As to why and how you should chose a law school, I recieved an interesting take on the subject from Luke Gilman who is a law student and "blawger" about all things good, especially with the University of Houston Law Center. As to his choice, he writes:
... I love it here at Houston, but of course the reasons I
love it have very little to do with why I chose it. It was as much dumb
luck as anything, but the things I appreciate about it now are (1)
fellow students - these are my kind of people. When I visited Baylor I
got there a couple of hours early and sat in the common area and just
observed... yeah, not so much. (2) professors - learning the law is
painful enough with good professors. Mine have been excellent. (3)
Location, Location Location - Houston has a lot of opportunities that
aren't be available in other locations, clerking in fall/spring,
interacting with the legal community, etc. As tortured a decision as
most of us make it, I'm not convinced it makes that much of a
difference. In the long run it's the student, not the school that makes
the lawyer.
Very good advice, indeed.
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