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Jagged Rocks of Wisdom: Professional Advice for the New Attorney | 
| Author: Morten Lund
Publisher: Fine Print Press
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 326586
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 1888960078
Dewey Decimal Number: 340
EAN: 9781888960075
ASIN: 1888960078
Publication Date: March 15, 2007
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Product Description
A new job is scary for anyone. A new job as an attorney is scary times two: the challenges are both substantive (as in actually knowing the law), as well as procedural (as in knowing how to act like an attorney). In this professional transition, many, many new attorneys fall by the wayside. This book is a guide to keep the new attorney on track. It includes advice for the new law firm associate, written by a partner at Foley & Lardner, a well-regarded law firm. Written in a first- and second-person tense and filled with no-nonsense guidance from someone actually in the mentorship role in a real-world law firm
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quick but great read August 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book. I strongly recommend it PRIOR to a summer position with a law firm or at any time thereafter. The book is a very quick read but effectively gets its point across. Moreover, many of the chapters apply to any profession (especially business). Simply replace "partner" with manager and "summer associate" with intern.
 A 45-minute pep talk. July 11, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I read this book in cover to cover in 45 minutes and learned almost nothing in the process. This is more like a drill instructor's pep talk than a book of substantive tips. (Take your feet off the desk! Take off your headphones! Proofread!) If you understand the economic realities of the working world, you will find few suprises here. It's not that it's bad, it's just that none of this is worth $18.95.
The Young Lawyer's Jungle Book: A Survival Guide is substantially better, but I haven't been able to find any really great book on this topic. Someone needs to write a book explaining to new associates the world as it looks from the perspective of a senior partner - billing, overhead and the economics INSIDE the firm. To make your seniors happy you must first understand what they desire (and fear). Good luck.
Great Book! May 7, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book hits the nail on the head as to how to achieve success as a young lawyer. I am an associate with a large national firm and found this book to be imperative to my growth and development in such a large workforce. I highly recommend it to all young and aspiring lawyers.
Great Advice May 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jagged Rocks should be required reading in every law school's curriculum. The book sets forth, in a both direct and humorous manner, critical bits of advice for a summer/first year associate at a large law firm. No summer associate or first year big law attorney should begin his or her career without learning the material in this book. At a minimum, this book sounds a wake-up call for those law students who may be unprepared or unaware of the rigors of such a career path.
Great book for the non-attorney too! April 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Multiple times in the last year I have recommended Morten Lund's, "Jagged Rocks of Wisdom", to non-lawyer professionals. I have found this book to be a great resource for anyone navigating the complicated relationships present in most work environments.
Even the "Rules" which are written in language specifically directed at attorneys, such as "Rule Number 14: The Partner is Not Your Friend," is advice relevant in almost all professional settings. Rule 14 basically lays out good boundaries in the work place, which applies to almost anyone who has a supervisor. This is by far my favorite book on succeeding in the work place because of the way Lund presents the rules in a clear, direct manner, with no fluff; all of the 21 rules are basic, necessary, and essential to success in almost any profession.
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