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| How to Use This Book | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sink or Swim: The Transition From Law School to Law Practice | |
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| Your Choice for the Summer: Frisbee or Test Prep? | |
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| Bar Review Study Tips | |
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| No "A" for Effort | |
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| You Are Not a Superstar | |
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| On the Bottom of the Heap | |
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| First Impressions Matter | |
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| A Good Impression | |
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| Understanding Your Real Job | |
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| How Well Do You Swim: Your First Evaluation | |
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| Your First Major Test | |
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| What the "Test" Means | |
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| Just One Rule: Never Screw Up | |
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| Top 10 Goofs to Avoid | |
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| Dealing With the Goofs You Don't Avoid | |
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| Cutting Through the Currents With Ease: 10 Quick Tips | |
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| Feeding With Fellow Sharks: Getting and Doing Work | |
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| Day Three: What to Expect | |
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| You Eat What You Kill: Getting Work | |
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| Knocking on Doors: How to Ask for Work | |
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| Completing Your First Projects | |
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| Project Checklist | |
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| Swimming With Sharks: Building Relationships With Other Lawyers | |
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| The Stack of Papers: How Not to Endear Yourself to Other Lawyers | |
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| Earning Your Keep | |
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| Judgment Day | |
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| Think Before You Act | |
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| Not So Fast�Avoiding the Perils of E-mail | |
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| Before You Hit "Send" | |
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| Never Let Them See You Sweat | |
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| Becoming a Pilot Fish: Making Yourself Indispensable With Exceptional Legal Work | |
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| Online Research Skills: The Case of the Elusive Sundome | |
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| Perfecting Your Electronic Research Skills | |
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| Sharpening Your Analytical Skills | |
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| Analytical Checklist | |
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| The $1 Million Comma and Other Perils of Failing to Pay Attention to Detail | |
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| Tips for Keeping Errors at Bay | |
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| Navigating the Currents: Managing and Building Your Practice | |
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| Taming Time | |
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| Overcoming the Overwhelming | |
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| Managing Your Work Flow | |
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| Controlling Interruptions | |
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| Building a More Civilized Practice | |
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| Preparing for the Five O'clock Shuffle | |
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| The Office Support You Need | |
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| Supervision 101: Getting the Most Out of Your Assistant | |
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| The Invaluable Assistant | |
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| Making Your Mark With Presentations | |
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| Public Speaking Tips | |
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| Shark Supply: Law Firm Economics | |
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| Fastest Is Cheapest | |
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| Time Is Money | |
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| Miracles Are Not Free | |
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| Time Records: Making Your Billable Time More Billable | |
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| Tips on Time Entries | |
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| What Really Matters: Realization | |
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| Your Dollars in the Door | |
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| Partner Compensation | |
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| Working for Free | |
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| Being Strategic About Non-Billable Time | |
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| Enjoying the Swim: Managing Your Life | |
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| It's a Marathon-Not a Sprint | |
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| Keeping Your Career on Course | |
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| Order In: Why You Should Buy Time | |
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| Life-Work Zen | |
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| It's Called Your Life "Outside" the Office for a Reason | |
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| Don't Blur the Lines | |
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| Office Romances: No, No, No | |
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| Perilous Waters | |
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| Taking the Next Plunge: Client Relations | |
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| Marketing 101: Skip the Schmoozing | |
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| Take a Seat on the Couch: The Importance of Empathizing | |
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| Showing Clients More Care | |
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| "Everything I Needed to Know About Practicing Law, I Learned Waiting Tables" | |
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| Anticipate Client Needs | |
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| Helping Clients Choose Their Battles | |
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| Helping Clients Gain Perspective | |
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| The Critical Importance of Confidentiality | |
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| Keep Your Jaw Shut | |
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| Never Forget: CYA | |
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| Document, Document, Document | |
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| Other Fish in the Sea: Opposing Counsel and the Media | |
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| Working With Opposing Counsel | |
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| Rules of Engagement | |
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| Handling Media Inquiries | |
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| Swimming Like a Pro: Legal Skills in the Real World | |
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| Contract Drafting: Think Win-Win | |
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| Smart Negotiations | |
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| Raise Your Right Hand: Taking Your First Deposition | |
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| Deposition Goals | |
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| Deposition Tips | |
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| Swimming Away | |
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| Leaving Without Making Waves | |
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| Tips for Leaving | |
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| Special Advice If You Are Laid Off | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Quick Tips for Success | |
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| The Really Quick List | |
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| Building Relationships at the Office | |
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| Researching and Drafting | |
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| Practice Management | |
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| Client Relations | |
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| A Dozen Personas to Avoid | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |