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Bad Lawyer by Anna  Dorn
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3.5/5 ⭐️: In this memoir, Anna Dorn discusses her life as a lawyer–going to law school and working in CA and D.C., and also her life outside of law school after passing the Bar and looking for jobs. I expected to find my experience in law school incredibly relatable to Anna but I really did not at all. Anna did not find law school super challenging and referred to it as "cushy." I do not think I could ever describe it like that. On the other hand, I really enjoyed reading about someone else's experience in law school and being able to relate (partially) to her stress about exams, fear about the future, and behaviors of her classmates. In the last few chapters, Anna talks more about juvenile crime and shares some anecdotes of cases she has worked on. Some reviewers did not like this, but I did, probably because I had a general idea of what she was talking about compared to a reader who did not attend law school. I have mixed feelings about Chapter 15, but otherwise, I thought this was an interesting book and would recommend to law school friends curious about how other people do law school.
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October 12, 2021 – Started Reading
October 12, 2021 – Shelved
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