<p>When I said "recommendations," I meant something other than LORs. Basically, for law school, you need a bachelor's degree and an LSAT score (well, you also need $99 to sign up for LSDAS, but details). Now, there's a lot of things that someone considering law school should do, like taking classes with intensive reading, writing instruction, and research. Technical writing classes can be useful; spending some time to figure out what kinds of law interest you is probably good before you commit thousands of dollars and three years of your life to law school.</p>
<p>Now, I'll actually answer your question. ;) Read Law School Confidential by Robert Miller. Pick up the 2000 edition if you can find it online (the 2004 is the new one), because the Penn admisisons dean discussed that issue. Sure, that applies only to applications that she sees, but her advice is that, if you go to a huge school, to get recommendations from the people who know you and can evaluate your work. Teaching assistants often fit that bill better than highly regarded professors. The only caveat is that law schools want students who have gotten to know their professors and stood out in class: law school, after all, is based on intensive class discussion. That might be something to discuss with admisisons people at the LSAC fairs.</p>