Other Side Of The Paper Chase: Lessons Learned From One Man's Legal Career

Thane R Mathis tells the story of his legal career as a litigation attorney who practiced law in Alaska, Arizona, and California. It is presented as a stream-of-consciousness memoir that puts the reader in his shoes experiencing what he encountered along the way. The book begins with him explaining how he got the idea to become a lawyer, and getting accepted into law school. As he tells the story, he provides advise along the way to help those who want to embark on the path to becoming a lawyer. The book chronicles his three years in law school, taking and passing bar exams, his first jobs out of law school, seven years as a municipal prosecutor up in Alaska, then twenty years as a litigation attorney in Los Angeles, California. After telling the story of his 30 plus years as an attorney, Thane discusses the pros and cons of choosing this life path.
Thane wrote this in hopes that it would help people who are considering becoming an attorney to know what it realistically entails. Also, this book was written to help anyone who is curious about what it is really like to be an attorney, to fully understand and appreciate what lawyers go through.