Whether you’re a 1L brining your Mac to law school for the first time, or a returning law student who has just switched to Macintosh, here are some Mac Law Students resources that should get you started on the right foot:

  1. Doublecheck your school’s Exam Software policies.
  2. If you don’t already have a Mac, see the Buying A Mac page for tips.
  3. Check out the Law Student Setups:
    • Athas’s setup will be of particular interest to anyone with a computer science background or knowledge of *NIX.
    • Interested in the MacBook Air? Check out Brad’s setup.
    • If GTD and plaintext are your thing, give Brian’s setup a look.
    • You like to customize the look of your Mac setup? Addicted to RSS? See Carnell’s setup.
    • If blogging and photography are your thing, you’ll definitely want to check out Dan’s setup.
    • I’m no longer a law student *sniff* but Erik’s setup may still prove useful.
    • Greg’s setup should be of particular interest for anyone wondering about Word 2008.
    • Curious about using Pages to take notes? James’s setup is worth examining.
  4. The Mac Law Student’s Basic Software Arsenal is a year old, but gives a solid overview of some of the best apps available in several different categories
  5. Looking for the right web browser? Check out this review of eight browsers, which is focused on law school use.
  6. You can find reviews and other posts using the Search box and the Categories list in the right column navigation.
  7. Join the Mac Law Students Forum! There are plenty of helpful Mac-using law students. They won’t bite, really.

To all who are about to join the law school fray, I wish you restful sleep, laserbeam mental focus, and well-prepared professors.