The Pre-law Curriculum

Via the Legal Theory blog, here's the Harvard list of suggested reading materials for prospective law students. It's got some really good choices, especially Freund, Friedman, Horwitz, Dworkin, Hart, Pound, and Llewellyn. Titles I'd add: Edward Levi (Introduction to Legal Reasoning), Mason's bio of Harlan Stone, the Brother's Karamzov, and The Firm, the Market and the Law by Ronald Coase. The latter is also recommended by Larry Ribstein.

I'd also recommend Brush with the Law, not because it's a really good book, but because its first line is "Dumb people go to Harvard Law School."