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Attorney By Attorney Career Profiles of the Profession Who? Gary Munneke Professor of Law gmunneke@law.pace.edu What? Primary Practice Area & Subspecialty Fields: Legal Education with focus on professional responsibility, law practice management, the legal profession, torts including legal malpractice, and legal careers. When? Years in Practice Area: Since 1973 Years in the Legal Profession: Since 1973 Where? Employer: Pace Law School www.law.pace.edu Size/Sector: 800+ students, 50 faculty City/State: White Plains, New York Law School: University of Texas, (1973) Undergraduate School/Degree: University of Texas/Austin, BS, Psychology, (1970) Why? Pluses/Challenges of Practice Area: Responsibility to prepare new lawyers for the practice of law, and the satisfaction of seeing students develop into competent professionals. Core Skills/Key Knowledge Needed in Your Practice Area: Knowledge of management, organizational, people, technology, marketing and other skills related to success in practice. Advice to Lawyers and Law Students Interested in Your Practice Area: Read my books, The Legal Career Guide: From Law Student to Lawyer, Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers, Law Practice Management in a Nutshell and How to Succeed in Law School. Practitioners should read The Essential Formbook series, Achieving Excellence in the Practice of Law, and the Nutshell book How? Career Path to Current Position: Hired by dean while a third-year law student to serve as Assistant Dean for career services, eventually moved to teaching on a full-time basis. Influences and Mentors: Page Keeton, Dean of UT Law School ('47-'74), Roy Mersky, Law Librarian at UT Law School, J. Harris Morgan. Suggested Reading About Your Practice Area: See notes above, as well as Skills for Success, by Adele Scheele, and What Color Is Your Parachute, by Richard Bolles Job Search Techniques Used in Finding Your Position(s): Being in the right place at the right time and knowing what I wanted. Building a network of contacts-over the years, opportunities have come to me rather than vice versa. Bar Affiliations and Activities: MABA (Member of the House of Delegates), Texas State Bar, Pennsylvania State Bar, Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (New York Co-Chair); Association of the Bar of the City of New York Recent Professional Publications: The Legal Career Guide: From Law Student to Lawyer Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers Law Practice Management in a Nutshell How to Succeed in Law School Recent Professional Presentations: I speak on professional responsibility, law practice management, and legal career issues to lawyers and law students on an average of once or twice a month. Memorable Career Moment(s): Chairing the ABA Law Practice Management Section during its 25th Anniversary. Intriguing Interests: Travel, wine collecting, writing.