Recommended Reading

While the summer before law school is a busy one, those who would like to get a head start on researching career possibilities may want to consult the following publications, which can be widely found:

Books

•  Full Disclosure: The New Lawyer's Must-Read Career Guide, Christen Civiletto Carey
•  America's Greatest Places to Work with a Law Degree, Kimm Alayne Walton
•  What Law School Doesn't Teach You . . . But You Really Need to Know, Kimm Alayne Walton
• The Official Guide to Legal Specialties, Lisa L. Abrams
• Beyond L.A. Law: Break the Traditional "Lawyer" Mold, compiled by Janet Smith
• Letters to a Young Lawyer, Alan Dershowitz
• What Can You Do with a Law Degree?: A Lawyer's Guide to Career Alternatives Inside, Outside and Around the Law, Deborah Arron
• The Lawyer's Career Change Handbook: More than 300 Things You Can Do with a Law Degree, Hindi Greenberg

Magazines/On-Line Sites

• The National Jurist, in print and on-line at www.nationaljurist.com/   
• Student Lawyer Magazine, in print and on-line at www.abanet.org/lsd/stulawyer    
• American Lawyer Magazine, in print and on-line at www.americanlawyer.com   
• National Law Journal, in print and on-line at www.nlj.com