Career Services Office Information Guide: Law Practice
Books you can borrow from the University at Buffalo Libraries
- Best Friends at the Bar: What Women Need to Know About a Career in the LawAuthor: Susan Smith Blakely
Published: 2009
Call Number: Law Library General KF 299 W6 B59
All of theses books can be found in the Charles B. Sears Law Library in O'Brian Hall. Most of the books (labeled with a "KF" call number) are located on the 4th floor and can be checked out for 4 weeks at a time.
- Complete Guide to Marketing Your Law PracticeAuthor: Hollis Hatfield Weishar & James Durham (ABA)
Published: 1999
Call Number: Law Library General KF 316.5 .C66 - From Metropolis to Mayberry -- A Lawyer's Guide to Small Town Law PracticeAuthor: Philip C. Williams (ABA)
Published: 1996
Call Number: Law Library General KF 297 .W55 - Fundamentals of Law Office Management: Systems, Procedures & EthicsAuthor: Pamela Everett
Published: 2004
Call Number: Law Library General KF 308 .E94 - Guide to Law SpecialtiesAuthor: NALP
Published: 1996
Call Number: Law Library General KF 297 .G85 - Law Firm Associate's Guide to Connecting with Your ColleaguesAuthor: Barbara Miller & Martin Camp (ABA)
Published: 2009
Call Number: Law Library General KF 300 .M5352
**Training Manual: Law Library General KF 300 .M535 - Lawyer's Guide to Marketing on the InternetAuthor: Gregory H. Siskind, Deborah McMurry, and Richard P. Klau
Published: 2007
Call Number: Law Library General KF 316.5 .S57 - Making Partner: A Guide for Law Firm AssociatesAuthor: Robert M. Greene (ABA)
Published: 1992
Call Number: Law Library General KF 300 .Z9 G74 - Official Guide to Legal Specialties: An Insider's Guide to Every Major Practice AreaAuthor: Lisa L. Abrams, J.D. (NALP)
Published: 2000
Call Number: Law Reference (non-circulating) KF 297 .A758; CSO Library - Practicing Law Without Clients: Making a Living as a Freelance LawyerAuthor: David A. Robinson (ABA)
Published: 1996
Call Number: Law Library General KF 300 .Z9 R62 - Presumed Equal: What America's Top Women Lawyers Really Think About Their FirmsAuthor: Suzanne Nossel & Elizabeth Westfall
Published: 1998
Call Number: Law Library General KF 299 .W6 N67 - Proceed With CautionAuthor: William R. Keats & Harcourt Brace
Published: 1997
Call Number: Law Library General KF 297 .K43 - Survival Skills for Practicing LawyersAuthor: ABA
Published: 1994
Call Number: Law Library General KF 300 .A2 S87 - The curmudgeon's guide to practicing law / Mark Herrmann.Author: Mark Herrmann (ABA)
Published: 2006
Call Number: Law Library Practice KF300 .H47 2006 - The Wall Street Lawyer: Professional Organization Man?Author: Erwin O. Smigel (Indiana University Press)
Published: 1969
Call Number: Law Library General KF 297 .S45 - Women Rainmakers Best Marketing TipsAuthor: Theda C. Snyder (ABA)
Published: 2010
Call Number: Law Library General KF 316.5 .W666; CSO Library
Books that you can borrow from the CSO
All of these books are available in 608 O'Brian Hall to be checked out for two weeks at a time. If the title of the book is a link, click to see if it is also available to buy or access online. Click on the blue "i" next to a title to see a full description of the book.
- After the JD II: Second Results from a National Study of Legal CareersAuthor: NALP
Published: 2009
Call Number: CSO Library KF 301 A33 - After the JD: First Results of a National Study of Legal CareersAuthor: NALP
Published: 2004
Call Number: CSO Library KF 301 A33 - Beyond the Big FirmAuthor: Alan B. Morrison, Diane T. Chin
Published: 2007
Call Number: CSO Library KF 299 P8 M67 - Choosing Small, Choosing Smart -- Job Search Strategies for Lawyers in the Small Firm MarketAuthor: Donna Gerson (NALP)
Published: 2005
Call Number: CSO Library KF 297 G477 2012 - Complete Guide to Contract LawyeringAuthor: Deborah Arron and Deborah Guyoi
Published: 2003
Call Number: CSO Library KF 31 A97 - Educating Lawyers: Preparation for the Profession of LawAuthor: William M. Sullivan
Published: 2007
Call Number: CSO Library KF 2752 - Empowerment and Leadership: Tried and True Methods for Woman LawyersPublished: 2004
Call Number: CSO Library KF 299 W6 E57 - Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women's Success in LawAuthor: Lauren Stiller Rikleen
Published: 2006
Call Number: CSO Library KF 299 W6 R55 - Excellence in the Workplace: Legal and Life Skills in a NutshellAuthor: Kay Kavanagh and Paula Nailon
Published: 2007
Call Number: CSO Library KF 297 Z9 - From Finals to the Firm: The Top Ten Things New Law Firm Associates Should KnowAuthor: Calvin Gladney and Raymond Millien
Published: 2003
Call Number: CSO Library KF 300 Z9 G53 - From Law School to Law Practice: The New Associate's GuideAuthor: Suzanne B. O'Neil
Published: 1998
Call Number: CSO Library KF 300 O56;
also available at the Law Library General KF 300.056 - Guide to Small Firm EmploymentAuthor: NALP
Published: 2004
Call Number: Brochure available at CSO - Jagged Rocks of Wisdom: Professional Advice for the New AttorneyAuthor: Morten Lund
Published: 2007
Call Number: CSO Library KF 297 L86 - Law & ReorderAuthor: Deborah Epstein Henry (ABA)
Published: 2010
Call Number: CSO Library KF 315 H46 - Lawyer's Guide to Finding Success in Any Job MarketAuthor: Richard L. Hermann
Published: 2009
Call Number: CSO Library - Managing the Legal Search Consultant RelationshipAuthor: Rebecca Simpson (NALP)
Published: 2003
Call Number: Brochure available at CSO - Negotiating with Small FirmsAuthor: NALP
Published: 2004
Call Number: Brochure available at CSO - Patterns & Practices: Measures of Law Firm Hiring, Leverage, & Billable Hours in 2005Author: NALP
Published: 2005
Call Number: CSO Library - Solo by Choice: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to BeAuthor: Elefant
Published: 2008
Call Number: CSO Library KF 300 E42 - Starting Salaries: What New Law Graduates Earn [Class of 2009]Author: NALP
Published: 2009
Call Number: CSO Library - The Happy LawyerAuthor: Nancy Levit and Douglas O. Linder
Published: 2010
Call Number: CSO Library KF 300 L485 - View form the Top: Q&A with Legal Women LeadersAuthor: Vault
Published: 2007
Call Number: CSO Library KF 299 W6 V53 - View from the First Chair: What Every Trial Lawyer Really Needs to KnowAuthor: Martin L. Grayson
Published: 2009
Call Number: CSO Library KF 8915 Z9 - View from the Top: Law Firm Leaders; Q&A with Chairmen and Managing PartnersAuthor: Vault
Published: 2004
Call Number: CSO Library KF 301 V54 - Women on Top - The Woman's Guide to Leadership and Power in Law FirmsAuthor: Ida O. Abbott
Published: 2010
Call Number: CSO Library KF 299 W6 A23
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Websites about this topic
Here is a collection of websites for related professional associations, resource pages, blogs etc. Please report dead links to law-careers@buffalo.edu.
- Contract Lawyer SearchAn online service for contract lawyers seeking temporary employment. The site connects law firms throughout the country directly to job seekers. The goal is to eliminate the need for temporary agencies. There is a $25 per year fee required for a lawyer to be listed on the site.