The Lawyer's Career Change Handbook:: More Than 300 Things You Can Do with a Law Degree

As a psychologist who works with lawyers, I have found this book to be an invaluable resource for my clients. It addresses the full range of issues that confront someone questioning whether to leave a legal career altogether or to switch to a different legal environment. No book should give clients the "answer" to their dilemma, and this one does not pretend to. I have found it extremely helpful in how it poses important questions to consider, offers wise advice, and provides in-depth help with resources and information. My clients have found it reassuring, encouraging and informative. It's an inexpensive resource that every lawyer or law student considering a shift in career direction should review.

This book is an excellent resource for any attorney seeking to change jobs or port his or her legal skills into a new career. The book does not contain a list of employment agencies or employers, but instead concentrates on instructing the reader on how to identify skills, identify markets and structure and write a winning resume. The book also contains a list of resources where the reader can obtain further information.

I found this to be an excellent book which contains a wealth of information and references, excellent resources and lists of relevant Web sites, books, organizations & other sources for career guidance, job placement & assistance. I've been a lawyer for 20 years. I'd been trying to work through self-assessment in the traditional way together with others who are not lawyers, and was making some progress, but somehow not getting as much out of it as I would have liked. Then I discovered Hindi Greenberg's book - and the whole self-assessment process came alive for me! I felt like Hindi had written the book for ME. I really connected with it, and began recommending it to colleagues & others in the profession. I've just purchased a second copy to send to my niece who is considering going to law school. The book is up-to-date and well researched - concise, stays on point, is easy to read, & is not cumbersome - a great tool for lawyers pondering what to do next with their careers or how to improve satisfaction within the practice of law, or for people considering law school or entering law as a profession. This book is a career management guide geared particularly toward lawyers, either seasoned lawyers wanting to explore options for a second or different career or different area of emphasis, or new lawyers just starting out and wondering what direction they would like to pursue within a legal career. The book is complete, takes a thorough look at the entire career development process, recommends that you start with self-assessment to discover your personal skills, values, interests, and personality traits so that you are equipped to choose an area or specialty within the law that most fits with your personal preferences, temperament and skills. Then it shows you how to conduct self-assessment and guides you through the complete self-assessment process by providing a comprehensive set of exercises to help you discover your interests, assess your skills, think through the changes you want to make and to set about achieving those changes in your career. It provides MORE than other general books regarding traditional career management because it is directed specifically toward lawyers and people considering a legal career. This book is for anyone who wants to manage, or take charge of, their legal career, and it provides excellent guidance in self-assessment to lawyers and non-lawyers, alike. I highly recommend this book to anyone considering a legal career, and to lawyers considering a career change.

I read the book review about The Lawyer's Career Change Handbook that was published in the 1999 issue of the California Bar Journal, the official publication of the State Bar of California, where the review author said the Handbook is an excellent resource packed with a variety of suggestions and career advice options and a must-have resource tool for those who are thinking about law as a profession or those in the profession who are not completely satisfied with their current position. Because I have practiced law for several years and am now thinking about making a career change, I decided to read this book. I completely agree with the Bar Journal review - the Handbook is extremely helpful, is packed with useful resources and information and is a must read for law students or lawyers thinking about alternative careers in or out of law.

I host a radio show about careers so I get to see just about every new career book that comes out. This book is one of the most generous. The author shares a true lifetime of wisdom about how to make the most of a law degree--in and outside of law. She offers a zillion resources to turn to, plus excellent lawyer-specific advice, not just the same old generic "how to find a job" advice--although there is some of that too--a plus in my view. Here's one best-seller that deserves to be one.