At the Bar: The Passions and Peccadilloes of American Lawyers

by David Margolick

Book Overview

Every Friday for seven years, David Margolick has examined the American fascination with the culture of law and lawyering in his New York Times column, "At the Bar." Here are the best of his observations on the lawyer's trade -- from its noblest moments to its greatest blunders. From profiles of distinguished or notorious legal professionals to provocative explorations of legal ethics and observations on the changing legal profession, this collection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671887874
• ISBN13: 9780671887872
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Clever and edgy

This entertaining book is like eating pistachios: you just can't stop with one column! Margolick's compendium of selections from his weekly New York Times columns demostrates once again his droll and brave take on legal matters of all stripes. A perfect gift for law students & lawyers!

A humorous and intelligent look at the current legal world

David Margolick wrote "At the Bar," a weekly column for the New York Times from the late 1980s through the mid 1990s. Each column explored a new and interesting facet of the current legal world. This book is a compilation of the best of those columns (representing about a third of all the columns written) with addenda updating the columns where appropriate. Margolick deals with a wide variety of topics including: lawyers' use of language, dramatic changes in the culture of corporate law practice over the past fifteen years, legal ethics, women in the law, law schools, etc. Most importantly, the columns as a whole offer a light and humorous way to learn about the different aspects of the law.