Corporate Blawg is delighted to freely advertise the publication of the first BLAWG-BOOK. Having received Anonymous Lawyer from Jeremy Blachman's publisher, Corporate Blawg built a bonfire and set to work stabbing marshmallows with an ice pick. Whilst incinerating his socks by an open fire, Corporate Blawg dipped into Anonymous Lawyer and found it rather pleasing. It's about the machiavellian practices and mishaps of hiring partner in the corporate department of a U.S. law firm.
Whatsmore, Corporate Blawg discovered that the blog, from which the book originated, is far more popular and successful than Corporate Blawg UK will ever be.
Content to being the Koala Cola to Jeremy's Pepsi, Corporate Blawg entertained the notion of interviewing said Jeremy for his thoughts and views on life, authorship and gin-palaces. After a brief email, a bribe, and a death-threat, Jeremy agreed to be interviewed, and the product of that interview is hence:
Why are their no mice, let alone nine mice, in Anonymouse Lawyer?
Mice couldn't survive at a law firm. No living creature can.
Sorry, bit of a daft question that last one, what is the best question you've ever been asked in an interview?
Here's my best interview story -- during the first year of law school, I interviewed for a summer job with the U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration Division. It was a phone interview, I didn't really know anything about immigration, I didn't know what kinds of things the division did.... apparently they saw on my resume that I had written songs for a theater group in college, and for whatever reason they asked me what the connection was between the songwriting and my desire to work in immigration law. I'm still not sure what the right answer to that question is. I suppose the right answer would have been "nothing, they're completely separate." But I couldn't tell over the phone what they were looking for ...and so I panicked and tried to give them a real answer, and said, "Well, music can help make people feel better... and I suppose regarding the immigration division, not getting deported can make people feel better too." Needless to say, I did not get the job.
How do you intend to make up the damage you have done to the reputation of corporate lawyers?
Damage? I'm probably helping them. If I was a client looking for a law firm, I'd be thrilled to find a firm where the associates work as hard as the associates in the book, and where even the smallest tasks are attended to with fear of the consequences of making a mistake.
No, really, what are you going to do? Corporate Blawg thinks you should set up a fund with your royalties for promoting the strong moral values of corporate law practitioners. What do you think about that?
I think my publisher offers a bulk rate for any firm that wants to buy a copy of the book for everyone in the office. That's my way of giving back. I'm also helping justify the decisions of the thousands of people who thought about becoming lawyers but decided not to. Maybe I'll start a fund to help those people -- the ones left earning low salaries doing work they love because they resisted the call of the firm.
Do you think it is worrying that lawyers call their work "practice"?
Not as worrying as for doctors. At least the worst a lawyer can do is make someone end up in prison.
If you get lots of royalties are you going to buy a royal tea-pot?
If I get lots of royalties, I'll celebrate with something stronger than tea.
Do you get laid more now you've published a book?
Do you since starting a weblog?
No, I'm married. I always figured that book writers had "cool creds", whereas techno-geeks didn't get it, ever.
I'm not sure it's really one of the perks of being a writer. A pop star, sure. But a writer?
When you buy a gin-palace with the film-rights, and go cruising round the St Tropez with 5 playmates, can Corporate Blawg (and his wife) come too?
Absolutely:)
The New York Post apparently said that "Anonymous Lawyer has pierced the heart of a moment in our social history". As that moment now lies bleeding on the floor, rasping for air like a fish on a beach about to have its neck crushed by a rock, Corporate Blawg recommends you read Anonymous Lawyer so you too can get involved.
Corporate Blawg thanks Jeremy for his time in answering his questions, and the free copy of his enjoyable and amusing novel.
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