investment in your future: funding your legal education
Pt. 2: The first year, they scare you to death. The ten things you must do before classes begin ; So what is a tort anyway? a brief overview of the first-year curriculum ; Getting out of the gate - applying the lessons of futures past ; The unspoken code of law school etiquette ; The t-minus one month checkpoint: how to arrive ahead of the competition ; Making your summer plans: how to win the 1L recruiting lottery ; Your first semester endgame ; Looking behind and looking ahead: assessing the damage and charting the course for your second semester ; First-year endgame: succeeding in exams and the law review competition ; Working for free or working for pay, your first summer paves the way
Pt. 3: The second year, they work you to death. Charting a course for your upper years ; Your survival guide to recruiting season ; Everything you need to know about callback interviews ; Everything you ever wanted to know about law firm hiring: an interview with Douglas H. Meal of Ropes & Gray and David W. McGrath of Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green ; The future is now: using the "relevance calculus" to choose a firm ; Back on the chain gang: advice about journal membership ; Restoring balance: moot court, public service, and how to reclaim the life you've lost ; Keys to ascension: turning 2L summer employment into a permanent offer
Pt. 4: ...And the third year, they bore you to death... Demystifying judicial clerkships: hie three to the chambers ; Opportunity knocks again... a second chance at recruiting ; Last semester cross-checks ; The final hurdle - strategies for the bar examination ; Parting thoughts.