Project management template. How well do you swim : your first evaluation -- Feeding with fellow sharks : getting and doing work -- Swimming with sharks : building relationships with other lawyers -- Becoming a pilot fish : making yourself indispensable with exceptional legal work -- Navigating the currents : managing and building your practice -- Shark supply : law firm economics -- Enjoying the swim : managing your life -- Taking the next plunge : client service -- Making and casting your net : networking and business development -- Other fish in the sea : opposing counsel and the media -- Swimming like a pro : legal skills in the real world -- Swimming away -- Appendix D: Quick tips for success -- Appendix B: Bar exam preparation tips -- Appendix C: A dozen personas to avoid -- Appendix D: Project management template.
Summary:
"The go-to book for new lawyer success at leading firms and schools, Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks contains critical advice new graduates need to thrive. Completely revised and updated, the Third Edition includes vital new information on navigating a hybrid work environment. The new edition also includes expanded guidance on networking, client service, business development, time and project management, and many other topics. The goal is simple: to help new lawyers start strong, because experience is the most expensive way to learn. With an easily readable style, Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks helps new lawyers finesse unwritten rules and stay afloat in a challenging profession. The book contains hundreds of tips with inside information from successful lawyers nationwide. Humorous, real-life examples illustrate the lessons along with checklists to provide comprehensive advice quickly. The book has been called a "game changer" and partners at firms nationwide recommend it for associates." -- Unedited summary by publisher.
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