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Letter from the PublisherDear Colleagues: Whether it's for a college graduate headed for law school or a law school grad about to sit for the bar and enter practice, you'll find great gifts for the graduates in your life in the ABA Web store. Let me highlight some of the best. For those who enjoy writing and who want to become stronger, more compelling writers, The Modern Rules of Style by Paul Marx is the perfect gift. Marx's short primer illustrates how to write vivid, energetic sentences, and should line up next to Strunk and White's Elements of Style on your grad's bookshelf. The Wall Street Journal called The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law by Mark Herrmann a "well-written and clear guide on how to be an effective law firm associate." Let the Curmudgeon explain how to succeed at any law firm, how to write memos and briefs that will please partners, how to treat support staff, and how to take a deposition. Two books from the Law Practice Management Section approach career issues from different angles. Women-At-Law: Lessons Learned Along the Pathways to Success, by Phyllis Epstein, analyzes the special issues facing women lawyers and provides solutions. Epstein interviewed more than 100 women lawyers and shares their practical guidance. For the recent law school grad who knows he or she doesn't want to practice but isn't sure what to do instead, Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers, 5th Edition, by Gary Munneke, William Henslee, and Ellen Wayne, provides snapshots of many available career paths in business, finance, government, not-for-profits, and entrepreneurial ventures. Coming this summer is a wonderful new book for lawyers who aren't quite satisfied with the work they are doing currently: The Creative Lawyer, by a former lawyer and now career coach, Michael Melcher. Through a series of unique self-analysis tools The Creative Lawyer will help any student or practicing attorney build his or her own "master plan" for finding professional happiness. Congratulations to all who are about to enter law school or the practice of law. These and other practical, helpful gifts are available in the ABA Web store. Sincerely, |
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