Lawyer Boy: A Case Study on Growing Up | 
| Author: Rick Lax
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 48810
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 031237335X
Dewey Decimal Number: 340.092
EAN: 9780312373351
ASIN: 031237335X
Publication Date: July 8, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
After college, Rick Lax moved back into his parents’ house. The closest thing he had to a job was eating his parents’ food, sitting on his parents’ couch, and watching The Price is Right. An amateur magician, he spent the rest of his time practicing card tricks and rope tricks. And though he could tie four different slipknots, the necktie posed some difficulties. Rick’s father, a successful Michigan attorney, told Rick it was time to move out and enter the real world. Rick certainly wasn’t going to get a job, so he went to law school instead. This is the story of Rick’s journey from childhood to lawyerhood. In Lawyer Boy, Rick uses the skills he developed as a magician to succeed in class, and learns how to become a lawyer without becoming his father. His journey through law school was exhausting, exciting, and infuriating, and, the way he tells it, so funny it’s criminal.
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 david sedaris goes to law school July 19, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Saying that a book is like "David Sedaris meets such and such" has become a shorthand way of saying a book is funny. I'm not saying that this book is funny...though it is...I'm specifically saying that this book is what would happen if Sedaris went to law school. Now I'm a Sedaris fan, so I mean this as a good thing. However, I know that lots of people are not Sedaris fans, so if you don't like taht guy, you probably won't like Lax either. But if you do, you will. As simple as that.
an entertaining and educational read July 19, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Lawyer Boy is Rick Lax's first book (to the best of my knowledge).
But aside from the fact that it's his first, and aside from the fact
that he wrote it during law school (as best I can tell), it's an
impressive feat. Lax takes a lot of complex subjects (civil
procedure, constitutional law), and makes them fun to learn about. He
also chronicles the various ways the law he's learning about in class
(particularly Criminal law) intersects with all that's going on in his
'real' life (dating shoplifters, getting assaulted, chasing cell phone
thieves down the streets of Chicago).
A few reviewers have brought this point up, and they are right: the
book does go by fast. But I say there's nothing wrong with a light,
entertaining book. It's true, most books about the law and law school
are dense and take a while to read, but who says you can't write a
breezy, Sedaris-esque book about a legal education?
My only other critique (and this ties into the last one) is that Lax
could develop his scenes and characters more. Or, a more positive way
to say this would be, I want more! Lax is good...there's just not
enough of him.
Ultimately, Lawyer Boy is an entertaining and educational read. I
admit that I haven't been to law school (and don't plan to go, thank
you very much!), but I still feel that if you're considering going,
Lax's book would be a good starting point. Give you an idea of what
you're in for. And also, if you have any lawyers in your family (and
Lord knows I do), lawyer boy might give you a pretty good idea of why
your lawyer family members act the way they do.
For the low page count (288 pages), the price is steep, but that said,
I recommend this book.
 Yawn July 18, 2008
6 out of 22 found this review helpful
Boring plot, boring characters, myriad typos/grammatical errors. What more could one want?
Do not be lead astray by Rick giving his own book a 5 star rating, or the rest of his family doing the same.
A Scott Turow he is not.
can't wait to see what's next July 10, 2008
12 out of 21 found this review helpful
Laywer Boy is an excellent read, Mr. Lax will keep you laughing, and I can not wait to see what is next for this young man. I am so very proud of you!
Funny, light hearted, and excellent... July 9, 2008
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
When facing the prospect of life, aspiring semi-successful cowbell player and magician Rick Lax decides to go to law school and follow in his fathers footsteps (sort of). But this is more than a coming of age story. This is a glimpse into the mind of the future of law (or humor. Or literature).
This book finally paints a picture of law school that isn't as doom and gloom as One L and 'The Paper Chase' (neither of which I would recommend to an aspiring law student). Rick Lax crafts a humorous book full of personal experiences and the minutia of law school while avoiding (thankfully) the staggeringly frustration and boring enterprise that can be the study of law.
Highly recommended to anyone applying to law school (or any grad school for that matter), this book takes the reader through the hills and valleys that a law student faces.
I found no typos or grammatical errors and see hints of A.J. Jacobs in Lax's lighthearted and witty style.
While this is a quick read, some of the best books are - keeping the reader involved and unable to stop until the last page. I read this book in about 4 hours and loved every page.
I hope we see more from Rick!
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