The Pre-Law Advisor points to this article written by Dean Richard Matasar at New York Law School.

The article is a frank overview and critique of the law school structure in America that is fueled by a longing for prestige/higher rankings, financial aid, and ever-increasing tuition costs. More below...

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I'm really not much of a fan of study groups. Most of the time I ended up chatting with friends. The only time I really got much help out of study groups was when the group would set time aside to do a practice exam and then discuss our answers.

Some people prefer them though. With that in mind, the blog called Lawsagna has a post on forming effective study groups here.

Update - May 04, 2007: While the pre-law blog is not about personal achievments, a big self pat on the back for writing the number one google search hit for "law student spanking."...

Honestly, this is a bit gossipy from what I usually post. But it's been posted on the Wall Street Journal Law Blog and made the front page of the New York Daily News.

Plus part of me wants to see how quickly this becomes my most read blog post since it will include terms like nudity, sex tape, and spanking. And there is an interesting angle for pre-law students (in less obvious ways). It involves the character and fitness examination the star of this video must pass in order to be admitted to the bar. More below...

Wall Street Journal Blog has a post about a new movement among some students at top schools who are trying to start a bit of a labor movement within the legal industry. More below...

Professor Alfred Yen of Concurring Opinions posts his suggestions to future law students researching a potential law school.

It is a very well written post and there are a lot of things I like about it. His first, second, fifth and sixth points are very good ones. But, speaking as a current law student to other potential law students, I have some problems with the post. More about this below...