Your first evaluation, building relationships, managing your work and your life are essential to thriving as a new lawyer.
“Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks: The Essential Guide to Thriving as a New Lawyer,” by Grover Cleveland is designed to provide relevant information quickly. Each section is a stand-alone lesson so that you can go directly to the information that you need for your particular situation.
Law school survival might not be possible without the help of a few friendly study aids. While not a substitute for reading the material and taking notes in class, study aids can be helpful in solidifying your understanding of the information. We’ve picked out the best study aids in four categories to help you master your legal studying.
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A new book by Deborah Epstein Henry hones in on key issues for success as an employer in the legal industry. “Law & Reorder: Legal Industry Solutions for Restructure, Retention, Promotion & Work/Life Balance” encourages young lawyers to take charge of their careers early on.
In response to first-year student requests for some practical, no-nonsense advice about law school, Vice Dean Austen Parrish and Professor Cristina Knolton have written “Hard-Nosed Advice from a Cranky Law Professor: How to Succeed in Law School.” The book, published by Carolina Academic Press, is a helpful and humorous book for law students.
Three recent law graduates of the University of Tulsa College of Law released "What the L?: 25 Things We Wish We'd Known Before Going to Law School," published by Carolina Academic Press.
The book, written by Kelsey May, Samantha Roberts and Elizabeth Shelton give a firsthand account of trudging through law school without the answers to many of their questions. Is it worth the money? How do I find a job? Is law school like college? What is the bar exam and how do I take it?
Words and phrases are the tools of the lawyer’s trade. The legal communication process depends upon shared understandings of the professional language, says Steven Gifis, author of Barron’s Law Dictionary.
The sixth edition of "Barron’s Law Dictionary," published by Barron’s Educational Series, is updated to reflect recent modifications in federal and state law. The book is a quick reference source for lawyers, law students and legal professionals.
Dissatisfaction among working lawyers is not uncommon. In her new book, “The Happy Lawyer: Making a Good Life in the Law,” Nancy Levit and Douglas Linder examine the causes of this unhappiness. The authors then chart possible paths to happier and more fulfilling careers in law. Eschewing a one-size-fits-all approach, it shows how maximizing our chances for achieving happiness depends on understanding our own personality types, values, strengths and interests.
For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winner James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America, and he now turns his eye to an institution of government he believes has become more powerful, and more partisan, than the founding fathers ever intended — the Supreme Court.
Incoming law students will grow weak at the knees with the “Law School Survival Manual: From LSAT to Bar Exam,” which simplifies the stresses and perplexities of law school. The manual, authored by Nancy B. Rapoport and Jeffrey D. Van Niel, provides witty guidance through the entirety of a law student’s journey.
The second edition of "Expert Testimony: A Guide for Expert Witnesses and the Lawyers Who Examine Them," by Steven Lubet and Elizabeth I. Boals, gives experts the confidence they need to be comfortable in court.
With Boals as co-author in this second edition, information has expanded and amplifies the original book. New additions include: