{"product_id":"double-billing-a-young-lawyers-tale-of-greed-sex-lies-and-the-pursuit-of-a-swivel-chair-paperback","title":"Double Billing: A Young Lawyer's Tale of Greed, Sex, Lies, and the Pursuit of a Swivel Chair - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCameron Stracher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns hilarious and horrifying, \u003cem\u003eDouble Billing\u003c\/em\u003e is a clever and sobering expose of the legal profession. Writing with wit and wisdom, Cameron Stracher describes the grueling rite of passage of an associate at a major New York law firm. As Stracher describes, Harvard Law School may have taught him to think like a lawyer, but it was his experience as an associate that taught him to behave--or misbehave--like one. \u003cem\u003eDouble Billing\u003c\/em\u003e is a biting glimpse into the world of corporate law from the perspective of the low man on the totem pole.\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDouble Billing, \u003c\/em\u003e Cameron Stracher reveals a shocking nonfiction account of the ordeal of a young associate at a major Wall Street law firm. Fresh out of Harvard Law School, Stracher landed a coveted position at a high-powered corporate law firm and thus began his grueling years as an associate, a dreaded rite of passage for every young attorney. Only about five percent survive long enough to achieve the Holy Grail of partnership in the firm.\u003cp\u003eAs the author vividly describes, law school may teach you how to think like a lawyer, but it's being an associate that teaches you how to behave like one. Or misbehave. Stracher doesn't mince words about the duplicitous behavior and flagrant practices of many lawyers in his firm, which is one of the premier partnerships in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a stylish and witty manner that has earned him comparison to an early Philip Roth, Stracher does for the legal profession what Michael Lewis's \u003cem\u003eLiars' Poker\u003c\/em\u003e did for the financial industry. The result is a tell-all glimpse into the cutthroat world of corporate law from the perspective of the low man on the totem pole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDouble Billing, \u003c\/em\u003e Cameron Stracher reveals a shocking nonfiction account of the ordeal of a young associate at a major Wall Street law firm. Fresh out of Harvard Law School, Stracher landed a coveted position at a high-powered corporate law firm and thus began his grueling years as an associate, a dreaded rite of passage for every young attorney. Only about five percent survive long enough to achieve the Holy Grail of partnership in the firm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the author vividly describes, law school may teach you how to think like a lawyer, but it's being an associate that teaches you how to behave like one. Or misbehave. Stracher doesn't mince words about the duplicitous behavior and flagrant practices of many lawyers in his firm, which is one of the premier partnerships in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a stylish and witty manner that has earned him comparison to an early Philip Roth, Stracher does for the legal profession what Michael Lewis's \u003cem\u003eLiars' Poker\u003c\/em\u003e did for the financial industry. The result is a tell-all glimpse into the cutthroat world of corporate law from the perspective of the low man on the totem pole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.21 x 6.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692943118399,"sku":"9780688172220","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1c424478e908c26cf5648efa44cf29ed.webp?v=1764997174","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/double-billing-a-young-lawyers-tale-of-greed-sex-lies-and-the-pursuit-of-a-swivel-chair-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}