Product Description
Overview of Major Topics Covered:
Profiling the Hidden Legal Job Market; Identifying Hidden Opportunities; Trends Analysis: How To Identify Rapidly Growing Companies; Generic Sources of Hidden Job Intelligence; Hidden Opportunities in Law Firms; Hidden Opportunities in Corporations; Hidden Opportunities in the Public Sector; How the Government Hires Attorneys; Unadvertised Government Jobs; Federal Law—Related Jobs; Major Legislation and Government Reorganizations; Lower-Level Political Appointments; Hidden Jobs in the Legislative Branch and the Courts; Hidden Jobs in State and Local Government; Predicting the Immediate Future; Government Contracting and Subcontracting; Hidden Opportunities in Nonprofits; Hidden Law-Related Opportunities; Employer Complaints About Candidates: The Biggest Mistakes Legal Job-Hunters Make (and how to avoid them); Getting Started on the Wrong Foot; Strategic Planning Mistakes; Resume Mistakes; Special Application Form Mistakes; Cover Letter Mistakes; Job Search Management Mistakes; Interviewing Mistakes; Networking Mistakes; Job Offer and Acceptance Mistakes; Succeeding in Solo Practice; Introduction; Demographics; Growth Trends; Who Is the Competition?; Now Some Positives; Principal Solo Practice Areas; Principal Specialized Solo Practices; Practice Area Trends Analysis; Other Issues to Consider; Your Business and Marketing Plan; Solo Practice Resources
About the Professor:
Richard L. Hermann is a legal career consultant with over 25 years of experience in legal career management. He co-founded and published www.attorneyjobs.com which was acquired by Thomson West in 2007, has authored numerous books and articles on legal and law-related careers, and has addressed more than 200 audiences nationwide on legal career topics. Mr. Hermann is an attorney and served in the U.S. Army and as a senior legal consultant to the U.S. Departments of Defense, Justice and Energy, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He is a graduate of Cornell Law School, the New School University and Yale University.