Malice in Wonderland: What Every Law Student Should Have for the Trip

Malice in Wonderland is an honest guide to law school. Many law school books suffer from the same tired formula: long, complicated, and boring. Reading these books is a chore. Set against an Alice in Wonderland theme, the reader is led on a journey into law school (i.e., Wonderland) by a tour guide, Uncle Malice, the alter ego of author Ben Weiss. Drawing upon his own mistakes and shenanigans, Uncle Malice enlightens the reader. But he's not your grandfather's narrator: he is brash, colorful, and honest. Readers will trust Uncle Malice, welcome his advice, and revel in his antics.

Malice in Wonderland tackles the important elements of the first year of law school, including outlining, homework, finals, class, and grades. Importantly, Uncle Malice zeroes in on the most important aspects of each topic, without getting bogged down in the minutiae. Never one to be pedantic or up-tight, Uncle Malice keeps the reader engaged with faux cases names (Kardashian v. Dignity), new terminology (debriefing, in the Commandments of Briefing), and fun stories. Uncle Malice explains why screw-ups in class discussions are like bad Oscar speeches, why gunners never have weekend plans, and how to launch a preemptive strike against a professor. Malice will educate and entertain rising 1Ls in a way that other legal reference titles cannot. Students will look forward to reading it - a novel concept for this genre.