Surviving Your Role as a Lawyer
Author: David H. Barber
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13:
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Law Firm Survival Manual
Author: Nancy B. Rapoport
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
Published: 2013-09-16
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 1454843136
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLaw Firm Job Survival Manual: From First Interview to Partnership
The Young Lawyer's Jungle Book
Author: Thane Josef Messinger
Publisher: Fine Print Press, Limited
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781888960198
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWho can forget the terror of a new job? Entering an unfamiliar world, with unknown expectations, is a nerve-wracking experience. In law, the new attorney is tackling not only a new job but also a very new, very different, and exceptionally stress-filled professional life...and mountains of student debt. Each year, tens of thousands of new law graduates enter an already saturated job market...yet many are ill-prepared for survival in an ever more unforgiving, fast-paced profession. As law students, you're offered a wide array of guidebooks to succeed in law school, to excel in law exams, and to pass the bar exam. Upon entering the real world of law, however, you're are pushed back into a dark, dangerous jungle. The Young Lawyer's Jungle Book will be your guide to help you find your way to safety and career success.
Surviving and Thriving in the Law Office
Author: Richard L. Hughes
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781401838966
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis career guide gives current and future paralegals the inside scoop on how to select the right job for them and how to thrive in their work setting. A well-respected supervising attorney who now is a paralegal educator lets paralegals know what law firms look for in their paralegal staff in terms of time and work management, quality assurance, interaction with various segments of the office and much, much more. The Paralegal Perspective feature gives the reader first-hand advice on how to handle situations they encounter on the job. Further, this publication fully addresses such important issues as finding the right paralegal job, producing high-quality work, understanding billable hours, dealing with office politics, asking for a raise and advancing in a paralegal career. End-of-chapter questions, Internet-based questions and ethical discussion questions make this an enjoyable and educational read.
Know Your Rights
Author: Ronald M. Benrey
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
Published: 2011-01-04
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1402783183
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInformation that reduces the panic factor, familiarizes you with legal language, and helps you overcome misconceptions when commonplace legal issues arise. “The first thing we do, we kill all the lawyers”; Shakespeare may have had a point, but the truth is, from time to time, we all could use a good attorney. This survival guide won’t replace legal counsel, but by stating your rights plainly, it can help with some pretty weighty matters—including prenups, breaking apartment leases, immigration, and workplace discrimination. Ronald M. Benrey helps solve basic legal quibbles at home, at work, and even on vacation. He provides an understanding of central legal principles, explains key vocabulary, and helps readers to overcome familiar misconceptions. Topics include: Workplace rights Prenups and postnups Identity theft Disputes with neighbors New rules of personal bankruptcy Your rights as a tenant—and a landlord Living wills and power of attorney Police searches of your home and car And many more
From Lemons to Lemonade in the New Legal Job Market
Author: Richard Lee Hermann
Publisher: Decisionbooks
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780940675681
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSo You Want to Be a Lawyer
Author: Phillip Estes
Publisher:
Published: 2006-11
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781425971700
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter I began to practice, I realized that the attorneys that I practiced with were more often than not in a fowl mood. Some were never cheerful or pleasant. I enjoyed most of the work involved in my practice, but many of my associates did not. After about nine months, I decided that the main problem with the profession was that there were too many attorneys. The pressure of having to compete for clients and advertise just to survive made it unbearable for nearly every one I met. For example, I had a friend who had quit a lucrative position with an insurance agency to attend law school and, then, to practice law. We would go to lunch together on many occasions. He had a wife, who worked full time and they had several children. The conversion at lunch always turned into his complaining about the lack of business or fees for his practice. He complained so much that I got to the point I didn't enjoy going to lunch with him anymore. At times I have tried to call other lawyers about a particular case only to get a recording saying that the phone had been temporarily disconnected. This has happened with lawyers who had been practicing for twenty years! Well, I decided that I could do my part to correct this situation. I knew it wouldn't be easy, but this book is my attempt to help potential attorneys see if they really want to be lawyers and, more importantly, to see if the law profession wants them.
Surviving and Succeeding in Large Law Firms
Author: Paul McCoy
Publisher:
Published: 2021-07-15
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780578926780
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPracticing law in a law firm is challenging, to say the least. A law degree and the technical skills taught by law firms are only small parts of what you need to survive and succeed in a law firm. Most of what you need to know will take you decades of experience to learn through trial and error. As a result, new lawyers find themselves slogging through life as a firm associate unsure whether or not their efforts are really getting them anywhere in the long run. This state of perpetual uncertainty, pushing slowly forward into a black void, leaves many very unhappy with their work life and, as a consequence, their overall life suffers. There is an easier way. Imagine knowing that the steps you are taking are in fact leading to success. Imagine having a mentor who has already worked his way up the learning curve, already learned through trial and error what works and what doesn't work, who could share with you techniques and insights that could substantially increase your chances of surviving and succeeding at a law firm. Imagine if such mentor was always immediately available to you at your request. Well, this book was written precisely to be a virtual mentor for the multitudes of lawyers struggling to survive and succeed in law firms.This book is a must read for any law student considering a career at a law firm. This book is also an invaluable asset for any associate at a law firm struggling to survive and succeed. Give yourself an edge and learn from a lawyer who not only survived but succeeded in the world of prestigious, global law firms.
The Corporate Counsel Survival Guide
Author: William E. Kruse
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781634258869
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Making the decision to pursue an in-house counsel position can be a daunting experience, in part because in-house positions can be so different from working in a firm and can vary significantly from company to company. This book offers ... insight into the unique aspects of serving as in-house counsel and provides a good foundation for anyone who wants to learn more about in-house counsel life."--
Law School Survival Manual
Author: Nancy B. Rapoport
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Published: 2010-05-24
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes bibliographical references and index.
