At the Bar: The Passions and Peccadilloes of American Lawyers
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Book Overview
Every Friday for seven years, David Margolick has examined the American fascination with the culture of law and lawyering in his New York Times column, "At the Bar." Here are the best of his observations on the lawyer's trade. From profiles of notorious legal professionals to provocative explorations of legal ethics and observations on the changing legal profession, this collection is an entertaining must-read for anyone interested in the folkways of modern American law.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0671887874
ISBN13:9780671887872
Release Date:April 1995
Publisher:Touchstone Books
Length:336 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.8"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Clever and edgy
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This entertaining book is like eating pistachios: you just can't stop with one column! Margolick's compendium of selections from his weekly New York Times columns demostrates once again his droll and brave take on legal matters of all stripes. A perfect gift for law students & lawyers!
A humorous and intelligent look at the current legal world
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
David Margolick wrote "At the Bar," a weekly column for the New York Times from the late 1980s through the mid 1990s. Each column explored a new and interesting facet of the current legal world. This book is a compilation of the best of those columns (representing about a third of all the columns written) with addenda updating the columns where appropriate. Margolick deals with a wide variety of topics including: lawyers' use of language, dramatic changes in the culture of corporate law practice over the past fifteen years, legal ethics, women in the law, law schools, etc. Most importantly, the columns as a whole offer a light and humorous way to learn about the different aspects of the law.
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