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Book Description
For many lawyers, the pressures of billable hours, ever-increasing competition for clients, heightened complexities in changing laws and growing demand for legal solutions to a wider range of problems have taken their toll on the degree of satisfaction they achieve.
That is why Gary Hengstler has written this manual. He selected lawyers and judges from different areas of practice who have managed to retain their enjoyment of the legal profession and who agreed to discuss their approaches to enhancing their work.
From these discussions, Mr. Hengstler has pulled together some over-arching themes that will help lawyers think about how they deal with the people with whom they need to be successful in their jobs.
The manual is structured as a “roundtable discussion” about what styles and activities make for a successful law practice. The participants focus on approaches to dealing successfully with:
Clients
Colleagues
Support Staff
Judges and Court Personnel
Opposing Counsel
The Family
The Media By pausing to take stock of how you develop the key relationships needed for your successful practice, you can regain that sense of fulfillment the practice of law offers. This manual was written to facilitate your professional development and career satisfaction.
About the Author
Gary A. Hengstler is the director of Donald W. Reynolds National Center for the Courts and Media at the National Judicial College on the campus of the University of Nevada, in Reno. Prior to assuming that post in 2000, he spent 14 years as the editor and publisher of the American Bar Association's flagship publication, the ABA Journal. He remains a frequent collaborator with the ABA Career Resource Center.
An award-winning journalist and former practicing lawyer, Mr. Hengstler retains an active license to practice in Ohio. Prior to his term at the ABA, where his duties also included that of Associate Executive Director and a member of the Senior Management Group, he created The Texas Lawyer, a weekly legal newspaper based in Austin, Texas, in 1985. The paper was purchased by the American Lawyer Media Group, where it remains on its growing list of publications.
Making Work Work for You,Gary A. Hengstler,American Bar Association,1570739536,General,Labor & Employment,Law,Legal Reference / Law Profession,Law / General
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