The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law | 
| Author: Mark Herrmann
Publisher: American Bar Association
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 31544
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 200
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1590316762
Dewey Decimal Number: 340.02373
EAN: 9781590316764
ASIN: 1590316762
Publication Date: March 25, 2006
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Product Description
This collection of essays written by The Curmudgeon, offers practical, honest and you need to know this advice for surviving and thriving in a law firm. The book covers the basics of law practice and law firm etiquette, from doing effective research and writing to dressing for success, dealing with staff and clients and building a law practice. Concise, humorous and full of valuable (albeit curmudgeonly) insight, this is a must-read for every newly minted law school graduate or new lawyer.
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 Helpful but overpriced January 8, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book has some genuinely helpful tidbits on legal practice, but take a look at the price and realize that it is a mere 135 pages long (disregard the 200 pages listed above) and bear in mind that each page is basically the size of a large index card. If you are expecting something the size of a textbook, you are in for an unpleasant surprise. I think this would be an excellent purchase if it were priced in the $6-$7 range.
 Must-Read for Law Graduates May 31, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is very funny and is a must-read for graduating law students, even if they are not headed for the workplace the curmudgeonly author knows best (the large, top-quality law firm). Beneath the humor there is lots of excellent advice.
Every Young Lawyer (and some old lawyers!) Should Read This Book!!! May 22, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Curmudgeon's Guide is a no nonsense book about the realities of being a practicing attorney. The book pulls no punches in telling it like it is for an associate starting out in a big firm. Law School's do not prepare their students for the real world, this book will uncover the truths that all will need to discover at some point (learn it the easy way or the hard way...but you will learn it!).
I am not a lawyer, but did spend many years working in the legal industry. As an expert in legal marketing and business development, I have worked closely with associates and partners and have seen first hand all the examples that Mark Herrmann exposes in the book.
The chapter on working with your legal secretary is worth the whole price of the book (It is expensive, but if you take the advice in the book to heart, you will profit more that the $35 you spend on the book).
The only area the book comes up short is in the last chapter on developing and growing a practice. While everything the author says is 100% correct, he does not go far enough. Large firms today have marketing and business development departments with wonderful staffs. Herrmann does not address the importance of working closely with these team members and treating them with the respect they deserve. A good relationship with the marketing and biz dev staff can make building a lawyer's reputation a whole lot easier!!!
I will be recommending this book in my presentations and speeches to law firms around the country.
Every new lawyer should read this book. May 14, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Don't let the price scare you - this book was worth every penny. It is a short, relatively easy read, and EVERY new lawyer should read it and re-read it when necessary. It is full of practical, usable advice, and a good reminder to do the very best we can for the sake of the client.
short and over priced May 13, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
The book has some good tips but it is overpriced. It is a tiny book with only 135 pages. I was a little disappointed with the book.
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