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It's a free Kindle book from Amazon. And if you don't have a Kindle you can use the free Kindle for PC software to read it on your computer.
The story—part memoir, part hard-hitting expose—of a first-year law associate negotiating the arduous path through a system designed to break those who enter it before it makes them.
Landing a job at a prestigious L.A. law firm, complete with a six figure income, signaled the beginning of the good life for Ian Graham. But the harsh reality of life as an associate quickly became evident. The work was grueling and boring, the days were impossibly long, and Graham’s main goal was to rack up billable hours. But when he took an unpaid pro bono case to escape the drudgery, Graham found the meaning in his work that he’d been looking for. As he worked to free Mario Rocha, a gifted young Latino who had been wrongly convicted at 16 and sentenced to life without parole, the shocking contrast between the quest for money and power and Mario’s desperate struggle for freedom led Graham to look long and hard at his future as a corporate lawyer.
Clear-eyed and moving, written with the drama and speed of a John Grisham novel and the personal appeal of Scott Turow’s account of his law school years, Unbillable Hours is an arresting personal story with implications for all of us.
http://www.amazon.com/Unbillable-Hours-True-Story-ebook/dp/B004BDOYHM/
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I think I'll like that as well. Thanks Jewel!
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I like law and order type shows and books. This is right up my alley, so thanks! :) I would never have believed when I got online that there was such a thing as free books there for the taking. It's great!
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I know, cookiefan! :) I don't think I'll ever spend money on a book again at this rate LOL. I have several ebooks downloaded now I want to read. Thanks Jewel. :)
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The free period for this Kindle book's expired now. The link goes to a "page not found" message and when I searched it on Amazon it's only available now in hardcover. I did see some new freebies I'll post though. :) Thanks anyway, Jewel!
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Aww, shame! I would have liked that too. Thank you for adding new ones, Kay. I will look and see if I can find any more as well.
Thanks Jewel! I like John Grisham so I'll be downloading that free book to see if he's anywhere near that mark.