A review by acrosstheskyinstars
Bad Lawyer: A Memoir of Law and Disorder by Anna Dorn

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

2.5

This book struck me as average overall. As someone who previously worked in criminal defense and for a law school, I was able to understand much of what she was talking about intimately (though I am not a lawyer myself). Many of her stories were fascinating, particularly if you know what it's like to work in criminal defense. That being said, I thought the parts of the book not directly relating to her legal experience flagged (maybe that's just my personal taste). Toward the end of the book, she gives many sociopolitical takes about the US criminal justice/legal systems. These are very nuanced opinions that you may or may not like, though if you tend to have very strong opinions going in already it is likely you will find her discussion lacking in one way or another. 
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