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Talk to bankruptcy lawyers about their careers. Ask your school counselor to arrange an information interview. Many Web sites offer information on bankruptcy. Visit https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/bankruptcy/bankruptcy-basics for a glossary of bankruptcy-related terms and an overview of bankruptcy basics. Read blogs about bankruptcy, such as NACBA Now, whose website you can find at https://nacbanow.com.

If you are already in law school, you might consider becoming a student member of the American Bar Association. Student members receive Student Lawyer, a magazine that contains useful information for aspiring lawyers. Sample articles from the magazine can be read at https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_students/resources/student-lawyer. The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) publishes several publications for bankruptcy professionals including the ABI Journal and ABI Law Review. Visit https://www.abi.org to learn more. The American Bankruptcy Law Journal (https://www.ablj.org) is published by the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.