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Anonymous Lawyer

jeremy blachman

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A wickedly funny debut novel about a high-powered lawyer whose shockingly candid blog about life inside his firm threatens to destroy him


He's a hiring partner at one of the world's largest law firms. Brilliant yet ruthless, he has little patience for associates who leave the office before midnight or steal candy from the bowl on his secretary's desk. He hates holidays and paralegals. And he's just started a weblog to tell the world about what life is really like at the top of his profession.


Meet Anonymous Lawyer --corner office, granite desk, and a billable rate of $675 an hour. The summer is about to start, and he's got a new crop of law school interns who will soon sign away their lives for a six-figure salary at the firm. But he's also got a few problems that require his attention. There's The Jerk, his bitter rival at the firm, who is determined to do whatever it takes to beat him out for the chairman's job. There's Anonymous Wife, who is spending his money as fast as he can make it. And there's that secret blog he's writing, which is a perverse bit of fun until he gets an e-mail from someone inside the firm who knows he's its author.


Written in the form of a blog, Anonymous Lawyer is a spectacularly entertaining debut that rips away the bland façade of corporate law and offers a telling glimpse inside a frightening world. Hilarious and fiendishly clever, Jeremy Blachman's tale of a lawyer who lives a lie and posts the truth is sure to be one of the year's most talked-about novels.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published July 25,2006

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288 pages, Hardcover
Published
July 25, 2006 by Henry Holt and Co.
ISBN
9780805079814
ASIN
0805079815
Language
English

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April 17,2025
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Probably the most hilarious book I've ever read (The Adventures of Captain Underpants would obviously be the alternative candidate, and between those two it might be a toss-up). I think I laughed out loud at least once per page, which is way more than I thought was physically possible while reading a novel. I only wish that more people I knew (especially law students) would read it, as it's as quotable as some of the most classic TV shows, such as Seinfeld (or SpongeBob).
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Trentin
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April 17,2025
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Liked this satire on the world of lawyers by a supposedly highly placed employee of a leading law firm. Not much chance to see other people's viewpoints because it is always told in blogs or emails, but wickedly funny within these constraints.
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ViharTancos
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April 17,2025
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Supposed to be satire, but sometimes is just true.

Would entertain anyone who deals with office politics.
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BiscoitoArabio
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April 17,2025
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entertaining, but sorta just seems to mush together all the horror stories about big law firms- which makes sense since Blachman never actually worked as an attorney after graduating from law school (smart man...)
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okkygist
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April 17,2025
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funny take on big law firm life; received an advance copy of the book from a book convention, which was right before the NYT article "outing" the author. Verrrrry fast read and hilarious at times
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LemonSyrup
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April 17,2025
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Loved this book!!! All time favorite....it reads via emails, phone messages, etc...couldn't get enough of it!
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NAHDI51
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April 17,2025
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Great ending. I'm not sure that this would be of any interest to anyone who hasn't/doesn't work in a law office, but I thought it was a hoot.
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Jemnite
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April 17,2025
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A fun, breezy, obviously blog-based read for the El.
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