(Part 2) Best legal education books according to redditors
We found 385 Reddit comments discussing the best legal education books. We ranked the 112 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
38. The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert, Second Edition (Law School Expert)
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It's never too late to start, regardless I'm rooting for you! I would start looking at schools that you're interested in and view their requirements and deadlines and plan from there. From when and how long you'll be studying to seeing how you'll finance everything. Planning and understanding the process is critical.
Here's an inexpensive book I have that really does a good job about going into detail about every step of the process. Hope this helps and good luck!
https://www.amazon.com/Law-School-Admission-Game-Expert/dp/0983845387/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1Q1SCV11SYXS6GTMJV7N
I'm going to copy an extensive post I wrote in r/lawschool a couple of weeks ago.
>Absolutely not option B [referring to the OP in that thread]. People are misunderstanding the way the legal job market works. If I am two years ahead of you when you start law school, we are almost never competing for the same job. Firms and corporate law departments hire associates at certain years and certain pay levels. If I'm trying to lateral out of a firm, the new firm is going to be looking for an established third-year associate, not a freshly-minted JD. Many judges look first to clerkship applicants coming straight out of law school. The fact is, until you're both established attorneys, your employment prospects are rigidly constrained by your exact number of years out of law school.
>The simplest reason not to go to law school is the expected value of your degree. EV is a statistical measure of the probability of a given outcome times the value of that outcome, and in this case minus the cost to get to that outcome.
>The law industry has a pretty hardcore bimodal salary distribution. See Ilya Somin, The Bimodal Distribution of Lawyer Pay. That means there are associate jobs at megafirms that pay $160k/yr for a first-year associate in the largest markets (New York, Chicago, Houston) and less in smaller markets ($90-100k in Kentucky, for example, which is equivalent to $160k in New York in terms of purchasing power parity). Everybody goes to law school to get these jobs, but the truth is, unless you go to a top school (top fourteen at least, top six in a bad year) you have about a 10% chance of landing that job. Law school is graded on a hard curve, which means only 10% of the class get As and A+s by design. To make things worse, law is a field for prestige whores. Most big law firms won't even give you an interview if your GPA isn't above their cutoff.
>The "bimodal" thing means that, if you weren't one of the insanely lucky ones who landed a cushy firm job, you're stuck in "shitlaw." Lawyers in legal aid, small firms, and solo practitioners might make $40-50k a year, and that's if they can find a job. But those jobs have become extraordinarily competitive in this economy. When the top 10% are going to firms, the 25% below them are snapping up what's left. If you're not in the top third of the class, even at a middle-of-the-road law school, you're very likely to be unemployed upon graduation.
>Meanwhile, law school costs a ton. The average debt of a private law school grad is $125,000. That debt is non-dischargeable even in bankruptcy, and carries interest rates between 6.8% and 7.9%. The painful truth is that you probably will not make over $50,000/year. That means you have, like, $500/mo to put towards student loans, if you're lucky. Student loans which total $125,000. And schools which offer "scholarships" have been getting flak for attaching stipulations, also called stips. They say you have to keep your grades above a certain level or you lose your lucrative scholarship. And remember, law school is graded on a hard curve. By design, the system weeds out at least a quarter of scholarship recipients over time--kids who end up either paying full tuition in the end or dropping out of law school.
>Telling you not to go to law school has nothing to do with job prospects. These people are being nice to you. Do not go to law school, unless you're in a top-ranked school with a national employment reach or you have an enormous scholarship without a stip. The biggest problem is that everyone who still goes to law school in the face of all the New York Times articles and scam blogs is a narcissist. You all believe that you're the special snowflake who will go to Thomas Cooley or Nova Southeastern or some other shit-tier law school and get a biglaw job. But no one actually does that. Law schools lie about their employment percentages and the median salaries of their graduates and 0Ls lap it up. But don't just take my word for it. Here's some necessary reading:
> David Segal - Is Law School a Losing Game? (New York Times)
> David Segal - Law School Economics: Ka-Ching! (New York Times)
>David Segal wrote an excellent series of New York Times articles about the realities of law school over the last year and a half. They do a great job of laying bare the numbers and the tactics that schools are employing to screw you over. Read these. Don't look away just because it doesn't comport with your worldview or how your mommy and daddy have been telling you for two decades what a great lawyer you'd make.
> Inside the Law School Scam, a blog by Paul Campos
>Paul Campos is a tenured law professor who wrote this blog to expose what's really going on with law schools and the admissions game. He's an insider who's been praised for using his inability to get fired to benefit thousands.
> The NLJ 250's "Go-To Law Schools" list
>These are the number of graduates from a given school who go to NLJ 250 firms (pretty much the ones that pay the big bucks). Do you see your prospective school on there? No? Then fat chance their number is anywhere north of 10%. It might even be zero.
> JD Underground
>This is a pretty helpful forum full of people who were beaten up and hung out to dry by the law school system. There are worse, more cynical forums (see, e.g., xoxohth/AutoAdmit). There are more starry-eyed and optimistic forums (see, e.g., Top-Law-Schools). But I think JD Underground provides the most realistic and helpful picture of what you'll really be doing with the rest of your life if you go to a mediocre law school and drop $150k.
> Planet Law School II
>This book takes a very cynical tack on law school and legal employment. It's a shade over 800 pages long, but you don't have to read the whole thing. And take it with a grain of salt, because the author is anonymous and comes off like a self-important asshole. But the information is good, and the numbers are solid.
1L of a Ride is what I'd recommend, but in reality - nothing is going to be out there that's truly going to help you. It's a learning curve right the beginning for how to read the cases, and then you'll develop your own strategies. The rest of the tips are just fluff that apply to going back to school for any program.
If I'm not mistaken, only five of the exams that will be in it have been published so far, and they don't release all that many of them yearly (
although the number has increased quite a bit recently). I don't think it will be published this year.However, you can buy the five most recently released tests individually. Start here: https://www.amazon.com/Official-LSAT-PrepTest-82-Sept/dp/0998339741/
https://www.amazon.com/Biglaw-Survive-Practice-Mega-Firm-Review/dp/1611633044/ref=s9_psimh_gw_g14_i1_r?_encoding=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=M99PFJBRGMP8SYB6ZWEQ&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=6aad23bd-3035-4a40-b691-0eefb1a18396&pf_rd_i=desktop
First of all, you're not crazy. My MIL, FIL, and Stepfather IL all changed careers in their 50s. Like, drastic changes. Blue collar to medical field; white collar to art.
2nd, you are NOT starting over when your boss resigns. If you network, then you can segue to another position for someone in politics. This is how many folks in politics move around, one campaign to another; one official to another. Plus, you now have a reference for this type of work, as opposed to your rep in court or a McDonald's manager.
It's not if you are ridiculous to change professions, it's doing enough research to determine if you have what you need and are willing to do what you need to in order to change into photography. Can you create a career viable path for it? You can't just "change" careers; you have to create something like that.
I highly recommend finding a good career counselor in your area, someone who can help you analyze your values and priorities in moving forward.
Also, just for fun, you can read What Can you do with a Law Degree. It addresses options other than standard law firm work.
Good luck!
Take a lot of practice exams. Most people study too much by reviewing their notes, which is not that effective as a learning method.
Get this book: https://www.amazon.com/Law-School-Exams-Better-Grades/dp/1531005454/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541350989&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=alex+schimel&dpPl=1&dpID=41YgGB4NBAL&ref=plSrch
Ugh. Don't start it with a quote. I didn't read much further. Because, quote.
That's actually a specific no-no in this Law School Admissions book that I recommend you read.
The section numbers aren't as beneficial in the way you gave them. You'll first want to break it down into LG (Logic Games), RC (Reading Comprehension) and LR, (Logical Reasoning, which is what I think you mean by arguments) Basically you want it to look more like this:
PT 52
Doing it like lets others know what your scored in each section of the test without referencing elsewhere and showing the number missed instead of correct helps account for fluctuations in the number of questions that occur in the test. It also makes it easier to gauge improvements.
You should probably ditch the Princeton Review book. If you look into other book recommendations you will find that Princeton Review is at the bottom of the list. In fact, the LSAT Books section on this subreddit's sidebar specifically advises against Princeton Review for a few reasons. Namely they don't licence real material from LSAC.
I think the best thing you can do now is hold off on the Preptests (PTs) for a while. Basically you will want to wait until you have a better grasp of LSAT concepts. Right now you are pretty much just burning through them and that isn't good. I would recommend that you get the Manhattan LSAT 3-Pack which will give you a book dedicated to each section of the LSAT. You will need more PTs soon as it makes a MASSIVE difference. Doing more PTs helps prepare you for both the endurance portion of the LSAT (taking a 4 hour test gets easier on your mind when you do it 20+ times) and it exposes you to more questions. When you take PTs you will want to make sure that you take them under the same timed conditions you will experience on LSAT test day. Were these PTs taken like that?
Other than that make sure you are dedicating at least 3 months to studying for the LSAT, put in solid studying hours each week, don't take the test until your PTs scores are where you want your actual score to be, always use real LSAT material in prepping and read success strategies of top scorers. Hope that helps.
Also CA here. For myself, I try to figure out in each practice essay what triggered that particular issue and make a note of it in my running outlines. Eventually, you should notice a pattern of some sort. I also use this book, which I think does a good job with giving you some issue triggers in the outline, as well as with good essay examples (from real past exams) and sample answers.
There are tons of books on law school admissions that address your concerns in depth (see 1, 2, 3). There's also r/lawschooladmissions. And then there's the granddaddy of them all, http://top-law-schools.com. I spent so much time reading the books I linked and on TLS, it was crazy. But it paid off.
Pretty sure the Dec 2015 LSAT is quite rare right now as it recently came out. You could try amazon, as it ships really quickly.
Link: http://www.amazon.ca/The-Official-LSAT-PrepTest-77/dp/0986086231
To be honest, don't worry about how recent the preptest is in terms of how valuable it is. Any LSAT preptest from June 2001 onward is generally the same in terms of the questions asked.
Instead of just prioritizing this one test, make it a habit to do as many questions as possible. I started studying the LR heavily just a few weeks ago and I don't use specific preptests. I just have an app that contains a database of all preptest questions and I try to solve a question per minute.
Managing to consistently break 170 now in LR .... time to move on to LG :).
Good luck on your LSAT!
Much of the logic required for the test is shared among sections, so studying for one helps the others. Also, each section tends to require a slow progression because you are basically changing how you think, so a lot of people recommend intertwining the three to some extent.
Logic games are usually the quickest to improve on, so a lot of people start with more of a focus there. This allows you to shape your mind to LSAT faster and can help with the other sections. It also gives you a sense of progress and accomplishment.
Reading comprehension and logical reasoning are basically how well you pay attention to what you read and how you logically connect the provided information, so how fast and to what extent you pick those sections up depends on how well you build those skills. Sometimes that takes days to see drastic improvement (I had a student go from the mid-teens to the mid-twenties on RC in a day because he changed to a more effective approach), but often it takes months (usually because one is just practicing instead of changing what he or she is doing wrong).
First, I recommend that you take a practice test. You can access June 2007 for free. This will help you to determine what needs the most work. You will eventually want to buy at least some of the official preptests (all are good, but newer is more relevant and therefore more important):
Then, I suggest working with a set of prep books or online lessons. A lot of people like 7Sage, the LSAT Trainer, and PowerScore, but there are other options as well.
Three pieces of advice:
1.) Don't blow through all of your practice tests - even though there are 77 of them - a lot of people who start early tend to run out. That leads to:
2.) Don't take a lot of practice tests early. Your job is not to practice your current (bad) habits; instead, it is to identify what aspects of your approach you are doing wrong and make a conscious effort to fix them. You will get much more out of slow, untimed, exhaustive, reflective study than out of plowing through lots of practice tests expecting something to change. If you are not improving yourself, do not just continue to take practice tests - instead:
3.) Don't be afraid to look into a tutor. An experienced one can usually diagnose issues and sometimes that is more efficient and effective than working through it on your own, especially when you are stuck and struggling to improve. That can be expensive sometimes, but it can also be the reason why you get into your target school and/or the reason why you get a scholarship (my prep, many years ago, paid for itself many times over).
Good luck!
The LSAT is a fairly coachable test. The more prep tests you take, the better you will do.
Can you keep your mornings free 30 days prior to the test? And do you have $250?
Make the LSAT part of your routine for 30 days-- it only takes 21 days to form a habit. 30 days before the test, do the same thing every morning. Wake up at the same time, eat breakfast, go to the bathroom (always important before any test), do whatever you need to do to feel clean, awake, and refreshed... get to a library around whatever time LSAT check-in would be, and take a prep test at the same time the exam is scheduled. Administer the test yourself, adhere to time constraints, etc. $250 should get you a months worth of prep tests and there are cheaper/unofficial/bootleg tests out there. The LSAT will be your 31st consecutive prep test.
Continue your study groups and improving upon your weak areas, but try and commit to the 30-day prep plan. I encourage you to find a serious study-buddy to do the plan with you to, so you can keep each other honest and work through your answers together, on a test-by-test basis.
If you're saying to yourself, "I'd pay $2500 for a 175," this plan is a small investment by comparison.
https://www.amazon.com/Official-LSAT-PrepTest-87-June/dp/0999658069/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=LSAT+87&qid=1562180772&s=books&sr=1-1
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Your plan sounds good. Another way to go, which I would recommend slightly over what you have, is to use odd-numbered tests for PT and even-numbered ones for drilling or experimentals (after pulling out maybe the most recent 10-15 strictly for PTs and the oldest 10-15 for experimentals). That way your drilling has the same variety (caused by age of test) that your PTs have. The result, if done well, is a very flexible mastery of the test.
I think it's better not to buy books of questions broken down by types, honestly. Identifying the question type is a crucial skill, so if you want to drill by types (which you should early on), make the type lists yourself.
You might consider 19-28 for the experimental set-aside (https://www.amazon.com/More-Actual-Official-LSAT-PrepTests/dp/0979305039), but you should definitely should buy 42-51 (https://www.amazon.com/Actual-Official-LSAT-PrepTests-42-51/dp/0986086290) and, individually, 72 and up.
That's a ton of material. Use it wisely and best of luck to you :)
10 New Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests with Comparative Reading: (PrepTests 52-61) (Lsat Series) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0984636005/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_HcsyzbR1FMCB2
Start with this one! I worked through this one in the weeks before June.
The 10 Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests 42-51 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986086290/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_pdsyzbEVWV2X5
Then this one! I’ll be mostly using this one before my retake.
When I said "51 onward" I was referring to PrepTest 51 and onward. PrepTest, commonly abbreviated as PT are previously administered LSATs. Every LSAT is released as such, except for those pertaining to the February administration. The most recent PrepTest is number 77, which corresponds to the LSAT that was administered in December of 2015. Each PrepTest contains the four officially scored sections of the LSAT plus the writing sample question, it however does not include the experimental section as this would compromise future LSATs. When you purchase the LSAT PrepTest volumes, you do not receive explanations, only an answer key and percentile conversion chart to each exam. However, the LSAC has released a book called SuperPrep II which includes 3 PrepTests, of which is there not only an answer key, but official explanations to each and every question, explaining why the right answer to each is the, well right answer. Although the LSAC does not have an explanation for all of their PrepTests published, there are many forums, websites and even published books which will do so for you. For example, The Princeton Review will be shortly releasing "LSAT Decoded" which will explain all of the answers in corresponding LSATs(PrepTests) I listed the following books that I purchased and recommend. Go to your local bookstore and read a couple pages of the Prep Company's book and see if their method of teaching works for you, if not, find another. Lastly, I would like to say that it is of absolutely no trouble for myself, I am more than happy to help, and thus I wish you the best of luck in your endeavour! :D
I posted the links to the books I bought and have been enjoying, please take caution before purchasing it from these links, as I posted the Amazon Canadian links as I live in Canada. Anyway, I believe either the Kaplan Premier 2016-2017 or LSAT trainer are an absolute must, although you could get away with not getting a prep company strategy set, I strongly encourage getting at the very least a comprehensive all in one. Any more questions or concerns about anything related to the LSAT please feel free to send me a message/reply.
http://www.amazon.ca/10-Actual-Official-LSAT-PrepTests/dp/0986045519/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1457253768&sr=8-2&keywords=LSAT
http://www.amazon.ca/Official-LSAT-SuperPrep-II-Champion/dp/0990718689/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1457253768&sr=8-10&keywords=LSAT
http://www.amazon.ca/Actual-Official-PrepTests-Comparative-Reading/dp/0984636005/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1457253768&sr=8-9&keywords=LSAT
http://www.amazon.ca/LSAT-Trainer-remarkable-self-study-self-driven/dp/0989081508/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1457253799&sr=8-3&keywords=LSAT
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1937707784?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1937707776?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0990718697?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0986045543?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0986086231?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00
This doesn't, strictly speaking, answer your question about what books a 1L reads, but - I saw this book on my LawNet page for UCLA as "required reading" and gave it a shot: Quick read, and gives a (hopefully accurate) introduction to the case method. Seemed to be helpful, but as I'm a 0L I won't know for sure until after I start :)
http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Case-Method-Analysis-Success/dp/1600421598/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464902946&sr=8-1&keywords=Cracking+the+case+method
Instead of spending $50 for 100 official MBE questions with the NBCE, you should consider just paying ~$75 for over 500 official MBE questions with Emmanuel's Strategies & Tactics. I'm a Barbri student who was wondering the exact same thing as you a few weeks ago before just buying Emmanuel's, and I'm very glad I did. The exposure to the extra MBE questions is obviously beneficial but my raw scores on Barbri's practice question sets have been going up, too.
They’re from the SuperPrep book. It includes PrepTests A, B, and C. They were administered Feb 1996, Feb 1999, and Feb 2000 respectively. And they have explanations writte by the LSAC. You can buy them here:
https://www.amazon.com/Official-LSAT-SuperPrep-Champion-Prep/dp/0979305063/ref=asc_df_0979305063/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312094769172&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=358734564572652390&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031300&hvtargid=pla-354013177570&psc=1
This book will answer a lot of your questions. I found it helpful. https://www.amazon.com/Law-School-Admission-Game-Expert/dp/0983845387/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=ann+levine&qid=1558449200&s=gateway&sr=8-3
LSAC stopped releasing pdf preptests a couple years ago. http://lsatblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/lsac-bans-lsat-preptest-pdf-sales.html
You can still get ebook versions and PT 82 should be out soon. https://www.lsac.org/jd/lsat/preparing-for-the-lsat/ebooks
However, at least the kindle version is not printable and pretty worthless. I assume the nook and itunes versions are the same and I've never heard of kobo, but I wouldn't hold out too much hope for an ebook that's useful for anything other than reading a few LR questions on the train.
Probably your best bet is to buy the paper copy. https://smile.amazon.com/Official-LSAT-Preptest-82-Sept/dp/0998339741
I found it much harder. As others have said, it's a ridiculous amount of work to keep up with - think hundreds of pages a reading a week. I did well in UG, and this 1L year has been a kick in the teeth. I knew going in that it would be hard - spent time lurking here and on other forums - but it's a whole different level.
The traditional saying is that in undergrad, professors expect you to know the facts and regurgitate them on exams. In law school, knowing the facts (in this case, the law itself) isn't enough to get a decent grade. You have to be able to apply the facts/law + analyze in order to get a decent grade. On an exam, probably 25% of the grade is based on knowing the law. The rest is your analysis of the facts that the professor presents in an exam, and how the law applies to the facts. To get a better idea, go here and take a look at the "Torts" sample exam questions and answers.
Course-load wise - don't think that because you took 18 credit hours in UG that you can do the same in LS and not die. I took 13 credits first semester, and it was much more work than an 18 credit semester.
1L year - you should not under any circumstances work. I took a 6 hour a week student job helping in one of the clinics, and it's been a giant pain in the ass. Take loans - you are competing against every other person in your class so don't shoot yourself in the foot by wasting hours a week working. Keep your living expenses under control to keep borrowing down.
I'd suggest reading 1L of a Ride to get a better idea. Your school's library probably has it. Check out /r/lawschooladmissions and /r/lsat for test prep. If you're looking at applying for Fall 2018 that ship has sailed. If you're thinking about Fall 2019, you should start studying now for the LSAT and plan to take it in September (and again in November if you decide you want to retake).
You should write an addendum pointing out that your more recent performance is a better indication of your academic promise. Check out Ann Levine's Law School Admission Game for lots of great tips on addenda.
While I'm thinking about it, I have to put in a plug for that book. I haven't done the math, but it might be literally worth its weight in gold to a law school applicant. Let's see... the price of gold per ounce is roughly $1320. The book weighs 8.5 ounces. So if it were made of gold, the book would cost $11,200. I think many applicants get FAR more than $11,200 of value out of it. Seriously! Law school costs $150,000 and three years of your life... if it helps you get a scholarship, or get into a much better school than you would have otherwise, it's definitely worth more than 11 grand. I give it to all my students, but it's only 14 bucks on Amazon. Check it out.
Perhaps! But, I do hope you find a way to succeed on your own terms. Listen, I read a few books that really helped me shape my law school experience in school and beyond.
Here's Law School Confidential. It helped me with classes etc., interviews, and defining my initial career trajectory.
If you're looking to do commercial BigLaw, this book gave me some good perspective.
If you're more interested in something like public defense, Brian Stevenson's book Just Mercy was incredibly powerful.
Anyways, I do hope that you find something that works for you. It can be cold out there, and it's hard to get traction sometimes. Best of luck.
https://www.amazon.com/Official-LSAT-PrepTest-87-June/dp/0999658069
They aren’t and Barbri’s excuse is unconvincing. It’s absolutely an economically-driven decision. There is a book called “Strategies and Tactics for the MBE” that I used in law school. It’s rather informative and all the questions are NCBE-licensed. Search for an older edition on amazon and you can get over 500 questions, explanations, and strategies for ~ $30.
Here’s an amazon link for a used 5th edition that you can have delivered to you free by Friday if you have an amazon prime account and buy today: Link. Good luck and hope this helps!
Just to confirm, you are refering to something like this? https://www.amazon.ca/Official-LSAT-PrepTest-78-June/dp/0986086258
I read Cracking the Case Method and it was awesome. It teaches you what to look for and how to read cases and it's pretty easy to read.
Sounds like a scam. There is no "proven strategy to ace 1L" other than study more and more effectively than your peers and be skilled at taking law school exams. This guy is just going to tell you shit like that.
Waste of time, not helpful, and definitely not worth a high price tag.
If you REALLY NEED to gun super hard before law school starts, read something like Getting to Maybe or this book: http://www.amazon.com/1L-Ride-Well-Traveled-Professors-Roadmap/dp/0314283056/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1QC6VB60RSA1YWJPWNEG.
But honestly, you don't really need to start studying before 1L starts. You just need to be willing to put in the time and energy and thought into classes and reading assignments when law school starts.
It's available for pre-order here. There's no release date announced: https://www.amazon.com/Official-LSAT-Preptest-78-June/dp/0986086258/
Probably 1-4 weeks?
They give test takers from that administration a copy, but it's always several weeks (3-5 is common) before the tests are officially released (i.e. available for purchase).
EDIT: as a for instance, the publish date for the December 2016 LSAT is February 2017 despite the fact that scores, and thus the first copies of that test, came out on January 3, 2017.
June 2015 is LSAT Prep Test 75, that and the other PTs through 80 are available as individual tests on Amazon
It seems that PT 80 is now available on Amazon, with the caveat that it might take a few days to ship:
https://www.amazon.com/Official-LSAT-PrepTest-80-Dec/dp/0998339709/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485555479&sr=8-1&keywords=lsat+preptest+80
With Amazon Prime, the estimated delivery is January 31st to February 1st. Might be able to squeeze it in before the February test. (At least, that's my hope!)
Good luck all!
So much snark in these comments. Don't read getting to maybe, it's a bunch a fluff and a waste of time. This book is short and to the point. Tells you what you need to know. https://www.amazon.com/Law-School-Exams-Better-Grades/dp/1531005454/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=guide+to+law+school+exams&qid=1572469025&sr=8-3
http://www.amazon.com/New-What-Can-You-Degree/dp/0940675714/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382384384&sr=1-2&keywords=what+can+you+do+with+a+law+degree
I highly recommend spending $5 on a copy of Planet Law School. It will answer a lot of your questions.
Don't go to law school unless (1) it's free and (2) you get into a Top 14 school.