Early this summer, some guy emailed me and asked me if I would be interested in a free copy of his book, in exchange for a book review on my blog. Usually I ignore emails like this; however, the title of his book intrigued me. "The Slacker's Guide to Law School: Success Without Stress".
This is a subject near and dear to my heart. I am a slacker. I went to law school. I was successful without stress. Slam dunk, right? Well, not exactly. The problem with this book is the same as with every law school advice book; it's full of well-meaning organizational tips and ideas that are not applicable to an actual law student. That is the fundamental problem with trying to advise people on how to be successful in law school. Everyone is different, and has to find what works for them. If you weren't a model student in undergrad, odds are you won't be one in law school. On the flip side, if you spend countless hours in the library, developing maniacally detailed organizational methods, then your law school experience will be the same. No book will change that, and even if you try to do what the book instructs, it won't last.
I didn't do shit in law school compared to a lot of people, but I did pretty well. People would ask me what my secret was, and I would struggle to tell them. It was really hard to verbalize what came so naturally to me.
That being said, every single person who goes to law school ends up buying one of those books. And to my knowledge, this is the first book that isn't written by some law review douchebag who is a lot smarter than you could ever hope to be. The author, Juan Doria, seems like a pretty cool guy who got his shit together enough to write a book. I can appreciate that. Plus, his book is a lot more entertaining than Planet Law School or the dreadful Law School Confidential. And if you are reading this blog, trust me, you would hate those books too. So if you are gonna get a book about law school, buy Juan's book. You can buy it here.
