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jenniferdenslow's review
3.0
If you read [b:One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School|4685|One L The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School|Scott Turow|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386925508s/4685.jpg|8282] or [b:The Paper Chase|18927379|The Paper Chase|John Osborn|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388427392s/18927379.jpg|26934191], you might well wonder what happens when a law student graduates, passes the bar, and takes a job? Stracher's book is one answer to that question.
After graduating Harvard Law, Stracher signs on with a Wall Street firm. Like most young associates, he spends a lot of time on grunt work, putting together paperwork and finding case law for attorneys who seem to be more adept at billing hours than solving problems. The major conflicts are not in a courtroom (he never sees one), but inter- and intra- personal.
Stracher has a comfortable voice and I enjoyed a peek inside a Wall Street firm.
After graduating Harvard Law, Stracher signs on with a Wall Street firm. Like most young associates, he spends a lot of time on grunt work, putting together paperwork and finding case law for attorneys who seem to be more adept at billing hours than solving problems. The major conflicts are not in a courtroom (he never sees one), but inter- and intra- personal.
Stracher has a comfortable voice and I enjoyed a peek inside a Wall Street firm.
cheerfulotter's review
dark
funny
medium-paced
3.5
This was fun but I think mostly because I used to be a paralegal. Hard to tell if this was accurate to what it is like now to work in BigLaw, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was.
noodles123's review
2.0
DNF at 50%. Self indulgent, entitled characters with a plot going nowhere quickly. I see where the book was going, trying to make a story about a miserable biglaw associate, but it still comes across as fairly glamorous. Maybe things were different in the 90s, who knows.
miscbrah's review
5.0
Really good insight into a Big Law career. Unfortunately, I was unable to finish this book however I did finish around 85% of it. Very entertaining and the author brings up some valid points. Overall, a good book and great for someone thinking about entering corporate law. Book is ideal for 0L's and perhaps parents who want to know more about their childrens career path or current job.
yangyvonne's review
5.0
A Harvard Law graduate's look at his first three years as a "Big Law" associate.
Amazing that there are so many commonalities between the "Big Law" world and my own. This book was both entertaining as well as a wake-up call that things will never change in this business.
Amazing that there are so many commonalities between the "Big Law" world and my own. This book was both entertaining as well as a wake-up call that things will never change in this business.
gazeboreader's review
3.0
What One L is for pre-law students, this book is for law school graduates. Though I have to say that working with insurance companies has changes greatly since the 1990's. Fun easy read of one person's experience of being a first year associate.
harvio's review against another edition
4.0
- true, interesting, behind-the-scenes stories of a law firm
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