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Index
Cover
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part One
Law School
Do Not Go to Law School
Choose Classes That Matter
Reputations and Networking Begin in Law School
Build Lasting Relationships
A Tenuous Balance: Family, Friends, & Law School
Manage Expectations
Communicate
Keep Your Commitments
Sleep
Plug Your Leaks
The Final Push
Part Two
Fundamental Skills
On The Importance of Stealing
Writing Well
Every Word Matters
Two Writing Tips For The Litigators (But Applicable For Everyone)
Avoid Hyperbole
Be Temperate
Inside Baseball and George Orwell’s Six Rules For Clear Writing
Churchill’s Five Elements of Persuasive Speaking
Public Speaking
1) Control Your Body
2) Control Your Mind
3) Control Your Voice
Dress Up
Part Three
Clients and Client Service
The Privilege of Being a Servant
Shifting Perspectives
A Valuable Lesson—Rule #1
Wal-Mart Efficiency with Neiman Marcus Feel
But What About Quality?
Quality Work Does Not Mean Quality Service
Lawyers Face The Same Problem
Attracting Clients and Business Development
Establishing a Personal Narrative
Greybeard Advice for Success As A New Lawyer
Telling Them What They Don’t Want To Hear
Relationships Are the Currency of Business
Dan Hull’s 12 Rules of Client Service
Part Four
Professional Development
Mastery is a Journey, Not a Destination
Peter Drucker’s Four Universal Entrepreneurial Disciplines
To Sharpen Is to Destroy
So Good They Can’t Ignore You
So What’s the Alternative?
The Professional Lives Behind the Scenes and Pays the Price
Inside the Prison, There Is a Prison
Personal Strategic Planning for New Lawyers
Organize Dissent
Five Basic Mistakes to Avoid in Your First Job at a Firm
Nature Loads the Gun, Behavior Pulls the Trigger
You Can’t Wait Until You’re Ready
Making Plans and Changing Habits
The Structure of a Habit
Address Incongruities
Are You A Worker Bee or A Renegade Killer Bee?
Personal Branding Is Stupid
How to Conduct Yourself Online (or Not)
Busy v. Remarkable
How You Confront Your Day Is Your Choice
There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be a Lawyer
Chance Favors the Prepared
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Resources
Books
General Practice
Writing
Online
Criminal Law
Free Speech and Other Censorious Behavior
General Practice
News
Writing
About the Author
Index
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