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Written by a counsel for lawyers, Deborah Arron’s book is a practical thesaurus for lawyers in transition, covering such topics as how to control a self-assessment as well as transferrable skills analysis, how to acknowledge as well as hope for for layoff, how to settle a transitory monetary plan, how to marketplace your special talents, how to work with career consultants as well as headhunters, how to confirm either to stay in law or leave, how to equivocate job-interview hell, how to hoop remuneration negotiations which work in your favor…. More >>
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Don’t even bother with this book. It is a total ripe off– which is probably what the author learned to do with her law degree.
No information of any substance here. You do better looking for a new career in the Los Angeles Times, and we all know that is a waste of time.
Having been out there with a law degree looking for a job I know how unrealistic the book’s suggestions are. My suggestion, if you want to make money don’t become a lawyer. Instead of that law degree go to pharmacy school, business school, medical school, etc. Having a law degree prepares you for being a lawyer and that’s all. And lawyers are a dime a dozen. Maybe you’ll be one of the luck ones, out there making six figures. More likely you’ll be sweating away in some law firm, working 80 hours a week for $35,000 a year.
Save your money. Stellar advice such as tell interviewers that you’ve paid all your credit card bills when asked about why you want to give up practicing law. What can you do with a law degree? Write a trendy book, I guess.
I cannot believe the criticism of this book. THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR LAWYERS WHO ARE HAPPY IN THEIR WORK AND WHO HAVE FOUND THEIR NICHE.
THE THRUST OF THE BOOK IS TO ASSIST LAWYERS WHO HAVE EITHER GROWN DISILLUSIONED WITH THE PRESSURES OF LEGAL PRACTICE OR WHO HAVE DECIDED THAT THEY WISH TO APPLY THEIR SKILLS IN ANOTHER ARENA.
YOU CANNOT READ THIS BOOK ONCE AND EXPECT TO APPLY THE PRINCIPLES WITHIN A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS. This is a book for long term change and not for the impatient, which is a quality I suspect some of the negative reviewers have demonstrated.
THIS BOOK HAS HELPED ME ENORMOUSLY THROUGH A DIFFICULT CAREER CHANGE. WITHOUT THIS BOOK I WOULD NOT HAVE COPED BECAUSE THE STRATEGIES AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT TAKE TIME TO PUT INTO PRACTICE. IF YOU TAKE A LONG TERM VIEW, IMPLEMENT THE IDEAS AND REGULARLY REFER TO THE BOOK WHEN REVIEWING YOUR PROGRESS THEN THIS BOOK IS INDISPENSIBLE.
The author has pinpointed with great accuracy the level of discontent in some quarters of the profession. Hey with the blame culture, billable hours, risk management, and so on, it is important that alternative career options be identified.
These issues are not often discussed among professionals and can make for uncomfortable reading. This does not mean that they should be swept under the carpet and ignored.
The techniques start with self assessment and identification of the unbelievable skills that we have acquired as Lawyers. Nowhere does the author criticise the profession or fellow professionals.
Indeed she gives people positive strategies for reviewing the options available, making choices and taking action steps.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CAREER CHANGE WITHIN OR OUT OF THE PROFESSION, THIS IS THE LEADING BOOK AND AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE.
Book reads like a horoscope, material could apply to anybody.