So You Want to Be a Lawyer takes you through the process of becoming a lawyer, examining each phase in a helpful and easy-to-understand narrative. Find out what practicing law is like before you step into your first law school class. Practice solving legal problems as law students would in law school and lawyers might in an actual courtroom. Find out how to get into law school. And there's much more:

• Advice on how to select a law school, along with names and addresses of American Bar Association (ABA)-approved law schools
• An explanation of the law school admissions process, and ways to improve your chances for getting in
• Practical exercises and advice that will give you a head start over other first-year law students
• Information about career opportunities as a lawyer