04835nam 22005653 450 991086103150332120240119204200.01-62722-754-7(CKB)3710000000451464(EBL)4449447(MiAaPQ)EBC4449447(MiAaPQ)EBC7293432(Au-PeEL)EBL7293432(EXLCZ)99371000000045146420240119h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe education of a lawyer essential skills and uncommon advice for building a successful career /Gary MuldoonChicago, Illinois :American Bar Association,2014.©20141 online resource (147 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-62722-753-9 Includes bibliographical references.Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Climbing Mount Ampersand; Chapter 1: In Law School and Before; Someone to Watch Over Me; First Semester; Letter to a First-Year Law Student; School Rankings; Types of Law Schools; The Two-Year Push; The Well-Read Law Student; How to Talk Like a Lawyer; Demonic Devices; Law School Bingo; Theory and Practice; Chapter 2: In Search of a Job; Resume the Résumé; What's in a Name?; Don't Think, Do; Hard Deadlines and Job Criteria; "Small World" Stories; Dressing for Success; The Job Interview; Beyond EmailThe Luncheon Meeting from HadesThe Rejection Notice; What and Who You Know; While Waiting for the Bar Results; Now That You're Admitted to Practice; To Solo or Not; Chapter 3: In Practice; Be on Time; Advice to the New Attorney; It Can Be a Hardscrabble Life; Handling Criticism; Procrastination; Purge Day; Yes, Lawyers Do Laugh; No Water Bottles, Please; Two Cheers for Continuing Legal Education; Becoming the Go-To Person; Gossamer Wings; Be Positive; Turn Off Your Goddamned Cell Phone; Small Law Office Hiring; Minders Finders Binders Grinders; Practicing Law on the Cheap; The CYA LetterReinventing the WheelAlong with the Internet, Interact; Dealing with Jerks; Grace Under Pressure; Chapter 4: Areas of Practice; Appellate Practice; Family Law; Assigned Counsel; Being a Defense Attorney; The Soloist; Thoughts of a Public Offender; Chapter 5: In Court; Being a Trial Lawyer; "The Big Bang Theory" of Courtroom Oratory; Respect the Judge; After the Trial; Better Angels on the High Road; What's a Meta For?; Chapter 6: Writing and Speaking; It All Started with William the Conqueror; I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar; Public Speaking; One Size Fits All?; Proofreading and EditingThe FontzLegal Writing and the Ugly Tie Contest; A Good Writer; The Lawyer as Writer; More About Writing; The One-Pager; Chapter 7: Relationships; Initiations; Sandbox; Snake Pit; Tact; Bridges, Not Barriers; The Stories We Tell; Smirch or Be Smirched?; Networking; Sharp-Elbowed Practitioners; Living by the Sword; When to Fire a Client; Responding to Grievances; Shot Across the Bow; Client Control; The GFY Retainer; Chapter 8: Improving as a Lawyer; Keeping Up on the Law; The Burns Book; Save Saturday for Education; Perseverance and Inspiration; Make a List, Check It TwiceLearn from the Master, Learn from the ApprenticeMind Your Manners; Changing Jobs; Flateau; Chapter 9: In Life; Fit to Be Tried; Outside Interests; More Things to Read; Something About My Father; Pass It On; References; CopyrightThis book is a delightful read that provides invaluable advice about the practice of law. Written for aspiring and young attorneys, the book is a font of wisdom on a range of topics: legal writing, speaking, handling clients, staying current on the law, and managing all the relationships typically encountered by lawyers. Derived from the author's decades of experience as a lawyer and teacher, the book is filled with stories and telling anecdotes. Some are hilarious, some are cautionary, but nearly all contain a nugget of practical insight that readers can apply to their own practice. DecidedlyPractice of lawUnited StatesLawyersUnited StatesConduct of lifeLawStudy and teachingUnited StatesLawVocational guidanceUnited StatesPractice of lawLawyersConduct of life.LawStudy and teachingLawVocational guidance340.02373Muldoon Gary1753422MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910861031503321The education of a lawyer4189286UNINA