Download or read book How to Hire Lawyers written by José Bautista and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We created this book to help every person who is not a lawyer but thinks they need one. We wanted to arm the reader with practical knowledge and questions to ask their prospective attorneys. To achieve this we gathered some of the best lawyers in Kansas City, Missouri in areas of personal injury, family law, criminal law, employment law, tax law, bankruptcy, etc. We asked these lawyers to put themselves in the place of their clients and write a chapter giving an overview of the types of claims that each potential client could have. This book is meant to answer the questions of "Do I need a lawyer?" and "How can I tell if I hired the right lawyer?" We hope you find this book helpful for any legal problem you may face in Kansas or Missouri. Good luck!

Download or read book Recruiting Lawyers written by Marcia Pennington Shannon and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recruiting Lawyers: How to Hire the Best Talent, Second Edition provides you with effective and practical strategies that you can incorporate immediately into your recruitment procedures.

Download or read book Model Rules of Professional Conduct written by American Bar Association. House of Delegates and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Download or read book Maximizing Law Firm Profitability written by Susan G. Manch and published by Law Journal Press. This book was released on 2018-01-28 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maximizing Law Firm Profitability: Hiring, Training and Developing Productive Lawyers shows you how to manage your own practice and how to develop the potential of the people reporting to you.

Download or read book Recruiting Lawyers written by Marcia Pennington Shannon and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2000 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of this guide have thoroughly researched law-firm hiring practices and its many shifts in order to produce this book, which covers practical searching and screening strategies, smart hiring practices and constructive ideas that can be incorporated into recruitment procedures.

Download or read book The Lawsuit Survival Guide written by J. L. Matthews and published by NOLO. This book was released on 2001 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clients of attorneys are often under-informed as to what's going on with their lawsuits. But getting answers from a lawyer whose time is money often means tacking on even more billing to an already expensive service.Now people can turn to The Lawsuit Survival Guide to find plain-English explanations of legal proceedings and clear answers to their questions, such as: * "How doI find a lawyer?"* "What does all this legalese mean?"* "What's taking so long?'* "Can I afford representation?"* "Can I cut the cost of representation by helping out?"and much more.This one-of-a-kind book is perfect for both clients and lawyers; saving time and money, outlining what's involved, and providing peace of mind. It's also the perfect reference forlaw students, paralegals, writers and anyone else with and interest in civil court cases.

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Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Download or read book Kill All the Lawyers written by Sloan Bashinsky and published by Pocket Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Pitfalls of How When Where and Why to Hire Lawyers and How to Use a Consultant to Do so and Lower Your Legal Fees written by Stephen Schnitzer Esq. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-10-13 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legal breakthrough to help the public select lawyers with associated available consultant services designed to save substantial money on legal fees in virtually all areas of practice especially negligence injuries, matrimonial, criminal litigation, foreclosures, wills and estates and general practice matters. The consultation is designed to substantially lower your legal fees and if your matter is successful to return the consulting fees paid in aid of guiding attorney selection. The book is also designed to provide the necessary items and concepts to allow the reader to elect self-help in the selection process. Topics include, In the Lawyers Defense; Civil, Criminal and In-Between Matters; Private Do-Gooder Actions; Mediation and Arbitration; Pre-Hiring Considerations; Areas of Concern -The Titanic Ballroom Reception; Law Clerks and Former Partners; The Lawyer as a Person In Transference of Identity; Meetings; Jury Selection; Big Firm, Little Firm; Law School Attendance; Advertising; Lawyers As Guarantors; Specialty Lawyers; Insurance Matters; Bar Association Referrals; Directories - General & Specific; Yellers & Screamers; Lying and Other Sleaze; Fees and Commitments; Loans, Advances & Recovery; Non-Legal Lawyer Assets; Rules of Conduct; References; Avoidance Criteria; Confidential Understandings; Safekeeping of Funds; Certain Concerns; Avoiding Your Own Mistakes; Preparation; Appeals and How to Replace Your Lawyer.

Download or read book Kanter on Hiring written by Arnold B. Kanter and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Most of the chapters in this book appeared originally in ... Chicago lawyer, ... Lawyer hiring & training report, ... [and some] in The secret memoranda of Stanley J. Fairweather"--T.p. verso.

Download or read book Staffing Up written by Alay Yajnik and published by Lawyer Business Advantage. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MASTER THE ART & SCIENCE OF HIRING FOR YOUR LAW FIRMSimply put: You can't build a great law firm with mediocre employees.Attorney entrepreneurs know the value of hiring great people. This book is a proven system for hiring high quality people for any role in your law firm. It's simple, practical, and fast so that it's easy to use, effective to apply, and saves you time.

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Download or read book Fifty Legal Careers for Non lawyers written by Ursula Furi-Perry and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2008 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thorough, easy-to-use handbook helps the reader select a law career best suited to one's interests, training, and aptitude, where a law degree is not a requirement. Each of the fifty careers profiled in the book includes interviews with people currently in that job; sample responsibilities; typical education and skills necessary; and further resources to help find out more, and how to enter the field. This new book from the American Bar Association is a must-have for anyone planning their future in law.

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