Top Law School Admissions Books

Below is a list of the top 16 law school admissions books based on purchases by TLS visitors through our Amazon.com affiliate links in 2013. Additional details on how we ranked these law school admissions books can be found at the bottom of the top law school books page.

Top Law School Admissions Books
#1		How To Get Into The Top Law Schools (Revised)
#2		The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert, Second Edition
#3		Essays That Worked for Law Schools (Revised): 40 Essays from Successful Applications to the Nation's Top Law Schools
#4		The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions: Straight Advice on Essays, Resumes, Interviews, and More
#5		How to Write a Winning Personal Statement 3rd ed (How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate and Professional School)
#6		55 Successful Harvard Law School Application Essays: What Worked for Them Can Help You Get Into the Law School of Your Choice
#7		Get Into Law School: A Strategic Approach
#8		How to Get Into Top Law Schools 5th Edition (How to Get Into the Top Law Schools)
#9		The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions: Straight Advice on Essays, Resumes, Interviews, and More (Updated and Revised)
#10		The Best 168 Law Schools, 2013 Edition (Graduate School Admissions Guides)
#11		Going to Law School: Everything You Need to Know to Choose and Pursue a Degree in Law
#12		Law School Insider: The Comprehensive 21st Century Guide to Success in Admissions, Classes, Law Review, Bar Exams and Job Searches, for Prospective St
#13		The Law School Decision Game: A Playbook for Prospective Lawyers
#14		Inside the Law Schools: A Guide by Students for Students (Goldfarb, Sally F//Inside the Law Schools)
#15		The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions: Straight Advice on Essays, Resumes, Interviews, and More
#16		Don't Go To Law School (Unless): A Law Professor's Inside Guide to Maximizing Opportunity and Minimizing Risk

Below is some commentary on a few of the law school admissions books. The commentary was written years ago, but much of the advice is still applicable today. Also, be sure to check out our free online book, Top-Law-Schools.com Guide to Personal Statements.

Law School Personal Statements

Essays that worked for Law School
This highly recommended text was just updated and includes personal statement samples and advice on writing an excellent law school personal statement. Considered to be the best book out there for crafting your law school personal statement.

How to Write a Winning Personal Statement
In addition to personal statement samples and tips, this book offers advice from law school admissions directors at Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, UCLA Law School, University of Michigan Law School, and several other top law schools. This is a good overall guide to writing your law school personal statement.

Guide to Law School Admissions

How to Get Into The Top Law Schools
The best book out there to help you successfully navigate the law school admissions process and get accepted to the top law schools. Offers advice on all aspects of law school admissions, such as applying to the right law schools, crafting your law school personal statement, getting great law school recommendations, and advice from law school admissions directors. An excellent book!

Get into Law School: A Strategic Approach
Offers good advice on all facets of law school admissions, including choosing a law school, preparing your law school applications, drafting your law school personal statement, and applying for law school scholarships.