Anonymous Lawyer A Novel [Paperback]

He's a hiring partner at one of the world's largest law firms. Brilliant yet ruthless, he has little patience for associates who leave the office before midnight or steal candy from the bowl on his secretary's desk. He hates holidays and paralegals. And he's just started a weblog to tell the world about what life is really like at the top of his profession.

Meet Anonymous Lawyer. The summer's about to start, and he's got a new crop of interns. But he's also got a few things bothering him: The Jerk, his bitter rival, is determined to beat him out for the chairman's job. And Anonymous Wife is spending his money as fast as he can make it. And there's that secret blog he's writing, which is just a perverse bit of fun until he gets an e-mail from someone inside the firm who knows he's its author.

Stocked with up-to-the-minute references, and exposing, as it does, our culture's mania to win at all costs,Anonymous Lawyerhas pierced the heart of a moment in our social history. New York Post (four stars)

A fast, furious, and funny read. Tampa Tribune

Blachman skewers his profession with slash-and-burn ferocity. . . . Laugh 'til it hurts. Rocky Mountain News

Jeremy Blachman is a very funny writer. The Wall Street Journal

A fast and funny read about life in a human shark tank . . . It takes skill to weave plot and character into a breezy and blog-like style, and Jeremy Blachman pulls it off. The Charlotte Observer

Jeremy Blachmanis not a hiring partner at a major law firm, but he is the author of a popular blog called Anonymous Lawyer. He is a recent graduate of Harvard Law School and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Discussion Questions

1. Is Anonymous Lawyer really just a bastard, or is there some shred of humanity still buried deep inside? And if his soul has not completely been vanquished yet, how many more years at the firm until it is?

2. Is Al�