: Wel sh ▁Government ▁spons ored ▁bodies ▁Category : E lections ▁in ▁Wales ▁Category : Local ▁government ▁in ▁Wales ▁Category : Bound ary ▁comm issions ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Official ▁Law yer ' s ▁Hand book ▁is ▁a ▁best - s elling ▁sat ire ▁on ▁law ▁and ▁law y ers ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁lawyer ▁Daniel ▁R . ▁White , ▁and ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁Simon ▁& ▁Sch uster ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁Hand book ▁was ▁adapted ▁and ▁repub lished ▁in ▁Britain ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁The ▁Queens ▁Coun sel ▁Official ▁Law y ers ' ▁Hand book , ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Rob son ▁Press , ▁an ▁im print ▁of ▁B ite back ▁Publishing . ▁ ▁Background ▁Public ▁dist rust ▁of ▁law y ers ▁reached ▁record ▁height s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁after ▁the ▁Water gate ▁sc andal . ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁Water gate , ▁legal ▁self - help ▁books ▁became ▁popular ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁wished ▁to ▁solve ▁their ▁legal ▁problems ▁without ▁having ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁law y ers . ▁Law yer ▁j okes ▁( al ready ▁a ▁per enn ial ▁favorite ) ▁also ▁so ared ▁in ▁popular ity ▁in ▁English - spe aking ▁North ▁America ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Water gate . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁American ▁legal ▁self - help ▁publish er ▁N olo ▁Press ▁published ▁a ▁ 1 7 1 - page ▁compilation ▁of ▁negative ▁an ec d otes ▁about ▁law y ers ▁from ▁throughout ▁human ▁history .