Have her watch the Netflix show, the Lincoln Lawyer

(recommend the show over the book)

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

A Civil Action, Just Mercy

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

Or watch the movie “On the Basis of Sex”

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!

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

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

+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.

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

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

The Brethren

Gideon’s trumpet

Gunning for Justice and other works by Gerry Spence.

John Grisham

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?