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Title: Proceed With Caution: A Diary of the First Year at One of America's Largest, Most Prestigious Law Firms by William R. Keates ISBN: 0-15-900181-1 Publisher: Harcourt Brace Legal and Professional Publica Pub. Date: 01 January, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Read this book to make an informed decision about the law
Comment: This book does a great job of informing people in high school, college, and anyone else thinking about going to law school what practicing law in a prestigious law firm is actually like. The book is an easy read because each chapter begins with an entry from the author's journal, and then focuses on a particular aspect of a large-firm legal practice. The journal entries provide startlingly personal and realistic insights into a top lawyer's lifestyle, while the chapters describe what lawyers really do on a daily basis. The book effectively offers the information that people need in order to make an informed decision about whether to go to law school.
Rating: 5
Summary: WILL CONVINCE YOU NOT TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL!
Comment: I would never even consider going to law school after reading this book. The excerpts from the author's diary enable readers to see through the veneer of prestige associated with large-firm law practices and understand what life is really like at a top law firm. For years, I've been hearing that lawyers are often highly dissatisfied with their jobs and lives, despite the high salaries and professional prestige. Until I read this book, though, no one could effectively articulate the specific reasons WHY lawyers tend to be so unhappy (other than the long hours they often work). This book finally fills that void by slowly building the case, chapter by chapter, against life in a large law firm. Through his diary entries, Keates does a fantastic job of describing not only why he is professionally and personally dissatisfied, but also HOW his dissatisfaction affects him over time.
Rating: 3
Summary: enough complaining -- find a new job
Comment: The appendix in the back of this book, titled "Starting Salaries for New Associates at the 250 Largest Law Firms in America" explains it all -- it's difficult for the top-performing law students, often saddled with thousands of dollars of student loan debt, to pass up the signing bonuses, six-figure salaries, and tremendous prestige of big-city large-firm practice, especially when the salaries are often triple or quadruple what one could earn in the public service or government law. Keates is somewhat aware of the drawbacks of big firm practice, yet like many given the opportunity, he goes for the "brass ring" anyway. It doesn't take long for Keates to discover that he hates his job -- and this diary details the path by which his disillusionment about the glamour of the law is dispelled. He quickly discovers that big firm practice can be a 24/7 commitment, being on the hook to fickle partners, fickle clients, and fickle judges, all of which can be extremely stressful. Keates discusses the incidence of depression in lawyers, how one in ten lawyers thinks of suicide at least monthly. The solution to Keates' situation is apparent early on -- move on, find a different job in the law, change fields completely, but that would take the courage to give up the security of the huge paycheck, the Porsche 944, the prestige.
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Title: Double Billing: A Young Lawyer's Tale Of Greed, Sex, Lies, And The Pursuit Of A Swivel Chair by Cameron Stracher ISBN: 0688172229 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Young Lawyer's Jungle Book: A Survival Guide by Thane Josef Messinger ISBN: 1888960191 Publisher: Fine Print Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Full Disclosure: The New Lawyer's Must-Read Career Guide by Christen Civiletto Carey Esq. ISBN: 0970597002 Publisher: ALM Publishing Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: My First Year As a Lawyer: Real-World Stories from America's Lawyers (First Year Career Series) by Mark Simenhoff ISBN: 0802774172 Publisher: Walker & Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: What Law School Doesn't Teach You: But You Really Need to Know by Kimm Alayne Walton ISBN: 0159004535 Publisher: Barbri Group Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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