Jobs for lawyers : effective techniques for getting hired in today's legal marketplace / Hillary Jane Mantis, Kathleen Brady.
1996
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Title
Jobs for lawyers : effective techniques for getting hired in today's legal marketplace / Hillary Jane Mantis, Kathleen Brady.
Published
Manassas Park, VA : Impact Publications, [1996]
Copyright
©1996
Call Number
KF316.5 .M36 1996
ISBN
1570230544 (alk. paper)
Description
iv, 196 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)33166385
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-184) and index.
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Table of Contents
Ch. 1
Mastering the Legal Job Market of the 1990's
1
Ch. 2
Understanding the Job Search Process
7
Ch. 3
Creating a Plan of Action
12
Ch. 4
Defining Your Product: Self-Assessment for Lawyers
30
Ch. 5
Analyzing Your Market: Career Exploration
53
Ch. 6
Working a Room: Job Prospecting
71
Ch. 7
Strategies for Approaching Contacts
77
Ch. 8
The Informational Interview
83
Ch. 9
Answering Classified Ads and Using Headhunters
88
Ch. 10
Marketing Tools: Legal Resumes and Cover Letters
94
Ch. 11
Selling Your Product: Job Interviews
106
Ch. 12
Closing the Deal: Evaluating & Negotiating Job Offers
119
Ch. 13
Alternatives to Practicing Law
126
Ch. 14
Strategies for Surviving Unemployment
153
Ch. 15
Answers to the 15 Most Commonly Asked Questions
158
Appendix A: Sample Resumes
167
Appendix B: Recommended Reading
179
Index
185
About the Authors
187
Career Resources
189