Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks: The Essential Guide to Thriving as a New Lawyer has been added to the "new book shelf" on the library’s third floor.
The book, by a former partner at one of the Northwest’s largest law firms, provides practical advice on how to survive the first year of practice. It uses real-life examples, along with hundreds of tips from dozens of lawyers throughout the country, to illustrate its lessons.
Topics include:
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Ways to learn the unwritten rules of the firm
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Why you should not try to drum up business
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What to do when you screw up
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Setting boundaries without losing favor
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Top ten goofs you should avoid
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Things partners care about more than your billable hours; and
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The most important rule at any law firm.
For more, read a review, an excerpt, or an interview with the author.
