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A Young Lawyer’s Financial Survival Guide
To survive financially through these tighter times, you need to implement strategies that get the most out of your current paycheck. Start now to get your financial house in order so you can not only survive this recession, but actually set a strong foundation for the future.

Bringing Home the Bacon While Minding the Farm
With a leadership role, women lawyers have a greater opportunity to grow their business and, in turn, help the next generation of women lawyers succeed. Here are three areas where firm leadership can help improve women lawyers’ business development.

Career Corner - What Advice Can You Give Those Who Just Want to Hold On to The Jobs They Have?
Ensure that you don't find yourself among the ranks of the unemployed.

NewCharacter and Fitness Mean Good Judgment, Self-Restraint, and Respect
Although you may have a “right” to say something, others, including employers, have the “right” to hold you accountable for it. There are some communication lines that the prudent law student does not cross in person or in cyberspace.

Closing the Deal
Too often women lawyers are hesitant to take the steps that will turn a business development opportunity into an actual client. Here’s how to start.

Competitive Advantages
The basic question underlying every hiring decision is, why you? Competitive advantages provide a powerful way to definitively answer that question—and stand out from the competition.

Developing Business in a Small Firm
Business development at small firms poses many challenges different from those faced by women lawyers at larger firms.

Face Your Demons: Help Yourself Get Back On Track
It is a privilege to be able practice law, and you have a professional obligation to make sure your clients are properly represented. Therefore, you must be able to recognize problems that may interfere with your ability to fulfill this obligation. The key is to identify and do something about those problems before they hurt you or your client.

Facing a Layoff?
What can you do now to prepare yourself in the event of a layoff?

Grow Your Large Clients
Growing your firm’s most important clients has never been more critical. The significant pressures on your firm demand that you put into place a strong strategy for existing client retention and growth. Here are some tips for building a game plan..

Resources

ABA Journal
Breaking legal news and important legal issues available in many different forms, including: magazines, daily and weekly emails and mobile editions

ABA Web Store
Books and resources covering virtually every topic in the legal industry

Business Development and Economic Recovery Resources
Offers practical advice on business development and how to survive the current economic challenges.

CLE Now!
Complimentary CLE on a variety of topics

NewDeferred Associates Judicial Clerkship Program
Online public service job database and “virtual career center.”

Pro Bono and Public Service
Search pro bono opportunities that will keep you connected with the local legal community, maintain and even expand your legal knowledge and skills.

SOLOSez
Web resource for all solo attorneys, including the SoloSez email discussion list

YLD Mentorship Project
Online collection of resources designed for mentors, mentees, and organizations.


Books/CLE

NewHow Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times
This book provides you with a wealth of tips, resources, and tools to help you survive in bad times, as well as teach you management, finance, marketing and technology essentials necessary to succeed.

Recession-Proof Yourself: Take Control in a Down Economy
Listen in as expert faculty offer tips to help you build a solid foundation to reach your career development goals and achieve financial stability. This teleconference will take place on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 and is free to ABA members.

Recession-Related Ethics: Navigating Tough Times
When times get tough, the rules of professional conduct can seem like unnecessary hindrances, preventing hard-working lawyers from earning an honest living. This teleconference will discuss the myriad ethical issues that a slow economy can create for lawyers.

The Creative Lawyer
The Creative Lawyer is a self-help and career-management book for lawyers of all levels of experience. Written by Michael Melcher, the book is a step-by-step method for imagining and realizing your path to personal and professional satisfaction.

   
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