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There Are More Than One Million Lawyers in America
A law degree is not necessarily a ticket to succes, wealth and happiness. Perhaps it's dissatisfaction with the hours, the firm, or the work itself, but every year, more and more lawyers want out. Now there's a real-world primer that can help virtually anyone in this position. Wheather you're merely considering a change or firmly committed to one, The Lawyer's Career Change Handbook provides all the tools and information you need. A surprising number of lawyers in this country have discovered that a law degree is not necessarily a ticket to wealth, success and happiness, and now they want out.
Hindi Greenberg -- founder and president of Lawyers in Transition -- has written an indispensable quidebook for those in that position. Chock full of helpful advice, exercises, listings of resources and real-life stories, The Lawyer's Career Change Handbook provides all the tools needed to help the unsatisfied many who are either considering a new career or actively pursuing one.
This one-of-a-kind volume can help legal professionals identify, target, and get new jobs that best suit their abilities, background, personality and interests, while offering them ways to cope with the inevitable stress of changing fields. And those who wish to remain in the law world will discover invaluable methods for creating more satisfaction in their current fields, for exploring other areas of the law that they may not have previously considered, and for determining if a solo or small practice is the right way to go.
Synopsis
A surprising number of lawyers in this country have discovered that a law degree is not necessarily a ticket to wealth, success and happiness, and now they want out. Hindi Greenberg -- founder and president of Lawyers in Transition -- has written an indispensable guidebook for those in that position. Chock full of helpful advice, exercises, listings of resources and real-life stories, "The Lawyer's Career Change Handbook" provides all the tools needed to help the unsatisfied many who are either considering a new career or actively pursuing one. This one-of-a-kind volume can help legal professionals identify, target, and get new jobs that best suit their abilities, background, personality and interests, while offering them ways to cope with the inevitable stress of changing fields. And those who wish to remain in the law world will discover invaluable methods for creating more satisfaction in their current fields, for exploring other areas of the law that they may not have previously considered and determining if a solo or small practice is the right way to go.
About the Author
Hindi Greenberg graduated in the top ten percent of her class from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, in 1974. A member of both the State Bar of California and the American Samoa Bar Association, she practiced law for ten years in a variety of settings, from law firms to corporations. In 1984, she left full-time practice to establish Lawyers in Transition.