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Best Friends at the Bar: What Women Need to Know about a Career in the Law
Contributor(s): Blakely, Susan Smith (Author)
ISBN: 073559385X     ISBN-13: 9780735593855
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $45.55  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2009
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Law | Legal Profession
- Law | General Practice
- Law | Legal Education
Dewey: 340.023
LCCN: 2009033426
Series: Academic Success
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
 
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Publisher Description:
Best Friends at the Bar: What Women Need to Know about a Career in the Law addresses the realities of law firm practice, especially in large firms, and gives pre-law students, law students, and new attorneys a realistic view of the opportunities and challenges most often encountered by women lawyers. Drawing on her many years of practicing law and mentoring young lawyers and with the help of other women in all areas of the legal profession, her best friends at the bar, Susan Smith Blakely strives to help young women entering the legal profession begin their careers with open eyes and a more level playing field than women lawyers of past generations.

This concise paperback, which is written in a direct, personal tone that instantly engages the reader

  • Explores the experiences of the author and more than 60 private and public sector attorneys, judges, law school career counselors, and law firm managing partners who address a wide variety of issues as trustworthy mentors
  • Candidly speaks to the issues women face in law firm practice and provides invaluable advice for planning enduring and satisfying careers in the law
  • Critically addresses business, cultural, and personal conditions and offers strategies for dealing with them, including how to manage expectations in the context of actual job conditions and the dynamics of personal/professional life struggles

Full of helpful advice from attorneys, judges, law school career counselors, and law firm managing partners with wide and varied experiences, this book will be an invaluable resource to any woman planning a career in the law.