{"id":19236,"date":"2018-04-22T18:31:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T23:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?page_id=19236"},"modified":"2018-04-22T18:31:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T23:31:28","slug":"5-books-any-future-lawyer-should-read","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/5-books-any-future-lawyer-should-read\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Books Any Future Lawyer Should Read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >5 Books Any Future Lawyer Should Read<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Reading is one of the most powerful\u00a0tools a student has in his or her study arsenal. It has been widely proven that regular reading improves\u00a0one&#8217;s mental stimulation, memory, vocabulary, and analytical thinking skills, all while reducing stress and providing an opportunity to focus. For that reason, many of our Kaplan instructors encourage their students to relax and read a good book to supplement their test prep studies. To take it one step further, students can turn to books relevant to their future fields. We\u00a0asked\u00a0our LSAT experts and faculty what books they recommend to future lawyers. Here&#8217;s what they had to say.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:0px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >1. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Jyoti Jeerage<\/strong>, Senior Director of Faculty Management, recommends\u00a0&#8220;Just Mercy&#8221; by Bryan Stevenson.\u00a0&#8220;It&#8217;s a fascinating and troubling look at our justice system through the examination of several clients\/cases. Stevenson also has a great TED talk on the subject!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_three_fourth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container avia_animated_image avia_animate_when_almost_visible pop-up av-styling-    avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='wp-image-0 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-0 avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/04\/justmercy-195x300.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_hr  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:2px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h6    avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h6 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >From the Author\u2019s Website<\/h6><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice\u2014from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.<br \/>\nBryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn\u2019t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machinations, and legal brinksmanship\u2014and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.<br \/>\n&#8220;Just Mercy&#8221; is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer\u2019s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of justice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='height:5px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:0px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >2. Legal Writing<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Kaplan&#8217;s Director of Faculty Recruitment, <strong>John Clark<\/strong>, recommends\u00a0this classic law school text: &#8220;Legal Writing&#8221; by Richard Neumann and Sheila Simon. &#8220;It&#8217;s a personal favorite, and\u00a0Sheila Simon is a former law prof of mine and former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. It&#8217;s fun, breezy, and astute. Still reference it today for writing of all kinds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_three_fourth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container avia_animated_image avia_animate_when_almost_visible pop-up av-styling-    avia-builder-el-13  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='wp-image-0 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-0 avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/04\/legalwriting-211x300.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_hr  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:2px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h6    avia-builder-el-15  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h6 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Amazon\u2019s Description<\/h6><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>From\u00a0Richard K. Neumann, Jr., and\u00a0Sheila J. Simon;both widely respected for their contributions to legal writing;comes the\u00a0Second Edition\u00a0of\u00a0Legal Writing, a student-friendly text that provides concise yet complete coverage of office memos, motion memos, and appellate briefs. An informal writing style coaches students through the process of writing and the use of policy and storytelling to craft an argument. Each chapter provides exercises and checklists for practice and review.<br \/>\nLegal Writing continues to offer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>succinct explanations\u00a0that don&#8217;t sacrifice coverage<\/li>\n<li>step-by-step guidance\u00a0through the process of writing<\/li>\n<li>manageably short chapters\u00a0that focus on essential skills<\/li>\n<li>focused treatments of\u00a0office memos, motion memos, and appellate briefs<\/li>\n<li>strong coverage of the\u00a0process of writing, the use of policy, and\u00a0storytelling in fact statements<\/li>\n<li>clear instruction for how to use the CREAC formula<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='height:5px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >3. Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion <\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='height:5px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8220;Thank You for Arguing&#8221; by Jay Heinrichs is Senior Manager of Live Online Events, <strong>Ged Helm<\/strong>&#8216;s recommendation. &#8220;This book is an incredibly accessible and &#8211; I daresay &#8211; funny survey of rhetoric. A fantastic resource for anyone who wants to be persuasive; any pre-law or pre-MBA should check it out of their library.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_three_fourth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container avia_animated_image avia_animate_when_almost_visible pop-up av-styling-    avia-builder-el-22  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='wp-image-0 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-0 avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/04\/thankyou-199x300.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_hr  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:2px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h6    avia-builder-el-24  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h6 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Amazon\u2019s Description<\/h6><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8220;Thank You for Arguing&#8221; is your master class in the art of persuasion, taught by professors ranging from Bart Simpson to Winston Churchill. The time-tested secrets the book discloses include Cicero\u2019s three-step strategy for moving an audience to action\u00d1as well as Honest Abe\u2019s Shameless Trick of lowering an audience\u2019s expectations by pretending to be unpolished. But it\u2019s also replete with contemporary techniques such as politicians\u2019 use of \u201ccode\u201d language to appeal to specific groups and an eye-opening assortment of popular-culture dodges, including:<br \/>\nThe Eddie Haskell Ploy<br \/>\nEminem\u2019s Rules of Decorum<br \/>\nThe Belushi Paradigm<br \/>\nStalin\u2019s Timing Secret<br \/>\nThe Yoda Technique<br \/>\nWhether you\u2019re an inveterate lover of language books or just want to win a lot more anger-free arguments on the page, at the podium, or over a beer,\u00a0&#8220;Thank You for Arguing&#8221;\u00a0is for you. Written by one of today\u2019s most popular online language mavens, it\u2019s warm, witty, erudite, and truly enlightening. It not only teaches you how to recognize a\u00a0<i>paralipsis<\/i>\u00a0and a\u00a0<i>chiasmus<\/i>\u00a0when you hear them, but also how to wield such handy and persuasive weapons the next time you really, really want to get your own way.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='height:5px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:0px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >4. The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8220;The Audacity of Hope&#8221; by Barack Obama comes recommended by <strong>Daniel Helm<\/strong>, LSAT Instructor. &#8220;Written by a compelling writer from his experience with the law and his journey through the political system, and &#8216;Audacity of Hope&#8217; gives a pragmatic perspective on the intersection of our laws and policy in government today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_three_fourth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container avia_animated_image avia_animate_when_almost_visible pop-up av-styling-    avia-builder-el-30  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='wp-image-0 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-0 avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/04\/hope-195x300.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_hr  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:2px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h6    avia-builder-el-32  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h6 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Amazon\u2019s Description<\/h6><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Audacity of Hope\u00a0is Barack Obama&#8217;s call for a new kind of politics a politics that builds upon those shared understandings that pull us together as Americans. Lucid in his vision of America&#8217;s place in the world, refreshingly candid about his family life and his time in the Senate, Obama here sets out his political convictions and inspires us to trust in the dogged optimism that has long defined us and that is our best hope going forward.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='height:5px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:0px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >5. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Erin Englemann<\/strong>, LSAT Instructor, recommends &#8220;Notorious RBG&#8221; by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik. &#8220;This book is not only a fun and interesting biography of Justice Ginsburg, but also a great way to learn about landmark supreme court cases for human right and gender equality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_three_fourth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container avia_animated_image avia_animate_when_almost_visible pop-up av-styling-    avia-builder-el-38  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='wp-image-0 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-0 avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/04\/rbg-249x300.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:2px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h6    avia-builder-el-40  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h6 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Amazon\u2019s Description<\/h6><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg never asked for fame\u2014she has only tried to make the world a little better and a little freer.<br \/>\nBut nearly a half-century into her career, something funny happened to the octogenarian: she won the internet. Across America, people who weren\u2019t even born when Ginsburg first made her name as a feminist pioneer are tattooing themselves with her face, setting her famously searing dissents to music, and making viral videos in tribute.<br \/>\n&#8220;Notorious RBG&#8221;, inspired by the Tumblr that amused the Justice herself and brought to you by its founder and an award-winning feminist journalist, is more than just a love letter. It draws on intimate access to Ginsburg&#8217;s family members, close friends, colleagues, and clerks, as well an interview with the Justice herself. An original hybrid of reported narrative, annotated dissents, rare archival photos and documents, and illustrations, the book tells a never-before-told story of an unusual and transformative woman who transcends generational divides. As the country struggles with the unfinished business of gender equality and civil rights, Ginsburg stands as a testament to how far we can come with a little chutzpah.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19241,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19236"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}