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Title: The Official Guide to Legal Specialties by Lisa L. Abrams, National Association for Law Placement, National Association for Law Placement, NALP ISBN: 0-15-900391-1 Publisher: Harcourt Brace Legal & Professional Publications Pub. Date: 15 December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A very useful book for yourself or to counsel others
Comment: I work in the career services field and have found this book very helpful in counselling law students. Most law students come into law school with a vague notion of what they want to do, but no sense of what it really means to practice a particular kind of law. Ms. Abrams book gives them a real-world account of what lawyers in each specialty do all day and what they can expect out of their careers. I'd highly recommend this to anyone considering a legal career or anyone helping those who are.
Rating: 5
Summary: How to appear knowledgeable during on-campus interviews:
Comment: For anyone who needs an edge over competition during recruiting season, here is your ticket. Abrams' books is well-organized, comprehensive and illuminating. If you read it, you will learn the most basic lingo of the various legal practice areas. You will also be able to identify the specialities that suit your personality (for instance litigation and corporate are very different). You'll enter the interview process more self-aware and be aware of what's out there; as a result you'll be able to effectively market yourself to particular firms. If you don't read the Official Guide and don't know anything about the different practices of law yet, how do you know you are not making a mistake pursuing the practice of law? Read it, then apply for those jobs.
Rating: 2
Summary: Good points and bad points
Comment: This book contains some useful information about various practice areas. However, it also leaves out highly pertinent information.
I am an ex-litigation attorney who left litigation because it was too confrontational. There is not a word in the litigation section of this book about the necessity of confrontation in this practice area. Instead the book talks about how litigation allows lawyers to develop "relationships" with clients.
In general this book discusses the positives of each practice area without discussing the negatives. But the negatives can be highly relevant and very helpful when deciding what area of law is not for you. By reading this book you get the idea that you could enjoy numerous practice areas when this may not in fact be the case. Use the book for the information it does contain, but do so cautiuosly, keeping in mind that you need to dig further to find out the full truth about a practice area in which you are interested.
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Title: Full Disclosure: The New Lawyer's Must-Read Career Guide by Christen Civiletto Carey Esq. ISBN: 0970597002 Publisher: ALM Publishing Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Careers in Law by Gary Munneke ISBN: 0071411453 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 26 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: America's Greatest Places to Work with a Law Degree & How to Make the Most of Any Job, No Matter Where It Is by Kimm Alayne Walton ISBN: 0159001803 Publisher: West Information Pub Group Pub. Date: 15 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Law School Confidential : A Complete Guide to the Law School Experience by Robert H. Miller ISBN: 031224309X Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: 14 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams by Richard Michael Fischl, Jeremy R. Paul ISBN: 0890897603 Publisher: Carolina Academic Press Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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