I’ve had the Erik’s Mac Setup page on this site for a long time, but I’ve also always wanted to get some content from other Mac-using law students, showing which tools they prefer for law school. There’s more than one way to get the job done, and I think it is important, particularly for potential switchers, to see the breadth of tools available.

Enter Brian Pascal, a 2L at the University of Michigan Law School. As you can see by looking at the Brian’s Mac Setup page, he and I use some of the same apps, but there differences as well. Brian is a big fan of Scrivener, which I’ve just purchased (I’ve got two papers to write this semester, and after using the trial version for a while, I was hooked). He’s also sold on the pocket notebook concept I wrote about recently. We also share an affinity for OmniOutliner Pro, and while Brian isn’t as into GTD as I am, he uses OmniFocus. I’m still a bit old school, and prefer BBEdit to TextMate. I’m also not too keen on DevonThink Pro, which I reviewed a few months back.

The point is that there is no right or wrong way to use a Mac in law school. What works for you may not work for me, and vice-versa. But learning which choices other students have made, and why they’ve made those choices, hopefully will help you create a system that works for your individual needs. I’d like to post more of these “setup” pages on the site, so if you’ve got some time and would like to tell Mac Law Students readers about your Mac law school setup, please let me know.

For a broad overview of some (but certainly not all) software of interest, check out the Mac Law Student’s Basic Software Arsenal.

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