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Thwarted in his first literary endeavor, Turowremained as a teacher at Stanford for two years,before taking the LSATs. Although Turow wasoffered a tenure tracked position at RochesterUniversity and a contract to write movie scripts,he chose Cambridge and law school instead...
...generally have a fascination with the law,"Turow said. "The duties owed to citizens by thegovernment, by each other...the obligations andkinds of conduct expected...
Immediately, Turow was given a $4000 advance towrite about his law school experiences. Theresult, One L, was published in 1977 duringhis senior year at the school, and has been hailedby Time magazine as the "underground,pass-along classic among law students...
...learned a lot about myself in law school,"said Turow in a 1990 inverview with Time. "Ifinally got over the '60s. I discovered thatraging inside of me was a competitive, acquisitivelittle Jewish boy from Chicago...
...Turow says that although some of his law schoolclinical experiences introduced him to theprofession, "law school does not aim to and doesnot give a practical approach...