Books about Lawyers or Judges

[Anonymous]

My daughter is considering a career in law as a freshman in college. I advised her to read a few books (biographies, autobiographies) about lawyers or judges as one step in her research.

Any suggestions for her?

[Anonymous]

John Grisham

[Anonymous]

Gunning for Justice and other works by Gerry Spence.

[Anonymous]

Gideon’s trumpet

[Anonymous]

The Brethren

[Anonymous]

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Basically every supreme court justice has a book; Lovely One by Ketanji Brown Jackson is the newest.

[Anonymous]

+1 for Just Mercy.

Others: Jonathan Harr's A Civil Action and Jeffery Toobin's The Run of his Life: The People vs. OJ Simpson.

[Anonymous]

Thank you! I will get a few of these for Xmas.

[Anonymous]

As a non-lawyer, I really enjoyed A Civil Action. Great book.

[Anonymous]

Is she looking for books that will give her insight into the actual practice of law, or fun thriller-y type books involving lawyers, or...?

It's really nice you're cultivating this interest for her!

[Anonymous]

Or watch the movie “On the Basis of Sex”

[Anonymous]

I went to law school, specifically Tulane, after falling in love with Darby Shaw while reading The Pelican Brief.

[Anonymous]

A Civil Action, Just Mercy

[Anonymous]

If you want to give a realistic/ un-romantic view of legal work:

-Anonymous Lawyer by Jeremy Blachman
-Biglaw by Lindsay Cameron
-The Local by Joey Heartstone
-The Partner Track by Helen Wan

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/37229.Misery_of_BigLaw

[Anonymous]

Have her watch the Netflix show, the Lincoln Lawyer

(recommend the show over the book)