Search - One L : The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School

I read this after surviving my first semester of law school and found it to be true in every detail! A must-read for every prospective law student.

classic autobiography of Scot Turow's first year at Harvard Law School.

Turow gives an amusing and true-to-life account of his life as a 1L at Harvard in the 70s. Although law school has since changed somewhat, many of the aspects discussed are still easily related to by current and incoming students.

My interest in reading this was sparked by how much I enjoy Turow's novels and by how much I respect his pro bono work on behalf of those wrongfully imprisoned. Had I not read his other works or known about his social philosophy, I probably would not have appreciated this autobiography quite as much a I did.

Excellent book, even for the non-lawyer types. I've enjoyed reading Turow's novels for a long time, so it was very interesting to see this side of him.

"A compelling and important book...it should be read by anyone who has ever contemplated going to Law School or anyone who has ever worrieds about being human." New York Times