About Surviving Law School

What this site is

Surviving Law School is meant to be a one-stop shop for everything law school throws at you, from the very start to the finish line. The LSAT, applications, classes, case briefing, outlines, exams, legal writing, recruiting, the professional world, and your finances all live here, organized in the order you will actually meet them. The idea is simple. Instead of hunting for answers across the whole internet, you have a single guide that follows the journey from beginning, to middle, to end.

Why I built it

When I started law school, nothing like this existed in one place. The information was out there, but it was scattered across hundreds of websites, forums, and half-finished guides, and getting a straight answer meant opening a dozen tabs and hoping one was right. I spent more time searching for guidance than using it.

So I built the guide I wish I had on day one. I am a law student, and everything here sits in one place, in plain language, from someone going through it.

What you will find here

The guides are grouped into the four stages of the journey, in the order they tend to arrive:

How to use it

There is no required path. If you are still deciding whether to apply, start at the beginning with the LSAT and applications. If you are already in class, jump straight to studying, outlines, and exams. If you are deep in recruiting, go right to the career section. Everything here is free, there is no account to create, and you can read as much or as little as you need.