A Playbook for Prospective Lawyers

It’s a commonplace that before pursuing a new career, it’s essential to talk to people who are currently working in your desired profession. Perhaps nowhere is this more true than in the field of law where pursuing a law degree means several years of training and, often, another decade or two of debt to pay off.

What if you could do an informational interview with not one, but nearly three hundred attorneys and have their responses sifted and distilled by the country’s leading law school admissions counselor?

Ann Levine has accomplished exactly this in her new book The Law School Decision Game: A Playbook for Prospective Lawyers. The book is the product of a survey of 300 attorneys who were asked for their reflections on why they went to law school and how their career has played out. As with her first book (The Law School Admission Game: Play like an Expert), this book is filled with practical insights, straight-on advice and valuable data that you won’t find anywhere else.

Each chapter provides a combination of survey results along with Levine’s razor-sharp analysis and guidance. Levine paints a full picture of what lawyers think about their decision to go to law school, what it’s like to practice law (from Big Law to corporate counsel to solo practice) and how to build a career in law.

Levine has a knack for writing that is at once analytical and personal. In reading this book, you don’t get just dry data. It’s a ride that is informative, fast-paced and fun.