The Spine for Lawyers


Book Description

Injuries involving the spine are the most common compensation claims in the United States. ABA Medical-Legal Guides: The Spine for Lawyers is designed to help practitioners, judges and insurance professionals understand the multifaceted medical and legal issues in a claim involving this part of the human anatomy. Containing more than 200 illustrations and photos, The Spine is an indespensable guide to understanding the medical issues facing your clients.







The Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life & Work


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The Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life and Work, Second Edition is about how the law fits inside you, not how you fit inside the law. Making space for creativity and passion within your current workplace and at home can yield enormous emotional rewards. In the end, this book will support you whether you stay in the law, shift your law practice, or move on to other work. This book is the tool you need to make healthy decisions and welcome the passion back into your life!




Clinical Anatomy for Lawyers


Book Description

ABA Medical-Legal Guides: Clinical Anatomy for Lawyers offers in-depth coverage and medical illustrations of each bodily system, including the common diseases and disorders of each and their relevant legal issues and cases. Several medical problems that overlap body systems--such as trauma, immune disorders, and pain--are also included, along with their legal ramifications.




Writing for Lawyers


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The original and still regarded by many as the best book of practical instruction in legal writing, distilled from the lessons that every sharp young lawyer picks up in the early years of practice.




Beyond the Big Firm


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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 compelling 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 law school graduates interested in "alternative" career choices. the editors of this engaging compilation are long-time public interest lawyers; the actual authors of the profiles are primarily students who capture the personalities of the subjects in a way that is sure to resonate with the audience because they share the same questions about career choices the subjects of the profiles have been out of law school 10-15 years, they represent 18 law schools, and they work in 15 states the lawyers profiled have jobs in governments, nonprofits, and small private firms; both civil and criminal law practice are covered, including prosecutors and defense counsel some of the fields that the lawyers work in include civil rights, civil liberties, immigration, personal injury, and human rights In addition to the fascinating profiles, special features include: a special resources chapter to help students determine and follow their career choice a final chapter with mini-profiles of 3 lawyers who are not practicing law, but for whom their legal training is vital to their work short essays by current and former Stanford Law School deans Larry Kramer and Kathleen Sullivan




Tomorrow's Lawyers


Book Description

From the bestselling author of The End of Lawyers?, this book predicts fundamental and irreversible changes in the legal world and offers essential practical advice for those who intend to build careers and businesses in law. A definitive guide to the future for aspiring lawyers, and for all who want to modernize today's legal and justice systems.




Yoga for Lawyers


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With photographs detailing each exercise and written descriptions of both how and why you should perform it, Yoga for Lawyers gives you healthy techniques you can practice anywhere.




Explaining the Inexplicable


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Want to know what goes on behind closed law firm doors? Trust The Rodent, the unofficial mascot of legal professionals, to tell the ugly truth. In his latest expose, The Rodent covers topics such as Power Schmoozing, Berlitz Partnerese, and Law Fibs. Required reading for . . . anyone thinking of becoming a lawyer.--Lawrence Walsh, Pittsburgh POst-Gazette. Illustrations.




The Spine at Trial


Book Description

This guide to spinal injuries is designed to give greater understanding of the medical side of personal injury cases. Using clear and simple terms and detailed diagrams and drawings, it provides medical information that can be used to strengthen cases.