From law school to lawyer : tools, procedures, and steps to grow your practice /

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Author / Creator:	McDowell, Jonathan, author.
Imprint:	Chicago, Illinois : American Bar Association, Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division, ©2015.
Description:	ix, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Practice of law -- United States. Law -- Vocational guidance -- United States. Law -- Vocational guidance. Practice of law. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10339456

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Other authors / contributors:	American Bar Association. Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division, sponsoring body.
ISBN:	9781627228824 (alk. paper) 1627228829 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	You finished Law School. Now what? This book will guide you through the transition from a law student who has passed the bar to a lawyer actually practicing law. This text will guide "armed and dangerous attorneys where to aim their weaponry and how to discharge it appropriately." This book started as a series of practice lessons on the author's blog for the recent law school graduate solo attorney{u2014}or more aptly named, the 4L.--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

What to do when . . . you are starting your firm
What to do when . . . you are writing your business plan
What to do when . . . you don't have clients
What to do when . . . you meet your first client
What to do when . . . you write your first complaint, motion, or responsive pleading
What to do when . . . you need to file a federal pleading using the electronic case filing system
What to do when . . . you get removed to federal court
What to do when . . . you need to complete discovery
What to do when . . . you are headed to mediation
What to do when . . . you need to appeal
What to do when . . . you hate practicing law
What to do when . . . you finish reading this book.

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