There are indeed such schools, preying on the legion of naïve youngsters who want to be lawyers but for whom there are no jobs after graduation. That inspiration, Grisham admits, was a 2014 article in The Atlantic which exposed sleazy practices by for-profit law schools. It is neither mystery nor thriller, genres where Grisham has excelled, and, given its inspiration, it almost qualifies as social commentary. You know where this is heading - The Rooster Bar is a poor effort, gold-plated or not. Grisham is a brand, and everything he puts out immediately turns to gold.
Everyone was reading John Grisham's 39th best seller. “But I’m looking forward to doing so,” he said.Last summer you couldn't walk ten yards on the beach without seeing a copy of The Rooster Bar. “It’s been the beginning of a real reckoning that has moved through the system in the last two or three years in terms of legal education,” he said.Īs far as Campos’ book review, he admits he has yet to read “The Rooster Bar.” Campos added that the American Bar Association began more strictly enforcing its accreditation standards, too. One of three law schools discussed in Campos’ piece has since gone out of business, with two others “teetering on the brink,” he said. Since Campos’ 2014 article, he’s seen a good deal of progress made in the for-profit law school realm.
You never know who you’re going to reach.” “The Grisham thing is a capstone to all that. “I think it has been very resonating,” Campos said. When Campos’ article came out, he received a good deal of positive feedback along with “an army of trolls,” he said. “I think it was material rich for mining.” “I think one of the most charming things about Grisham’s statements in regard to the whole issue is the extent to which he admitted he was just basically unaware that any of this was going on,” Campos said. In Grisham’s interview, the novelist said one aspect of Campos’ article that most captured his attention was Grisham’s own ignorance to the topic. “I think there is something inherently compelling about the narrative of the combination of the legal and the academic world and their relation to hot-button issues having to do with exploitation of young people by the system, which is, obviously, a very germaine topic, in general, right now,” he said. Although Campos admits he is a bit biased, he said he understands why this situation would catch the eye of a novelist.
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