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NALP, 2008.

This Directory for recruitment professionals provides information on OCI (on-campus interviewing) schedules and contacts at law schools throughout the...

NALP, 2008.

NALP's most widely used Directory features information on more than 1,800 employers. The front of the book includes indexes by location and practice area...

ABA/LSAC, 2008.

Recruiters will find this guide an extremely useful tool — as will pre-law students and law school professionals who are interested in learning more...

NALP, 2008.

What are associates today earning? This annual research report takes a comprehensive look at associate salaries nationwide by class year (including summer...

NALP, July 2008.

For three decades, NALP has been conducting an annual survey to determine what types of jobs and salaries were obtained by members of the most recent law...

NALP, October 2007.

This biennial NALP survey of law school members provides information on salaries, education levels, and job responsibilities of law school career services...

NALP, 2008.

This biennial public sector salary report includes detailed salary information broken down by levels of experience for legal services attorneys, prosecutors,...

NALP, 2008.

Based on the Jobs & J.D.'s report, this annual monograph presents a detailed look at new law graduates' salaries by type of employment, by size of...

NALP, 2006. 

This biennial research report includes comprehensive information on salaries and responsibilities of attorney recruitment professionals. Available to NALP...

NALP, 1995.

This comprehensive reference manual provides instant access to profiles of the evaluation processes of legal organizations; criteria for associate, counsel, and...

Abbott, 2001.

Unlike Lawyers’ Professional Development, this volume is not an original textbook on professional development. It is rather a compilation of 17...

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2007. 

ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, 2008.

This completely revised and updated Second Edition outlines a step-by-step process for implementing and conducting performance...

Abbott, 2002.

Anyone responsible for lawyers’ professional development will find a wealth of information in this comprehensive guide. In more than 400 information-packed pages,...

Englert, 2001.

Written by NALP member Gayle Englert, this comprehensive resource provides hiring attorneys and recruitment professionals with the necessary tools for establishing...

Susan Manch & Marcia Shannon, 2007. 

The 23 chapters of this comprehensive desk reference address virtually every aspect of developing a firm’s most valuable...

Manch, 2004.

Whether your firm is considering hiring one partner laterally or a group of partners, the way the hiring process is managed can have a critical impact on the success...

Shannon & Manch, 2000.

Marcia Shannon and Sue Manch share their extensive experience in this excellent reference for both new and experienced legal recruitment professionals....

NALP, 2006. 

This biennial research report includes comprehensive information on salaries and responsibilities of attorney recruitment professionals. Available to NALP...

ALI-ABA, 1999.

This guidebook takes what is known about how adults learn best and tells presenters — and those who coach presenters — how to apply adult learning...

ABA, 2005.

This practical manual should be kept close at hand for ready reference. While mega law firms are sure to find helpful information within, its true value is to small...

Abbott, 2000.

Directed to every lawyer interested in being or having a mentor, and to every law office wishing to make mentoring available, The Lawyer’s Guide to Mentoring...

Strauss, 2002.

In this guide, author Debra Strauss draws on her substantial experiences as a former federal law clerk, director of judicial clerkships at Yale Law School,...

Gerson, 2007.

From a working definition of networking to step-by-step instructions on how to cultivate and maintain relationships and how to engage in informational...

AMACOM, 2007.

This book is a fun yet effective self-assessment tool. After a quick quiz based on Myers-Briggs to identify primary and secondary personality types, Zichy discusses...

ABA, 2008.

The 3rd edition of this popular resource presents all new content. Each chapter is written by a lawyer who details his or her work in the field of international...

ABA, 1999.

he major sections of this comprehensive book address career planning strategies, career identification, getting the offer, and career options. The section on career...

Revised 2nd Edition, Gerson, 2005.

Donna Gerson, an experienced career counselor, shares her expertise on the ins and outs of working in a small firm environment. This comprehensive...

Briggs, 1998.

Degrees of Difference: A How-to-Guide to Choosing a Law School guides pre-law students through every phase of choosing a law school. The book provides...

Paul D. Tieger & Barbara Barron, 2007.

After leading readers through a step-by-step process for identifying their personality type (based on Myers Briggs), the authors...

Peter E. Rouse, ABA, 2007.

British lawyer Peter Rouse’s book is a reflection on his legal career — and particularly on what he has learned it takes to be a high-performing...

Kavanagh & Nailon, 2007. 

In an accessible, quick-read format, this Nutshell Series book addresses fundamental lawyering skills such as research, analysis, writing,...

O'Neill & Sparkman, 2008.

Published by ALI-ABA, this handbook provides an accurate picture of what clients and more experienced attorneys will expect from a new associate...

Kimm Walton, 2008.

The long-awaited second edition of this bestseller has finally arrived! This essential and very readable handbook is now significantly expanded to over...

Foonberg, 2004.

A thorough guide to becoming a solo practitioner.

RoAne, 2000.

The ability to build relationships is key not only to job search success — from informational interviewing to callbacks — but also to success as a...

ABA, 2006. 

This book presents vignettes of lawyers grappling with various issues at different stages of their careers - from achieving work/life balance to deciding whether...

The Esquire Group, 2006.

Subtitled "Spiritual and Practical Keys to Navigating (and Surviving!) Job Change," this book's focus is on the inner life of the job seeker...

Brady, 2005.

Navigating Detours offers a simple, five-step career planning process enabling lawyers to manage their professional lives and enhance their personal lives....

ABA, 2006.

Presents an overview of job options and job search methods for those considering nonlegal careers. Substantial revisions in this new edition include new chapters...

Morris, 2000.

Kathy Morris, like Kimm Walton in Guerilla Tactics, deals head-on with negativity in the job search process. Morris’s book complements Walton’s...

Arron, 2004.

Deborah Arron was one of the first authors to break a seeming code of silence when she first published her provocative account of why she left law practice and how...

Schneider & Belsky, 2004.

This book helps readers address its central question — Should You Really Be a Lawyer? — at three very different career stages: Should You...

DecisionBooks, 2008.

It's not easy to decide to become a solo practitioner right out of law school or soon afterward. This book is addressed particularly...

Arron & Guyol, 2003.

This book offers a wealth of information to guide lawyers and legal employers through the contract lawyering process. The book includes a step-by-step...

Mark Herrmann, ABA, 2006.

For new associates and law students headed toward a career as a litigator, The Curmudgeon’s Guide provides highly readable, to-the-point...

AMACOM, 2005.

Rather than dwelling on dry, nitpicky rules, The Etiquette Edge gives readers the straight scoop on the most effective communication and behavior styles for...

Greenberg, 2002.

For those considering a career change, this book is a good overall guide; its self-assessment exercises are particularly helpful. Topics addressed by this...

ABA, 2006. 

Subtitled “Taking the Stress Out of Success,” this book from the ABA’s Law Practice Management Section proposes solutions for the lawyer who...

Munneke & Wayne, 2008.

This book addresses students seeking both career satisfaction and a healthy life balance in the profession and offers step-by-step advice for planning...

Gerson & Gerson, 2008.  

Donna Gerson, a consultant and a former NALP member, and her husband David, a law firm partner, have teamed up to produce a small handbook...

Abrams, 2000.

This book, based on interviews with lawyers who enjoy their work, offers a comprehensive look at 30 practice area specialty areas, from anti-trust to trusts...

Legal search consultant Valerie Fontaine shares proven secrets for success for lawyers at all stages of their careers — whether they want to conduct a successful job search or position themselves for...

Arron, 2004.

This classic book includes hundreds of job-related web sites and a complete listing of associations and career resources. Also features more than a dozen in-depth...

Walton, 2000.

In this book, subtitled “Expert Tips and Strategies for Making Your Legal Career a Huge Success,” Kimm Walton provides advice, in her familiar lively...

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2007. 

ERSS 2007 application

To purchase a new copy of this software, please contact the NALP office. This software requires a special password to activate. Please contact Judith Collins at the...

NALP, October 2007.

This biennial NALP survey of law school members provides information on salaries, education levels, and job responsibilities of law school career services...

NALP, 2007.

NALP’s Law School Guide to Public Interest Careers is an essential resource for public interest advisors and career services professionals who work...

NALP, 2004.

In this all-new edition of Perspectives on Career Services, more than 30 NALP members share their expertise and perspectives on the constituencies of the...

R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr., AMACOM, 2006.

Candid and provocative, this book addresses the reasons many organizations become “stuck” in their diversity efforts...

ABA, 2000.

This “memoir” of law practice from the perspective of multicultural women attorneys will provide law students, attorneys, and career services and legal...

SHRM, 2003.

Diverse Teams at Work is a practical guide to making differences within work teams an asset, not a liability. The book includes an analysis of how...

ABA, 2004.

Based on the results of focus groups held nationwide as well as on additional research, this 47-page guide offers information about institutional and individual...

Thomson/Legalworks, 2006. 

Based on years of research and hundreds of interviews with women lawyers, this book focuses on institutional impediments and challenges to women's...

Gundling & Zanchettin, 2007.

Mastering global business requires an understanding of the differences that exist within countries as well as between them. To succeed in...

NALP, 2006. 

(To inquire about ordering a PDF version for a visually impaired student, call 202-835-1001.) Students with disabilities provide a unique set of circumstances...

Bruce Tulgan, 2000.

In this revised edition of Bruce Tulgan’s popular book, Tulgan, an Xer himself, debunks popular myths surrounding Gen Xers and offers specific recommendations...

NAWL, 2006.

This directory from the National Association of Women Lawyers gathers in one place the names and specialties of hundreds of women-owned law firms and women lawyers,...

NALP/ABA, 2007.

This 16-page brochure addresses the benefits of becoming a judicial clerk; the kinds of positions available; the types of courts that hire clerks, interns,...

NALP, 2005.

This tri-fold brochure addresses the interview/application process, choosing an employer, and finding additional resources that support informed decision-making about...

ABA Commission on Women, 2006.

The findings of this study by the ABA's Commission on Women in the Profession suggest that "women of color are leaving large law firm practice...

ABA, 2004. 

Women-at-Law shares real-life experiences, advice, and wisdom from women lawyers. Law students and lawyers will learn through these pages how some...

Abbott, 2002.

Anyone responsible for lawyers’ professional development will find a wealth of information in this comprehensive guide. In more than 400 information-packed pages,...

Englert, 2001.

Written by NALP member Gayle Englert, this comprehensive resource provides hiring attorneys and recruitment professionals with the necessary tools for establishing...

NALP, 2004.

In this all-new edition of Perspectives on Career Services, more than 30 NALP members share their expertise and perspectives on the constituencies of the...

SHRM, 2003.

Diverse Teams at Work is a practical guide to making differences within work teams an asset, not a liability. The book includes an analysis of how...

SHRM, 2006. 

Whether you handle terminations or simply need to be aware of the issues involved, this guide by an employment lawyer and HR consultant is an invaluable...

Thomson/Legalworks, 2006. 

Based on years of research and hundreds of interviews with women lawyers, this book focuses on institutional impediments and challenges to women's...

AMACOM, 2006.

High-Impact Interview Questions offers the right mix of theoretical and practical to be a very usable, “approachable” book for all interviewers...

Stacy & Plunkett, 2005.

With lateral hiring and merger activity up, the need for more effective integration — both for laterals and for entry-level associates — has never...

Calvert & Williams, 2004.

Dissatisfaction with work/life balance has been documented as a major cause of associate attrition, and many associates cite the lack of viable,...

Arron & Guyol, 2003.

This book offers a wealth of information to guide lawyers and legal employers through the contract lawyering process. The book includes a step-by-step...

Sheffer & Sparrow, 2000.

If you know of associates within your firm who excel in legal knowledge and skill but lack even the basics when it comes to supervising support...

NALP, 2007.

NALP’s Law School Guide to Public Interest Careers is an essential resource for public interest advisors and career services professionals who work...

NALP, 2008.

This biennial public sector salary report includes detailed salary information broken down by levels of experience for legal services attorneys, prosecutors,...

NALP, 2006.

Public Sector/Public Interest Internships is a revised edition of the tri-fold pamphlet formerly called Public Service Internships: Opportunities for...

NYLPI, 2000.

Produced by New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and Fordham University School of Law, this 30-minute video and “mini-textbook” explore three approaches to community...

PSLawNet, 2008.

The 2008-09 edition of PSLawNet's The Comprehensive Fellowship Guideincludes over 275 fellowship opportunities, plus detailed information on each...

Catalyst/NALP, 2001.

A Career in the Law: A Guide for Women Law Students includes clear, concise information and advice for women law students and attorneys. This...

NALP, 2003.

This best-selling brochure provides law students and recent graduates with quick tips for getting off to a good start as a lawyer; developing good management practices;...

NALP, 2004.

A huge NALP bestseller, for good reason: a variety of legal employers, from firms of all sizes as well as the public sector, tell students what they’re looking...

NALP, 2002.

Katie Schendel’s timely brochure has been a bestseller for NALP. Netiquette is certainly a very hot topic and the author provides excellent cautionary tips...

NALP, 2002.

This popular NALP tri-fold pamphlet provides 31 bulleted tips — each offering succinct advice to students on getting the most from their summer work experiences...

Abbott, 2nd edition, 2006.

Effective mentoring is one of the most important contributions experienced lawyers can make to the future of their firm, and this 32-page booklet...

NALP, 2002.

A handy up-to-date resource that covers all of the bases in discussing how to avoid discriminatory questions — it should be required reading for all interviewers...

NALP, 2003.

This 32-page booklet outlines the opportunities available in corporate legal departments and presents the insights of in-house attorneys, career services professionals,...

NALP, 2004.

Guide to Small Firm Employment is a tri-fold brochure that addresses the choice of a small firm career; job search strategies; characteristics valued by...

NALP, 2006. 

(To inquire about ordering a PDF version for a visually impaired student, call 202-835-1001.) Students with disabilities provide a unique set of circumstances...

NALP, 2005.

Based on an earlier brochure entitled “Judicial Clerkship Opportunities,” this new pamphlet from the NALP Judicial Clerkship Committee offers students an overview...

Simpson, 2003.

This 32-page booklet by former search consultant Rebecca Simpson offers an overview of the process of working with a legal search consultant. She begins by discussing...

NALP, revised 2004.

This NALP bestseller is a crucial resource on a difficult and hot topic — how to negotiate salary and other benefits with small firms. Students are hesitant...

(NALP Principles & Standards). These popular cards contain the complete text of NALP’s “Standards for The Timing of Offers and Decisions” (Part V of the Principles and Standards),...

NALP, 2006.

Public Sector/Public Interest Internships is a revised edition of the tri-fold pamphlet formerly called Public Service Internships: Opportunities for...

NALP, revised 2008.

Developed by the NALP GLBT Committee, this pamphlet explains the importance of fostering a workplace that is non-discriminatory and supportive of all attorneys....

NALP, 2003.

This 12-page brochure offers comments on position descriptions where a J.D. might be advantageous and provides advice on preparing for a non-traditional career; locating...

NALP, 2003.

This brochure addresses the special advantages, perspectives, and challenges of second-career lawyers. The author encourages them to make the most of their strengths,...

NALP/ABA, 2007.

This 16-page brochure addresses the benefits of becoming a judicial clerk; the kinds of positions available; the types of courts that hire clerks, interns,...

NALP, 2004.

This tri-fold pamphlet provides career services offices with a handout that encourages and simplifies the process of informational interviewing. Adapted with...

NALP, 2005.

This tri-fold brochure addresses the interview/application process, choosing an employer, and finding additional resources that support informed decision-making about...

NALP, 2001.

For distribution by law schools to small and medium-sized employers, this brochure is easily customizable by career services offices or can be used as a companion...

NALP, 2001.

This tri-fold pamphlet is designed for law school distribution to non-traditional employers who might overlook law graduates and law school career services offices...

Abbott, 2nd edition, 2006.

Effective mentoring is a two-way process, and this brochure geared to mentees offers tips for success in such areas as forming a mentoring mindset,...