Use these resources to research and reflect on law-related options, including law school and law career paths.
Tufts Connections
- Tufts Pre-Law Society Get to know other pre-law students at Tufts
- Tufts Mock Trial Webpage and Facebook Student-run college mock trial organization competing nationwide
- Tufts Lawyers Association An organization of Tufts alumni who are lawyers, judges, law students, or have received a law degree.
- The Herd The Tufts flash-mentoring platform, where you can connect with members of the Lawyers Network and other alumni who work in law
Resources
- Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Use this site to register for the LSAT and to find out additional information on applying to law school.
- American Bar Association Supports the legal profession as a professional organization
- Preparing for Law School, from the American Bar Association discusses the many ways to prepare for a legal education
- Thinking About Law School section of the LSAC website.
- Through the Looking Glass: Your Options in the Law Synopsis of your career options in the law
- What Do Lawyers Do? The In’s and Out’s of what lawyers do day in and day out
- Law School Transparency
- MAX Pre-law by AccessLex
Online Law Magazines
- The National Jurist Magazine Online magazine that gives you information on what it’s like to be in law school
Law Blogs
- The Ivy Files Law School Admissions Blog
- Michigan Law Blog Blog by Senior Admissions Dean of Michigan Law
- Wall Street Journal Law Blog Blog on cases and trends in the legal market
Podcasts
- I Am the Law
- Women in the Law
- ABA (American Bar Association)
- Law School Podcast
- Above the Law — Thinking Like a Lawyer
- Thinking LSAT
- Law School ToolBox
- Unprecedented
Books
- A Short and Happy Guide to Legal Writing by Deborah L. Borman
- Should You Really Be a Lawyer? The Guide to Smart Career Choices Before, During and After Law School, by Deborah Schneider and Gary Belsky
- Do What You Are by Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron
- The Official Guide to Legal Specialties: An Insider’s Guide to Every Major Practice Area by National Association of Law Placement (NALP)