May 19, 2006
Books: Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women's Success in Law
This new book from well-known attorney, speaker and consultant Lauren Stiller Rikleen focuses on the institutional impediments to women's success in the practice of law -- the challenges and roadblocks women face as they struggle to succeed in law firms. The book addresses all aspects of law firm life including firm management, the assignment process, billable hour demands, business generation, compensation, mentoring, attrition, and work/family issues. It also sets forth recommendations for change, describing concrete actions which law firms can implement in order to enable women to take their rightful place as equals in the legal profession. The book is the result of two years of research and is based on the author’s interviews with hundreds of women lawyers and law firm managers from all over the country. The author also draws extensively on a wide range of research across multiple disciplines in order to shed further light on the areas covered. Although the book is about women in law firms, the issues raised could apply to any professional setting.
Price: $25.00
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May 5, 2006
Books: The Right Moves: Job Search and Career Development Strategies for Lawyers
The Right Moves: Job Search and Career Development Strategies for Lawyers is intended for any attorney who wants to learn how to make the right moves for a successful legal career. As a former practicing lawyer, Valerie Fontaine has been in the trenches. In her 20-plus years as a search consultant to the legal profession, she has assisted hundreds attorneys with their professional transitions. The Right Moves draws upon that background to present specific strategies for lawyers at all stages of their careers to increase their marketability in order to land their ideal jobs or to position themselves for success within their current organizations. With lateral attorney hiring increasing as the economy improves, this is the right time for The Right Moves.
Price: $45.00
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February 10, 2006
Books: Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow: Discovering Your Right Livelihood
 Marsha Sinetar's book seeks to help readers figure out what they would love to do for a livelihood through a process of self-assessment. It also helps readers to uncover the hidden barriers, whether psychological, spiritual or otherwise, that prevent people from acting on their convictions and pursuing what they would love.
As one reader summarizes: "The book asks us to ponder some difficult issues- where we have been, where we are now, where we would like to be, where we will end up if we continue our past and present behavior, and how best to determine what it will take to get us where we would like to be."
Price: $10.88
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February 3, 2006
Books: Telecommuting for Lawyers
 Telecommuting for Lawyers explains how to implement a successful telecommuting program that leads to increased productivity, improved work product, higher revenues, lower overhead costs, improved communications with clients, better recruitment, and a less-stressful work environment.
Among other topics, the book covers:
- developing policies and telecommuter authorizations
- training future telecommuters
- budgeting and saving on overhead expenses
- making telework inviting and familiar
- designing the monitor process
- choosing the appropriate tools
Price: $51.94
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January 11, 2006
Books: Winning Alternatives to the Billable Hour: Strategies that Work
 This practical book details the economic and client service advantages of alternative law firm billing methods, the various billing methods currently available and how to select and implement the right alernative billing method for law firms of all sizes.
According to David Sump, partner at the law firm of Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, PLC: "I highly recommend this book as the best in the ABA series of publications offering alternatives to the billable hour. You will find especially helpful the many exhibits providing sample engagement letters and fee agreements for several of the alternatives found in the text."
A floppy disk containing sample agreements is also provided with the book.
Price: $149.95
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January 5, 2006
Books: Women-At-Law: Lessons Learned Along The Pathways To Success
 How do women lawyers define success in today's world? For this new guide, author Phyllis Horn Epstein interviewed over 100 women lawyers of all ages, backgrounds,and lifestyle in a wide variety of practice settings in the nation. The responses offer valuable insight into the struggles and accomplishments of women trailblazers who have paved the way for today’s woman lawyer.
According to Martha W. Barnett, Past President, American Bar Association, Epstein has written "the ultimate insider’s handbook for young women lawyers and 'lawyers to be,' while offering the rare opportunity for seasoned lawyers to read about their peers, connect, and recognize that they are not alone."
Price: $53.74
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December 20, 2005
Holiday CD: LawTunes Holiday Trio: 3 CD's Featuring the Musical Parodies of Lawyer Lawrence Savell
 LawTunes
has announced the release of a specially priced "holiday
trio" featuring 3 CD's of humorous original lawyer holiday
rock-and-roll songs, composed, performed, and produced by
practicing litigation attorney Lawrence Savell of Chadbourne
& Parke.
The set includes the newly released "You
Don't Wanna Cross Santa," whose title track details
the potential pitfalls of an aggressive litigation strategy
against St. Nick come December 25. Another cut, "Billin'
on Christmas Eve," is a ballad to those lawyers who find
themselves in the office during the holidays.
The two other CD's in the set are: "Legal
Holidaze" (featuring such melodies as "Rainmaker
Reindeer" and "North Pole Bar Exam")
and "The Lawyer's Holiday Humor Album" (featuring
ballads such as "Bill Those Hours" and "Let
'Em Sue").
Special Price: $39.99
for all 3 CD's
(discounted from $50.99 if purchased separately)
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December 14, 2005
Holiday CD: Billable Hour Blues
 In
his debut CD, "The Billable Hour Blues," a collection
of original songs and musical parodies, attorney Dan Klau
sings about the trials and tribulations of being a young associate,
lawyers who couldn’t give a client a straight answer if their
life depended on it, the joy of bringing someone to the brink
of tears during cross-examination, and much more. Whether
you are looking for belly laughs, or just a few gentle chuckles
to brighten your day, "The Billable Hour Blues"
is sure to please.
Price: $12.99
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Now
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August 18, 2005
Book: Briefcase Moms: 10 Proven Practices to Balance Working Mothers' Lives
 Practical, entertaining and inspiring, Briefcase Moms is a book for working mothers who want success in all areas of their lives -- career, family and personal fulfillment.
The book walks readers through ten transformative and proven practices (e.g., "Take Care of Mom," "Share the Daily Dance," "Eliminate the Stressors"), each designed to help women at any stage of working motherhood to define, establish and maintain life balance. These practices will help you make the right choices, take action and live the life you want. Find out why so many working mothers have used this plan to map their path to balance.
Price: $26.00
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June 7, 2005
Books: Gender on Trial: Sexual Stereotypes and Work/Life Balance in the Legal Workplace
Authored by employment attorney Holly English, Gender on Trial: Sexual Stereotypes and Work/Life Balance in the Legal Workplace, chronicles gender issues for lawyers based on interviews with nearly two hundred lawyers around the country – as well as psychologists, consultants and recruiters – on what life is really like for men and women who work shoulder-to-shoulder in legal workplaces.
Professor David Wilkins of Harvard Law School has stated that the book "effectively illuminates the complex stereotypes that continue to define women's advancement in the workplace . . . and is destined to be an important resource for law students, practitioners, and scholars."
Price: $44.95
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April 15, 2005
Books: The Soul of the Law
Ex-lawyer turned psychologist Benjamin Sells knows the mentality that brings distressed lawyers into his office and writes about it in his book in an almost spiritual way. Among other things, Sells discusses the adversarial character of legal practice, the drum-tight diction that lawyers adopt, and the emphasis on procedure. He shows how these aspects of legal practice can sap a lawyer's soul, and the problems that arise when they spill into nonwork life. He then offers ideas for bringing balance back into one's daily life, society and the law.
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February 15, 2005
Books: Time Off for Good Behavior: How Hardworking Women Can Take a Break and Change Their Lives
 Mary Lou Quinlan's latest book profiles 37 successful women who have quit, taken a sabbatical, or transitioned from high-powered jobs into less stressful careers and new lives. The guidance provided includes strategies for securing flexible hours at work and developing a financial plan that will facilitate career change.
One reader says: "The book is filled with great anecdotes and experiences, poignant and pointed advice - and is even interactive. It offers you opportunities to explore, to create, and to examine life - your life - so that you can be inspired to live it fully and joyfully.."
Price: $16.29
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February 13, 2005
Books: Why Lawyers Should Eat Bananas
 Are you a lawyer who is:
- working long and exhausting hours?
- busting a gut over unprofitable clients?
- wishing there were 30 hours in a day?
- suffering unhealthy stress levels?
- not devoting enough time to your family and friends?
This groundbreaking book offers 101 practical ideas to help you rejuvenate your legal career while taking back control of your life.
Price: $16.96
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February 7, 2005
Books: Rest Assured: The Sabbatical Solution for Lawyers
In the war for human capital, law firms of all sizes find that sabbaticals are a workable, worthwhile attorney retention tool. This practical 140-page manual -- published by the American Bar Association and authored by Lori Simon Gordon (who took a sabbatical from her partnership at Latham & Watkins) -- includes sample sabbatical policies used successfully by various law firms, addresses common management concerns and client reactions, and explains the logic and logistics of making time for lawyer sabbaticals in busy and thriving practices.
Price: $69.95
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February 4, 2005
Books: Should You Really Be a Lawyer?
Dissatisfied lawyers are often reluctant to make a change because they feel they’ve invested too much time and money in their legal careers to leave practice, or because they fear losing their professional identity if they change course. Often this resistance simply involves a lack of information on available alternatives, so some lawyers stay stuck because they don’t know what else they would enjoy or how to figure it out.
This book from career counselor Deborah Schneider, J.D., aims to help these lawyers look at their own career decision-making process, get beyond those mental traps that typically trigger career confusion, and choose jobs they’ll enjoy.
Price: $21.95
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January 25, 2005
Books: Dracula Was a Lawyer (and Hundreds of Other Fascinating Tidbits from the World of Law)
 Did you know?
- In 240 B.C., Rome passed a law prohibiting lawyers from accepting fees?
- Under Hammurabi's Code of Law, enacted in Babylon in 1780 B.C., a doctor found guilty of malpractice was to have his hands chopped off? (and people think America is in need of tort reform!!)
- John Cleese, Gandhi, Geraldo Rivera, and Julio Iglesias were among those who started out as lawyers and moved on to other careers?
- The ice cream "sundae" was invented in response to a Blue Law in force in the 1890's that prohibited the serving of ice cream sodas on Sunday due to their allegedly intoxicating effect?
These, and hundreds of other fascinating tidbits and oddities from the world of law, are the subject of this entertaining and informative book. Price: $9.71
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January 24, 2005
Books: Running From the Law: Interviews with Lawyers Who Left the Law
 Nearly half the nation’s lawyers would change careers if they had a feasible alternative. But what else can you do with a law degree? This provocative book features lively interviews with successful practitioners who left the law for greater personal and financial success. It also contains career tips, support options, and the latest online job resources just for lawyers.
Price: $16.95
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January 17, 2005
Books: The Complete Guide to Contract Lawyering: What Every Lawyer & Law Firm Needs to Know About Temporary Legal Services
 More lawyers and law firms are turning to temporary legal services as an answer to managing growth and building profitability. This new third edition – with separate chapters for contract lawyers and for hiring lawyers – has the latest on rate-setting, placement agencies, state and local ethical opinions, malpractice liability, and has sample agreements and marketing tips.
Says one ABA magazine, "We know of no other resource which addresses this phenomenon in this level of detail."
Price: $29.95
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December 8, 2004
Books: The Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life and Work: Taking the Stress Out of Success
 With wit and wisdom, Kaufman sets forth remedy after remedy, without giving up on the practice of law, that you can use to find sources of energy and satisfaction in your legal career. Subjects covered include how better to allocate your energy among work, family, health, self, and how to delve into ways to bring your life into a more balanced alignment. More than 20 exercises aid your exploration, and help you make an action plan.
Kaufman acknowledges that self-directed change is the hardest to make. But lawyers who wonder why life has lost its savor and are willing to put in the work will not have to wait to have change forced on them by the adverse consequences of a stressful lifestyle and a pressured career.
Price: $27.77
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November 21, 2004
Books: Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type
 For over 10 years, Do What You Are has helped hundreds of thousands of people find the career that suits their personality type best. Based on the well-known Meyers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test, the book helps readers identify their personality type, and then offers a wide array of occupations that are popular with that type, including today's hottest career tracks in growth areas such as e-commerce, biotechnology, new media, and telecommunications. Throughout, the authors provide savvy career advice and highlight the strengths and pitfalls of each personality type with real-life examples.
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November 13, 2004
Books: Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers
 Many lawyers choose to use their legal skills in key positions that don’t involve the active practice of law, including challenging roles in government, education, corporations, and even nonprofit organizations such as the American Bar Association. In this new book, the ABA Law Practice Management Section has given practicing lawyers and law students alike a valuable resource for planning and moving into a rewarding and successful nonlegal career.
Purchase the book.
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November 4, 2004
Books: What Color Is Your Parachute? 2005: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
 Though not written specifically for lawyers, What Color is Your Parachute? has been one of the most popular guides to finding career satisfaction for over thirty years. Readers find that the book guides you through a process of self-discovery that helps you focus on what's important to you in a career ... not money, but the things that make work satisfying.
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November 1, 2004
Books: Of Rats and Men: Oscar Goodman's Journey from Mob Lawyer to Mayor of Las Vegas
 For more than 35 years, Oscar Goodman was the country's pre-eminent defense attorney for alleged gangsters. His client list included Meyer Lansky, among many other famous mobsters. Though no further connection between Goodman and the Mafia has ever been proved, the famous litigator has often been accused of being more than just a mouthpiece for organized crime. Nevertheless, in 1999, despite the baggage of his career and scathing newspaper editorials, Goodman entered politics and a new career as the self-proclaimed "happiest mayor in America." To date, the voters of Las Vegas -- a town that has sought to rehabilitate its image as a Mob haven -- have twice elected Goodman as their mayor.
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October 15, 2004
Books: Judgment Reversed: Alternative Careers for Lawyers
Are you a lawyer who has grown tired of the practice of law? Or perhaps you are a career consulting professional who works with tired lawyers. In either case, you may find Judgment Reversed: Alternative Careers for Lawyers to be a helpful resource. The author, Jeffrey Strausser, is a lawyer who has successfully made the switch and is now serving as Director of Marketing for a Fortune 500 Company. Interviews with key decision makers about the qualities they look for in hiring for high value positions supplement his own personal knowledge and experience in providing advice for the legal job changer.
Strausser covers the entire territory of a career change, beginning with the question, "Are you sure that you really want a change?" He recognizes that an attorney who has invested so much time, money, and effort in legal training will want to assure him or herself that the business sector can provide careers with similar material and psychic satisfactions. He lists the characteristics possessed by business leaders, and shows how law school and legal practice develop those very same characteristics. He emphasizes the importance of finding a position that will utilize the job seeker's personal and professional strengths, and provides worksheets and a plan for identifying strengths and career preferences.
The legal career changer who reads this book will be better prepared to identify a high value career in the business sector and speak to the hiring manager in a way that shows how the job seeker's legal training will provide unique benefits to the hiring company. Such preparation is invaluable in making a successful career transition.
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October 8, 2004
Books: The Lawyer's Career Change Handbook: More Than 300 Things You Can Do With a Law Degree, Updated and Revised
Hindi Greenberg -- founder and president of Lawyers in Transition -- has written an indispensable guidebook for those in that position. Chock full of helpful advice, exercises, listings of resources and real-life stories, The Lawyer's Career Change Handbook provides all the tools needed to help the many unsatisfied lawyers who are either considering a new career or actively pursuing one.
This one-of-a-kind volume can help legal professionals identify, target, and get new jobs that best suit their abilities, background, personality and interests, while offering them ways to cope with the inevitable stress of changing fields. And those who wish to remain in the law world will discover invaluable methods for creating more satisfaction in their current fields, for exploring other areas of the law that they may not have previously considered, and for determining if a solo or small practice is the right way to go.
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October 1, 2004
Books: Stress Management Handbook
When you practice law, stress comes with the territory. Time pressures, competition and conflict can rob you of a satisfying career and fulfilling personal life. However, you don't have to suffer in silence. You can take action. This book shows you how with self-help methods tailored to attorneys.
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September 30, 2004
Books: Transforming Practices: Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life
Spirituality and law practice may sound like an oxymoron, but a quiet quest to find deeper meaning in life and work as a lawyer is well underway. Transforming Practices: Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life is the first book to explore this movement toward bringing one's soul to the practice of law and returning to lawyering from a healing perspective, rather than an adversarial one. Read more.
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