Satan's Advice to Young Lawyers

by Aleister Lovecraft

"There is no denying it, Satan has the legal landscape dialed." -- Gabriel

"Impressive book." -- John Milton

"See? This is exactly what I was talking about." -- William Blake

It is not every day that the Prince of Darkness himself writes a book.

Satan's Advice to Young Lawyers is a pithy guide to rising from lowly first-year associate to renowned leader of the legal community.

Inside the pages of this remarkable book, Satan offers his profound counsel on topics as diverse as choosing evil as a path to power, the billable hour, how to steal clients from your law firm, fashion, and more.

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This profound guidebook makes a great gift for your favorite law student, bar exam taker, bar exam passer or new lawyer.

Genres: Law, Nonfiction, Legal

93 pages, Paperback

First published September 29, 2014

Reviews

[Connie · Rating 4 out of 5]

*POTENTIAL LITTLE SPOILERS*

As I'm entering a law course at university soon after just dropping out of a boring finance one, I thought it best to do some extra-curricular reading to get me prepared (hence the list of law-related books I've added to my 'want to read' list recently). Even if you don't want to be a lawyer/barrister, you can take these tips and advice through any stem of the law.

This book was so brutal. It tells you to be selfish, destructive to others and - most importantly - evil. The structure of the book is captivating. Having it split into five parts with a conclusion, lets you read each section and then ponder on what you've read, wondering how you can put it into action.

Trying to break into the legal sector for a career is hard enough, but with these pieces of advice, you should find the courage to stand up for yourself, and lead a successful career.

[Tommy Grooms · Rating 3 out of 5]

An amusing read, but it suffered from a lack of commitment to the bit - The Screwtape Letters this is not. It's also too short - there is so much potential to the concept of Satan offering his perspective on the law, but most of the chapters are cursory. This made for a great gag gift but there's simply not much meat to it.

[Jenni]

Yuck - very skeevy, especially the chapters on how to dress (e.g. female attorneys showing a lot of cleavage can be an advantage when appearing in front of lecherous judges and mixers where they might snag new male clients) and sex (e.g. never sleep with your co-workers or clients (starts out OK) UNLESS it's the *only* way to get that promotion or the (new) client. WTF?

I thought surely this must have been published long ago, but nope, it was published in 2014.

[Suzanne Lang · Rating 2 out of 5]

Like a few other reviewers said, this would have been better if the author would have stuck with a perspective. Part genuine, good advice you could get from any book, part humorously bad advice. A full blown sardonic narrator would have made this a much funnier read.

[Ahmad · Rating 1 out of 5]

Maybe 1.5/5
It has a couple of funny lines but thats all. It doesn't even relate to law so very much, everything in it is general and could be applied to anything. Aside from the couple of funny lines there's not much here.

[Martin Lennon · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not funny enough to be a I ke book and not helpful enough to be useful.

[SLT · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was passably entertaining. While I am grateful for the context in which it was given to me, it suffers from the same deficiencies found in most books of its kind. Premise is promising and funny enough, but execution is never what it could be. For this book in particular, some of the concepts were too literally true to be funny. Others were completely inaccurate and unsupported. While I can appreciate the misery that spurred its drafting, I would have liked to see more.

[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Already read by successful politicians.

The author has interesting thoughts. I believe this book would be useful in any career. Career politicians have a version of this playbook also.

[Jessenia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Got this as an Xmas gift. Wish it was really committed to the bit more, but generally not for me. Some actual advice here and there, but really just dated ideas of power and materialism (with your usual hints of sexism)

[Grace Coleman · Rating 1 out of 5]

With a title such as this and as a young lawyer, I had high hopes that were severely disappointed.

The sleazy, unfunny cynicism just didn’t work for me and I wouldn’t recommend anyone read this book. The only positive element was that it was over in less than 100 pages.

[Savanna Scholet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some chapters were a decent attempt at classic satire, but some seemed like just a vehicle to share practical advice on how to be successful without worrying about the moral implications of the methods. I wish the tone had been more consistent.

[Christian Sarailis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly satirical but if you can read between the lines, it’s a delightful and precise advice book. Read it at different period of your law career for an evolving comprehension of the author’s hability to summarize great wisdom in very few words.

[Kelsey Burnette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny little book. I could've written it. Now required reading for everyone I work with. ;)

[kimberley Walsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very entertaining book however, just tongue and cheek. No one is that narcissistic.

[Narayani Anand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pithy and honest. A handbook you need to revisit every few weeks to keep you on track for world domination.

[Ryandmp · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is silly, and some of it strikes me as nonsense. I wouldn't take the book as offering serious advice.

[Bure Kabisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A must read for all: lawyers, politicians and snakes.

[Becky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not 100% sure what I was expecting, not sure this was it.

[Sebastian Campos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would have 5 stars if longer and did not have grammar mistakes.

[FlyingBulgarian Svetli H. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not funny enough
Not useful enough
Just a clever idea poorly executed

[ian moloney · Rating 4 out of 5]

well written

I liked the easy to read style and explanation of the lawyer mindset. The book could be a little more expansive and have included sample cases.

[Krystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun and short book. To my lawyer friends, read this. To my non-lawyer friends, skip this one.

[Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very short book but an equally enjoyable read. the concept being that this book was given to a successful young lawyer, who decided to share his master's vision with the world.

it contains some great advice hidden among cheap shots at lawyers, insurance companies, and idiots. Don't spend a fortune, but if you can, you should read this (especially if you're a legal professional).

[Queezle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Got this book Christmas morning and finished it in less than an hour. It wasn't that good - a lot more could have been done with the Satan aspect of being a lawyer. It seemed very wishy-washy, wouldn't just commit to the Satan bit. Also, hardly funny at all (though I feel like most people pick up this book as a gag gift, so it maybe should have tried to be funny for its target audience).

[Matthew Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gloriously enjoyable in its cynicism.

[lady · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short and humorous read. Probably not worth its price though. But hey, no shame in falling for the Devil's tricks

[Karleigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good quick advice for all new law school graduates/associates on how to embrace their hated and evil profession.

[miss q · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short and straight to the point read. Some of the advice is just -bad-, it's more of entertainment than it is "advice"

[Mathew]

excellent!