Changing jobs : a handbook for lawyers /
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| Imprint: | New York, N.Y. : American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, c1989. |
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| Description: | v, 196 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/961104 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Carol M. Kanarek
- Career planning strategies
- Introduction / Maureen A. Provost
- Career self-assessment: a primer / Carroll D. Stevens
- Market assessment: setting realistic goals / Abbie W. Thorner
- The informational interview / Ellen Wayne
- The role of the law school placement office / Marcia Pennington Shannon
- How bar associations can help / Kathleen S. Grove
- Local and specialty bar associations: how they can help you find the job of your choice / Nancy C. Dart
- Job finding techniques
- Effective job search strategies and techniques / Christine White, Jeanne Svikhart
- Writing an effective resume / Evelyn Gaye Mara
- Cover letters / Suzanne Baer
- Interviewing techniques / Michael K. Magness, Carolyn M. Wehmann
- Negotiating salary and benefits / Martha Fay Africa, Robert Major
- Deciding which is the right job for you / Martha Fay Africa, Robert Major
- Choosing and using a legal search firm / Carol M. Kanarek
- Some specifics
- Large law firms / Mary Anne Wilson
- New England / Alan Stone, Brion Bickerton
- New York / Carol M. Kanarek
- Philadelphia / Julia Alexander
- Baltimore / Anne C. Neal
- Wilmington / Mike Maguire
- Washington, D.C. / Mary Anne Wilson
- The Southeast / Lee Ann Bellon, Dana Steffee
- The Midwest / David Winston
- Texas / James M. Wilson, Jr.
- Arizona / Phyllis Hawkins
- California / Martha Fay Africa
- Small law firms / Frances G. Welson
- Corporations / Susan Jennings
- Federal government agencies, U.S. Attorney Offices, and Capitol Hill / Marilyn Tucker
- The judicial alternative / Lisa Hill
- Legal aid, legal services, and public interest organizations / Lisa Tessler
- Teaching law / Gary A. Munneke
- Non-legal careers for lawyers / Celia Paul.