Here's the Law.com link. Past posts about Bar/Bri here: "What is Bar/Bri and why is it being sued" and here: "BAR/BRI settles, some in class think settlement 'sucks'".

I wonder if these suits and subsequent settlements have the adverse effect of actually raising the price at an accelerated pace for future Bar/Bri users?

The suits thus far have not really amounted to anything that will force Bar/Bri to change the way it does business other than the company having to pay money for attorneys fees and settlements. So will Bar/Bri raise the price of its program more rapidly to help cover past suits and the more probable risk of future suits as compared to if the company were never sued?

I go on a slight rant about my personal Bar/Bri options below... (More)

With the recent AutoAdmit scandal, we're all aware of what can happen, or at least what we think could happen, as a result of the information about a person that pops up in a Google or Yahoo! search.

Techniques for cleaning up your online image below...

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Lynne Munson of insidehighered.com has a thought-provoking article on financial aid, the high cost of higher education, and the way that congress is currently trying to soften the financial blow of these two. It's an interesting read.

One of the Pre-Law Blog's female readers sent us some tips of what the ladies should wear as law school starts in response to our past posts on what to wear in law school.

Her tips on what female law students should wear in law school can be found below...

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CALI is sending its annual shipment of CALI CD's to law schools by the end of the week. This year we're sending 140,000 CD's...enough for all law students, not just 1L's as in the past!

As an incoming student, or even as a current student, when school starts make sure you ask someone at your school for a free CD if one is not given to you! There should be enough to go around.

Read more about CALI CD's below...

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A year ago, the Pre-Law Blog Posted about What to Wear at Law School.

I think it is a timely post with everyone getting ready for orientation and probably having no idea what to wear.

Lawsagna the blog answers the question, "What foods should a person eat leading up to a test?"

See my meaningful advice below...

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Most readers of the Pre-Law Blog hopefully have seen this because if you don't regularly read or subscribe to the Frugal Law Student Blog, you should.

But Ann Levine of lawschoolexpert blog and website is offering a free (normally $150) webinar about law school admissions for Frugal Law Student readers.

You really should take advantage of this opportunity.

Ann Levine of Lawschool expert posts her thoughts on the Pre-Law Blog's previous post on the LSAT.

We haven't talked about the LSAT in awhile. A reader gives us this comment:

• I recently downloaded a practice LSAT exam. Though I have learned a great deal about the law in Paralegal School, I saw that it had absolutely no relevance when it come to the LSAT. What is the best way to prepare for the LSAT?

My response below...

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Some of you with much more knowledge of outlining software disagreed with my previous post on the value of outlining software for law students. I got a great response from a fellow law student blogger (Preaching to the Perverted) and a Chicago-Kent student, himself.

I defer to him on the value of this outlining software because, again, I am too cheap to think about buying this type of software for myself and I didn't know any students who used software for notetaking other than a couple of people who used OneNote. So I really do claim ignorance as an excuse.

His response is excellent and includes a link to a great blog post that reviews the outlining software options available for law students:

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UPDATED: JULY 14, 2007...See RESPONSE to this post from a fellow law student blogger.

This reader question is about outlining/notetaking software for law students.

• Is there a legal computer software outline that would help me outline class notes, cases and other info? Some legal bookstores, I noticed, insist you use a certain study aid along with their outlining system and I didn't want that.

See my answer below...

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I've often brought up the large gap in biglaw starting salaries compared to non-biglaw starting salaries as it equates to the difference in law students in top percentile/law students at elite schools compared to law students not in that group. Like in the Elite vs. Non-Elite Schools post/reader comment reply.

This is now a major topic of discussion at two of the most popular legal blogs out there...

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It looks like the ABA may be cracking down on law schools with low bar passage rates.

Law Librarian Blog tips us off on this one. More below...

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Here are some study tips that could be helpful to law students posted at lifehack.org.

Toplawstudent Blog points us to What I Learned in Law School, a blog authored by a law student with some pretty good tips. Here is her top ten list of tips for law school.

This one also gets a link on the right!

Generally you hear people say that going to law school while not planning to practice law is a bad idea.

"Not so," says Ann Levine on her new blog lawschoolexpert. More below...

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In law school, you will almost undoubtedly supplement your studies with resources other than those assigned by your professor.

Not only can you use CALI lessons (here and free for current students, at www.learnthelaw.org for those not yet in law school), but you can use commercial supplements and outlines.

While you will inevitably hear some professors say not to use commercial outlines and study aids, I've never heard a student recommend against using commercial outlines and study aids as a resource.

In my experience as a student commercial outlines have been helpful. Especially in 1L classes when competition is at its highest because of a mandatory curve. But obviously, outlines and study aids are not to be relied on solely.

It can be pretty tough to wade through the numerous commercial outlines, study aids, and supplemental material through searching your favorite online bookstore.

Plus the campus bookstore inevitably does not carry everything and does not give helpful user reviews/decent used book options.

So learnthelaw.org has compiled a list of some of the most popular supplements in 1L courses with links to their Amazon.com pages.

Don't be afraid to buy used from the other students selling used on Amazon and re-sell on Amazon when finished with a book!

PS: Here's a helpful guide to supplements from lawtutorial.com and here's a nice blog post with some more reviews to throw into the mix.

Civil Procedure

• Gilbert Law Summaries: Civil Procedure
• Civil Procedure: Examples & Explanations 5th edition
• CrunchTime: Civil Procedure
• Acing Civil Procedure

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The Wall Street Journal Law Blog has a nice summary of alternative law school ranking lists here. Of all those lists I find the lawfirmaddict (here and here) and lawclerkaddict (here) lists the most interesting.

Next time you are caught not paying attention and day dreaming in class, here's your excuse.