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Brilliantly written, consistently practical, and filled with scores of illuminating exercises, including many new ones, The Creative Lawyer is the book that the profession has been waiting for.

In 1980, Terrence Hake was a young assistant prosecutor in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago, Illinois.

The Education of a Lawyer is a delightful read that provides invaluable advice about the practice of law.

Interest in meditation and mindfulness has skyrocketed in recent years, thanks largely to neuroimaging and the body of scientific research that has validated the many benefits of these practices.

Knowledge Management for Lawyers is an easy-to-read, well-organized handbook that every lawyer will find beneficial.

Injuries involving the spine are the most common compensation claims in the United States.

What is it about lawyers that has made them the butt of hundreds and hundreds of jokes over the centuries?

Offers complete, accessible information on every topic of concern to law students ranging from the LSAT, the Bar Exam, Law Review, computerized research and videotape study aids to obtaining that important clerkship or job.

This is the definitive biography of the famous crimefighter, Eliot Ness.

The book is a perfect handbook for anyone who is looking to develop the habits of culturally effective people.

This book offers a blend of accessible theory and tools for practical application to benefit any reader willing to learn about diversity.

With his colleagues at the People's Law Office (PLO), Taylor has argued landmark civil rights cases that have exposed corruption and cover-up within the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and throughout the city's political machine, from aldermen to the mayor's office.

The Everything Guide to Being a Paralegal is the ideal handbook for new paralegals, professionals looking to further or reevaluate their careers, or those considering the profession.

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Small claims court is a place where some look to level the playing field against individuals, businesses, or partnerships that have wronged them in the past.

In the tradition of true crime bestsellers by Alan Dershowitz and Dominick Dunne, Mickey Sherman delivers a powerful and extraordinarily candid account of his legal career that gives the readers an all-access backstage pass to not only the sausage factory that is the criminal justice system but the ';big cases' we have all lived with on TV.

From Barack Obama (Harvard and Chicago) to Bill and Hillary Clinton (Yale), many of our current national leaders emerged from the rarefied air of the nation's top law schools.

In this warm and intimate memoir Judge Wilkinson delivers a chilling message.

Preston Carlisle always has a story to tell.

Restorative Justice was a term and concept largely unused before the mid-1970s.

It's refreshing that this book does not simply look to advances in technology and artificial intelligence as the cause or the future of the Great Legal Reformation.

Taking his readers through a grueling, eighteen-year-long psycho-legal odyssey, Jabari Gravy recounts the failures of our legal justice system, from legal training to jurisprudence.

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THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A powerful polemic' Sunday Times'A compelling, eye-opening read' Daily Express- Did an illegal immigrant avoid deportation because he had a cat?

Eighty-two years ago, in a small apartment in Alexandria, Virginia, a boy with big dreams was born.

Philips remarkable career in law in London led to recommendations, from which he gained unprecedented access to leading lights in politics and the trade unions.

This book delineates the limits that define, and the tensions that beset, the process of conceiving how laws connect and interact with morals and facts—about the ways we do think about these connections and interactions, not about the ways we should think.

These finely tempered reflections of a small city lawyer restate, in a graceful and informal manner, the true meaning of law and government to ordinary men.

From the selection of judges, through the Bill of Rights, our status as a Christian nation, to the Supreme Courts abrogation of power, Laws and Lawyers in Todays America takes you on an interesting, educational and entertaining journey through several of Americas current legal issues.

Completely revised and updated, So You Want to Be a Lawyer takes you through the process of becoming a lawyer, examining each phase in a helpful and easy-to-understand narrative.

Murders don't happen in Kaufman County, Texas, a sleepy community where people raise their kids quietly and drive into Dallas for work and entertainment.

A handy guide to legal wisdom past and present.

Misunderstandings and jargon prevent many from seriously considering a career as a barrister in the belief that such a career is not for them or that they are not for it.

This book aims to produce lawyers who can debate, criticise and change professional ethics as well as understand their underlying rationale.

An anonymous barrister offers a shocking, darkly comic and very moving journey through the legal system - and explains how it's failing all of us.

Flint, Michigan's water crisis, the New Jersey "e;Bridgegate"e; scandal, Enron: all these incidents are examples of various forms of leadership failure.

Judge Aaron Jaffe: Reforming Illinois is an oral history of Aaron Jaffes legislative, judicial, and executive branch careers.

Plaintiff employment lawyers in conservative states often face an uphill battle in fighting for worker rights.

A six-month New York Times bestseller: "e;Not only the best Watergate book, but a very good book indeed"e; (The Sunday Times).

The comprehensive source on attorney licensing and how to reform it.

A study of the experiences of women of color law school faculty and the effect of race and gender on legal education.

Flint, Michigan's water crisis, the New Jersey "e;Bridgegate"e; scandal, Enron: all these incidents are examples of various forms of leadership failure.

Each year, over 40,000 new students enter America's law schools.

American law schools are in deep crisis.

Marking the 35th anniversary of the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King's College London, this volume brings together a large and illustrious group of contributors to create a comprehensive and authoritative guide cutting across all key areas of contemporary construction law, ranging from construction arbitration to procurement and contract law.