The New Advocate is a short story

Short story

A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...

 by Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka was a culturally influential German-language author of short stories and novels. Contemporary critics and academics, including Vladimir Nabokov, regard Kafka as one of the best writers of the 20th century...

. It is a very brief piece, but bears importance because it illustrates Kafka's view on lawyers. A firm has hired a new associate, Bucephalos. The narrator realizes that times have changed, but hopes people will hold forth any judgement, and accept this new associate for who he is, and what he is capable of.

Analysis

At least one analysis has shown this story and Kafka's letters illustrate his distaste for the law profession and the often menial tasks that can make workers subject to narrow-mindedness.