▁ ▁Content ▁The ▁Official ▁Law yer ' s ▁Hand book ▁described ▁itself ▁as ▁" the ▁ult imate ▁guide ▁to ▁surv iving ▁a ▁legal ▁career ". ▁T ips ▁included : ▁" The ▁Bar ▁Ex am ▁- ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁mor ons ▁have ▁passed ▁- ▁so ▁can ▁you ", ▁" Part ners hip : ▁you ▁can ▁make ▁it , ▁if ▁you ▁know ▁what ▁to ▁kiss , ▁and ▁whose ", ▁and ▁" Under standing ▁what ▁law y ers ▁do ▁- ▁and ▁how ▁to ▁stop ▁them ▁doing ▁it ▁to ▁you ". ▁ ▁Response ▁The ▁Official ▁Law yer ' s ▁Hand book ▁was ▁a ▁best - s eller , ▁ranking ▁# 1 ▁on ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁best ▁s eller ▁list ▁and ▁# 5 ▁on ▁the ▁Publish ers ▁Week ly ▁national ▁list . ▁Crit ical ▁reviews ▁were ▁generally ▁support ive . ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁declared ▁White ▁“ the ▁legal ▁profession ’ s ▁court ▁j ester ” ▁and ▁cred ited ▁him ▁with ▁having ▁“ help ed ▁launch ▁the ▁current ▁wave ▁of ▁legal ▁humor .” ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Time ▁magazine ▁as ▁a ▁book ▁which ▁would ▁" not ▁win ▁an ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association ". ▁ ▁Other ▁ed itions ▁The ▁Hand book ▁was ▁updated ▁and ▁re - print ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁as ▁Still ▁the ▁Official ▁Law yer ’ s ▁Hand book , ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁published ▁in ▁re vised ▁form ▁in ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁by ▁Harr iman ▁House ▁publishing , ▁with ▁Philip ▁R . ▁Jen ks ▁as ▁co