One L"A wonderful book...it should be read by anyone who has ever contemplated going to law school. Or anyone who has ever worried about being human."--The New York Times It was a year of terrors and triumphs, of depressions and elations, of compulsive work, pitiless competition, and, finally, mass hysteria. It was Scott Turow's first year at the oldest, biggest, most esteemed center of legal education in the United States. Turow's experiences at Harvard Law School, where freshmen are dubbed One Ls, parallel those of first-year law students everywhere. His gripping account of this critical, formative year in the life of a lawyer is as suspenseful, said The New York Times, as "the most absorbing of thrillers." |
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Page 111
... less awed by each other and consequently a little less attracted . For the most part , an atmosphere of modesty and bonhomie has taken over . We no longer see one another as the unknown objects on which all the splashy accolades and ...
... less awed by each other and consequently a little less attracted . For the most part , an atmosphere of modesty and bonhomie has taken over . We no longer see one another as the unknown objects on which all the splashy accolades and ...
Page 114
... less friendship than condescension . We're still doing jurisdiction over the person , a topic which has mushroomed ... less knowledgeable than he , but also substantially less intelligent . The thought has crossed my mind that Nicky ...
... less friendship than condescension . We're still doing jurisdiction over the person , a topic which has mushroomed ... less knowledgeable than he , but also substantially less intelligent . The thought has crossed my mind that Nicky ...
Page 226
... less restricted - turned increasingly subtle and challenging as I worked them through , and I took real plea- sure in the research . There were of course some aspects of Ames I was less keen on . One of the purposes of moot court was to ...
... less restricted - turned increasingly subtle and challenging as I worked them through , and I took real plea- sure in the research . There were of course some aspects of Ames I was less keen on . One of the purposes of moot court was to ...
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One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School Scott Turow Limited preview - 2010 |
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