The Lawyer's Guide to Fact Finding on the Internet

The Lawyer's Guide to Fact Finding on the Internet
Author: Carole A. Levitt
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 860
Release: 2006
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781590316719

Written for legal professionals, this comprehensive desk reference lists, categorizes and describes hundreds of free and fee-based Internet sites. You'll find it useful for investigations, depositions, and trial presentations, as well as company and medical research, gathering competitive intelligence, finding expert witnesses, and fact checking of all kinds.

The Lawyer's Guide to Records Management and Retention

The Lawyer's Guide to Records Management and Retention
Author: George C. Cunningham
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2006
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590314500

This book will help any law firm create and maintain an effective and well-organized records management program, including administration and storage of client files and administrative records in all types of media. Firms will learn to implement an efficient information, document, and file retrieval system, thus reducing costs, avoiding ethics violations, and ensuring client satisfaction. In addition, the book covers legal and ethics compliance when it comes to management and retention of both paper and electronic files.

The Lawyers Guide to Adobe Acrobat

The Lawyers Guide to Adobe Acrobat
Author: David L. Masters
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2005
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781590315361

Now including information about Acrobat version 7.0 as well as 6.0, thisbook takes lawyers through the processes of working with PDFdocuments, allowing them to communicate like never before. They'lllearn how to create, control, and more securely deliver intelligent, content-rich documents that can be opened by anyone using AdobeReader. More and more court systems require electronic filing, and thisis the definitive guide to the standard for those filing systems

Find Info Like a Pro

Find Info Like a Pro
Author: Carole A. Levitt
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2010
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781604428902

Vol. 1 focuses on Internet information from non-government sources; vol. 2. focuses on governmental public records.

The Law Firm Associate's Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills

The Law Firm Associate's Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills
Author: Catherine Alman MacDonagh
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781590318331

This is a trainer's manual designed to be used in conjunction with The Law Firm Associate's Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills (sold separately). It will serve as a guide to the person who is charged with leading the training sessions and will explain how to best structure the sessions and use the book. Chapters will provide skill development outlines at each level for marketing and sales training; discussion guidelines for coaches working internally or externally with attorneys and teams; discussion guidelines for firm members working internally with individual attorneys; and discussion guidelines, checklists, and program ideas for the person responsible for professional development.

The Lawyer's Guide to Creating Persuasive Computer Presentations

The Lawyer's Guide to Creating Persuasive Computer Presentations
Author: Ann E. Brenden
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2005
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590314241

This book explains the advantages of computer presentation resources, how to use them effectively in and out of the courtroom, and the legal issues involved in their use. Includes a CD-ROM with sample Microsoft( PowerPoint presentations.

The Legal Career Guide

The Legal Career Guide
Author: Gary A. Munneke
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781604422603

The Legal Career Guide is designed as a hands-on manual to assist law students or young lawyers in making important decisions by helping them identify specific goals and evaluate opportunities as they arise, reflect on changes in personal situations that affect their aspirations, and assess new trends within the profession that will impact their chosen practice.

The Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life & Work

The Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life & Work
Author: George W. Kaufman
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2006
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590316740

The Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life and Work, Second Edition is about how the law fits inside you, not how you fit inside the law. Making space for creativity and passion within your current workplace and at home can yield enormous emotional rewards. In the end, this book will support you whether you stay in the law, shift your law practice, or move on to other work. This book is the tool you need to make healthy decisions and welcome the passion back into your life!

Making Partner

Making Partner
Author: John R. Sapp
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2006
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590317730

This concise resource offers useful, practical advice about establishing goals, fitting into the firm culture, getting recognized, focusing on client relations, marketing one's abilities and the firm's expertise, and other innovative ways to succeed in making partner. Any law firm associate or law student interested in learning what it takes to become a partner will find this newly revised guidebook invaluable. Ambitious young lawyers will turn to this insightful resource to help them formulate a step-by-step plan and be their guide for personal decisions and actions within their firm.

Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers

Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers
Author: Gary A. Munneke
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781590316757

Great opportunities exist for law students and practicing lawyers outside the traditional practice of law. This important resource shows you when and how to choose a nonlegal career; the specialized skills legal training provides; how to plan and conduct a job search; and provides details on careers in business and industry, government and public service, associations and institutions, and entrepreneurial ventures. A resource section provides surveys and listings of nonlegal careers in several categories, and a listing of publishers and suggested readings on nonlegal careers.