PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
“Kathleen Brady has written a well- organized, thorough and easy to follow book that gets lawyers and law firms thinking about the process of planning for retirement and succession.” — Bill Davis, Attorney Search Consultant, KL DAVIS
THINKING LIKE A WRITER A LAWYER’S GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE WRITING AND EDITING Stephen V. Armstrong (Armstrong Talent Development), Timothy P. Terrell (Emory University School of Law), and Jarrod F. Reich (Boston University School of Law)
SUCCESSION PLANNING AND RETIREMENT STRATEGIES FOR LAW FIRMS AND LAWYERS
Clear and coherent writing is critical to successful lawyering. This title helps the practitioner or law student “think like a writer” just as effectively as they “think like a lawyer,” primarily through tailored principles and tips developed by a trio of leading legal professors and career development instructors. Anyone currently practicing or looking to practice law will learn tactics and review before-and-after examples showing how a core set of principles can help transform writing. The authors explore organizational coherence, organizational traps, structure, the art of persuasion, reader engagement, and more across different types of legal writing. This book is organized as follows: • Part I introduces the principles that can help lawyers think like writers • Part II shows how readers can organize documents with these principles • Part III walks readers through how they can draft effective letters, briefs, and other types of legal writing with these principles • Part IV highlights how readers can improve paragraphs and sentences • Part V demonstrates how the core principles apply to the editing process 1 softbound volume or digital, 524 pages, $59, Item #330220, ISBN 978-1-4024-3772-4, Published as needed
Kathleen Brady (Preferred Transition Resources)
Law firm partners considering retirement must plan today to achieve an enriching post-firm life. Prepared by an esteemed career and life management coach with over 30 years of legal industry experience, this guide offers proven tools, processes, and approaches that retirement-age and mid-career attorneys can pursue. Readers can access perspectives from law firm managers and partners as they assess what proactive steps they can pursue to ensure a fruitful retirement. Law firm administrators will also find tips for incorporating retirement transition discussions into their professional development and well-being programs, and law firm leaders will benefit from discussion of succession planning within their firms. 1 softbound volume, 190 pages, $49, Item #293924, ISBN 978-1-4024-3573-7
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WORKING WITH CONTRACTS WHAT LAW SCHOOL DOESN’T TEACH YOU
Charles M. Fox (Fox Professional Development LLC)
Law students, junior attorneys, and business professionals will find value in this handbook, which arms readers with advanced drafting tips and other information for creating effective and customized agreements. Authored by a former corporate attorney responsible for more than 80 contract-related training programs for leading law firms and corporations, this title will show why creating a successful client contract requires more than Socratic analysis. Practitioners and professionals will gain exposure to the nuts and bolts of transactional work. They will also become familiar with the practical, legal, business, and technical knowledge required to create agreements that fulfill a client’s objectives and consider the positions of other involved parties. 1 softbound volume or digital, 334 pages, $34.95, Item #330222, ISBN 978-1-4024-1060-4
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