Anonymous Lawyer - The book

According to Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground, there is going to be an Anonymous Lawyer book!

THE ANONYMOUS LAWYER BOOK IS ALMOST HERE . . . According to Amazon.com, Jeremy Blachman's novel The Anonymous Lawyer will be available July 25, 2006. Meanwhile, review copies are getting out. Howard Bashman reported that his wife "tremendously enjoyed the book." And at AutoAdmit.com, a reader wrote what's purported to be the novel's first review. The verdict? "It's funny. Very funny actually." Nor is it merely a collection of old posts. "Virtually the entire book is original content." If you're interested in the way the Anonymous Lawyer weblog became a book, you can find a lot of information at Legal Underground. There are both posts about the "unmasking" of Jeremy Blachman as the Anonymous Lawyer, as well as Blachman's landing of a book deal with the prestigious Henry Holt & Co.
Another post that's interesting in retrospect was one about the debate that
ensued after the Anonymous Lawyer weblog was first noticed in the newspapers:"Who's More Funny: Jay Leno or David Letterman? A Post About Two Webloggers Who Criticize Anonymous Lawyer." As detailed there, one of the
criticisms of the Anonymous Lawyer weblog was that it condoned poor treatment by partners of their associates. I didn't agree--I thought just the opposite, in
fact--but it will be interesting to see if the debate begins anew once the book
is published.

I have to admit, my morning ritual at the office usually involves Anonymous Laywer: make coffee, check emails, scan SMH on line, and check out Anonymous Lawyer. I'm also just a sucker for lawyer-life novels...although sometimes I find they can cut too close to home eg taking documents to expensive restaurant to get signed - done; working with eccentric people who may or may not also have bizarre habits - done; billing more than 24 hours for a day at the office - not achieved yet, but have heard that it actually does happen within the profession.

*update - to celebrate the impending release of the Anonymous lawyer book, Blachman has set up a new website www.anonymouslawfirm.com (ta mel) - sounds like a great place to work. As well as the AnonLawFirm and AnonLawyer site, he also has ANOTHER blog - I dont know how he finds the time ...