Whatever your circumstance, if you are an attorney that is in a transition in your career the ABA offers numerous free and paid resources to help you.
ABA Book Briefs Podcasts on Career [Free]
The popular ABA Book Briefs podcast is a series of interviews of best-selling ABA authors that provides interviews, discussions, and readings from ABA books.
Considering a career change? Check out Careers in International Law. Looking to keep your clients coming back? Listen to Client Relations and Rainmaking in a Really Small Town.
NEW! ABA Publishing Presents [Free]
ABA Publishing Presents is a new podcast series that provides substantial insight and advice by a panel of experts on career issues related to today’s economy. ABA Publishing Presents is released once a month around the third Friday. So watch for new episodes or subscribe to be alerted when new episodes are available.
On June 19, ABA Publishing Presents will host Lawyers Between Jobs: Staying Marketable, Staying Connected, and Staying Visible. Julie Tower-Pierce, author of the ABA bestseller Staying at Home, Staying in the Law: A Guide to Remaining Active in the Legal Profession While Pursuing Your Dreams, moderates a panel of lawyers and experts on networking, job seeking, and self marketing.
If you missed last month’s episode, it’s not too late to check out Navigating Turbulent Times: How to Keep Your Career and Business Development Activities on Track in Today’s Troubled Economic Climate. Michael Melcher, nationally known career counselor and author of the ABA bestseller The Creative Lawyer: A Practical Guide to Authentic Professional Satisfaction, provides practical advice on how to view job insecurity as an opportunity to rejuvenate your career and plan ahead.
ABA Book Briefs Blog [Free]
As always, the ABA Book Briefs blog provides useful excerpts from popular ABA books. Recent posts include Dialogue, Not Monologue, Creates Relationships, Six Key Principles That Help Communication, and Expanding Your Network.
From the ABA Recession Recovery Teleconference Series [Free to ABA Members]
The past three programs from the recent ABA Recession Recovery Teleconference Series are now available though the ABA Web Store. The downloads are free for ABA members or $19.95 or less for nonmembers.
The final program in the series will be presented as a teleconference on Tuesday, June 30. Don't miss Staying Positive in a Down Economy: Beyond the "Group Hug" (free for ABA members or $9.95 for nonmembers)
ABA Economic Recovery Resources [Free and Paid]
Find articles, books, and continuing legal education to help you with a number of career-related issues at the ABA Economic Recovery Resources Web site.
ABA Books and CLE [Paid]
Finally, you can build your own career resource library with these career development books and CLE courses available through the ABA Web Store.
Get your career back on the fast track with these professional resources from the American Bar Association.
