In May I’ll be done with law school. My plan is to keep MLS alive after I graduate. But in order to do so I’ll need law student contributors. For certain types of reviews in particular, the perspective of someone in the trenches at law school is particularly valuable. Writing for MLS isn’t going to get you a dream job. But it is fun, and it might just give you a conversational opening if someone sees it on your resume.

I’m looking for 1Ls and 2Ls who are enthusiastic about using their Macs in law school and have something to share. If you’ve been reading MLS for a while, you may recall that I took a poll several weeks back. These selected results, based on 48 replies, provide some insights into what MLS readers want to see on the site:

Question 1: “What’s the most important content in MLS to you?” (multiple answers were allowed)

  1. Techniques for using a Mac in law school (83%)
  2. Software reviews (79%)
  3. Erik’s hardware and software setup (or other student setups) (62%)
  4. Techniques for excelling in law school (60%)

Question 2: “How do you usually access the MLS site?”

  1. Via web browser on my computer (51%)
  2. Via RSS feed on my computer (49%)

Question 3: “What is the most important app you use for keeping track of notes and other information (excluding GTD/task management apps)?”

  1. OmniOutliner Pro (30%)
  2. OmniOutliner (22%)
  3. Circus Ponies Notebook (17%)
  4. Microsoft Word (17%)
  5. Pages (12%)

Question 4: “What tools do you use to manage your time?” (multiple answers were allowed)

  1. iCal (78%)
  2. Some pencil and paper method (24%)
  3. Google Calendar (18%)
  4. No consistent method (16%)
  5. Assignment planner (the spiral bound thing your school gives you) (11%)
  6. iGTD (9%)

Question 5: “What do you do with most of your waking hours?”

  1. Law student (full time) (72%)
  2. Undergraduate student (13%)
  3. Business person (8%)
  4. Law student (part time) (4%)

May will be here in a flash. It has always been my intent that MLS be a collaborative site, rather than just an outlet for my one voice. If you want to write for Mac Law Students, now is the time to let me know. Tell me a bit about you, where you attend school, what you’d like to write about, what sort of writing experience you have (outside of papers for college), and realistically how much you think you could write (two software reviews a semester, a technique article per semester, a one-time article about your software and hardware setup, et. al.). I’m also very interested in material from law students outside the United States.

Drop me a note.