Beyond the Big Firm Profiles of Lawyers Who Want Something More

Name: Beyond the Big Firm Profiles of Lawyers Who Want Something More
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ISBN: 9780735565586

ISBN-10: 0735565589

ISBN-13: 9780735565586

Edition: 2007 (Student Manual, Study Guide, etc.)

Authors: Alan B. Morrison, Diane T. Chin

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This succinct paperback will fill a major information void for students and recent graduates who are interested in a legal career outside the typical large, corporate law firm. "Beyond the Big Firm" offers more than 30 engaging profiles of lawyers who have chosen to follow nontraditional legal careers, in a wide range of subject areas, practice settings, and types of work. This distinctive book explores the many possibilities open to graduates of law school through the use of profiles, written primarily by students interested in public interest law, of lawyers who made "alternative" career choices. The editors of this intriguing compilation are long-time public interest lawyers; the actual…

Book details

List price: $37.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date: 4/10/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 287
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Foreword



Preface



Introduction




Protecting Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, and the Environment


Civil Liberties & Immigrants Rights



Voting Rights Litigator



National Origin Discrimination



Women's Rights



Employment Discrimination



Human Rights Abroad



Urban Social Justice Advocate



Environmental Litigator



Environmental Advocate




Direct Service


Civil Legal Aid



Native American Legal Aid



Family Law



Immigration Lawyer



Solo Practitioner



Small-Firm General Litigator



Plaintiff's Toxic Exposure Lawyer



Plaintiff's Product Defects Lawyer



Labor Union Lawyer (Private Firm)



Labor Union Laywer (In House)



University Counsel




Criminal Law


Assistant District Attorney



Federal Prosecutor



Private Criminal Defense Lawyer



Habeas Corpus Specialist




Other Government Laywers


EEOC Employment Litigator



Federal Civil Appellate Litigator



Federal Agency Counsel



State Solicitor General



Children's Rights Advocate



Senate Committee Counsel




Other Paths to Social Change, Conclusion, and Resources


Advocacy by Any Other Name - Three Pursuing Social Change


Conclusion


Resources and Helpful Hints