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| Introduction | |
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| Finding a Job After Law School | |
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| The Top 12 Myths About Law School Exposed | |
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| What the Author Can Teach You | |
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| How Is This Book Different from Other Law School Guides? | |
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| The Law School Application Process | |
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| The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) | |
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| Completing the Law School Application | |
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| The Personal Statement | |
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| Choosing a Law School | |
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| The Year Before Law School | |
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| The First Year of Law School | |
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| First-Year Courses | |
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| How Law School Courses Are Taught and the Socratic Method of Teaching | |
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| How to Get High Grades in Your First Year and Beyond | |
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| More Important Things About Your First Year | |
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| The Second and Third Years of Law School | |
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| Common Second- and Third-Year Courses | |
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| How to Register for the Courses You Want | |
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| Publishing a Paper While in Law School | |
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| The Multi-State Professional, Responsibility Exam (MPRE) | |
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| The Summer Experience at a Large Corporate Law Firm | |
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| Taking a Summer Position at a Large Law Firm | |
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| Turning Your Summer Employment Into a Permanent Job Offer | |
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| Working at a Large Law Firm | |
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| Corporate Work in a Large Law Firm | |
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| Litigation Work in a Large Law Firm | |
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| Corporate Law and Litigation Compared | |
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| Deciding if a Full-Time Job with a Large Law Firm Is for You | |
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| Selecting a Law Firm | |
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| Finding a Law Firm That Is a Good Fit for You | |
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| Narrowing the Choices of Where to Work | |
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| Work Opportunities Outside the Large Law Firm | |
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| The Advantages and Disadvantages of Working for the Government or a Not-for-Profit Organization | |
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| Judicial Clerkships After Law School | |
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| Transferring Law Schools After Your First Year | |
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| What You Need to Transfer | |
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| Things to Consider When Making Your Decision | |
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| The Part-Time Program | |
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| How the Part-Time Program Differs from the Full-Time Program | |
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| Things to Consider if You Want to Study Part-Time | |
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| What You Should Know About the Bar Examination | |
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| The Bar Examination | |
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| The Multi-State Bar Exam (MBE) | |
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| Preparing for the Bar Exam | |
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| Useful Resources | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Index | |