Leadership for Lawyers

Leadership for Lawyers
Author: Rebecca Normand-Hochmand
Publisher:
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2019-07-26
Genre: Law firms
ISBN: 9781787422865

This second edition, coordinated by Rebecca Normand-Hochman and Professor Heidi K Gardner on behalf of the International Bar Association, explores the crucial elements of law firm leadership. New and updated chapters by prominent experts in the field include leading partners to collaborate; leading the M&A process and leadership succession.

Leadership for Lawyers

Leadership for Lawyers
Author: Herb Rubenstein
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781590318447

Leadership is essential for anyone who wants to steer their firms and organizations to new heights. This book is first in its field to help those in the legal profession become more effective leaders. Readers will discover the various brands of leaders, and the strengths and weaknesses of each. Herb Rubinstein has taught leadership at five universities and is the founder and president of Growth Strategies, Inc., a strategy, management, leadership, and innovation consulting firm in Bethesda, Maryland.

Leadership for Lawyers

Leadership for Lawyers
Author: Deborah L. Rhode
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
Total Pages: 771
Release: 2020-02-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1543820964

Leadership for Lawyers is the first coursebook targeted for leadership courses in law schools. Now in its third edition, this text combines excerpts from leading books and articles, accessible background material, real-world problems and case histories, class exercises, and references to news and entertainment media in areas of core leadership competencies. Author Deborah L. Rhode has edited four well-respected books on leadership, developed one of the first law school courses on leadership, and written widely on the subject in law reviews and mainstream media publications. New to the Third Edition: Increased coverage of diversity and inclusion New discussion of stress, wellness, and time management Coverage of recent ethical scandals and dilemmas Updated problems, exercises, and media clips Professors and students will benefit from: Excerpts from foundational texts, engaging overviews of core concepts, discussion questions, class problems, and exercises that address real-world issues. Links to short segments from movies, documentaries, and news broadcasts for each major topic. Materials on moral leadership and scandals that make for highly engaging discussion on “how the good go bad.” Coverage including key theoretical and empirical issues concerning the nature and qualities of leadership, the role of ethics, gender, racial, ethnic, and other forms of diversity, pro bono and public interest work, and core competencies such as decision making, influence, communication, conflict resolution, innovation, crisis management, stress and time management, and social and organizational change.

Lawyers as Leaders

Lawyers as Leaders
Author: Deborah L. Rhode
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2013-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199896224

Why do we look to lawyers to lead, and why do so many of them prove to be so untrustworthy and unprepared? In Lawyers as Leaders, eminent law professor Deborah Rhode not only answers these questions but crafts an essential manual for attorneys who need to develop better leadership skills.

The Leading Lawyer

The Leading Lawyer
Author: Robert W. Cullen
Publisher: Thomson West
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780314996145

This book explains the secrets of leadership from leading lawyers who have taken their talent to new heights by combining legal expertise with exceptional leadership skills. It shows how leading lawyers capitalize on their advocacy and analytical skills and combine them with their visionary insights to reach new levels of success. It also demonstrates how to use advocacy and creativity, persuasion and inspiration, and team building to service clients and build successful organizations.

Lessons in Leadership

Lessons in Leadership
Author: Thomas C. Grella
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Leadership
ISBN: 9781614388166

All too often, the difference between a successful and unsuccessful law firm is the quality of its leadership. Exemplary leaders have the power to motivate attorneys and staff to serve clients, collaborate, and innovate to the best of their ability. In times of trouble, ineffective leadership can drive a firm to ruin. Lessons in Leadership: Essential Skills for Lawyers will be required reading for any attorney--from newly hired associates to seasoned managing partners--seeking to develop their leadership skills. Through a series of practical lessons, veteran law firm leader Tom Grella draws from his own experiences and applies time-tested leadership principles to lawyers and law firms.

Dangerous Leaders

Dangerous Leaders
Author: Anthony C. Thompson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780804799256

"Dangerous Leaders exposes the risks and results of leaving lawyers unprepared to lead. It provides law schools, law students, and the legal profession with leadership tools and models to build a better foundation of leadership acumen. Proposing a fundamental rethinking of legal education based upon intersectional leadership. Thompson prepares lawyers to assume the types of roles that our increasingly fast-paced world requires. Intersectional leadership challenges lawyer leaders to see the world through a different lens and expects a form of inclusion and respect for other perspectives and experiences that will prove critical to maneuvering in a complex environment." --

Leading Lawyers

Leading Lawyers
Author: Sally Sanderson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2021-11-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781788602921

Get the best from your legal team and forge your own authentic leadership style with this practical and accessible guide to effectively leading in law This book distils 25 years of experience at helping people do just that into one easy-to-read practical toolkit. Based on the successful ABCDE methodology, this guide will help you identify your natural leadership style, identify the various needs and personalities in your team of lawyers, and align everything to become a truly impactful and supportive leader. Packed with real-life inspiring examples, ready-made tools and memorable tips, Leading Lawyers will help you reflect on your own communication preferences, and use what you learn to get different stakeholders and different personalities on board. From scoping the project with a client to reviewing progress and success, from on-boarding a new team member to tackling a stubborn problem, there are examples each step of the way and opportunities to plan how to use the approach in practice, so you can become an even more effective team leader.

Lawyers as Managers

Lawyers as Managers
Author: Andrew Elowitt
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781634259682

"Today more than ever, all members of a law firm must work together as a team for the benefit of clients. Coordinating and getting the most out of everyone's contributions is the responsibility of a firm's managers. Helping you accelerate your growth as a manager of lawyers and legal professionals, this is a comprehensive and practical guide that includes the checklists, charts, and resources attorneys and managers need to lead thriving and resilient firms." -- Publisher's website.