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• Title:Junior lawyer's handbook : how to navigate the transition from student to legal professional / Eloise Skinner.
  
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• Author/Creator:Skinner, Eloise, author.
  
• Published/Created:London : The Law Society, [2019]
  ©2019
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: K120 .S55 2019
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Practice of law--Great Britain--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  Graduate students--Great Britain--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  
• Description:xii, 107 pages ; 24 cm
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
  
• ISBN:9781784461300 paperback
  178446130X paperback
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Communication: the written word
  Crafting correspondence for the business world
  What's your point?
  Crafting correspondence
  Email etiquette
  Client communication
  art of note-taking
  Mistakes destroy credibility
  Why bother to proofread?
  Good grammar
  Legal references
  Technical terminology
  Precedents and standard forms
  Receiving comments
  Incorporating comments
  Comparisons and redlines
  Common mistakes
  2. Communication: the spoken word
  Having something to say, and knowing how to say it
  Crafting a presentation
  Speaking for an audience
  Holding meetings
  Communication styles
  Starting and ending well
  Handouts and takeaways
  How to be remembered
  Speak, then listen, then speak
  On the other side: being the audience
  Conference calls
  Common mistakes
  3. communication: the unspoken word
  Who you are within the world of work
  Define yourself
  What's not being said
  Exploring your
  Common mistakes
  4. Professional development
  Navigating the start of your legal career
  Taking ownership of your career
  Why track your professional growth?
  Main tools available
  Setting up a working CV
  Setting your own deadlines
  Project checklists
  5. Personal development
  In pursuit of that work
  life balance
  work
  life balance
  Sustainable wellbeing
  Managing productivity
  Priorities
  Expectations
  Tailoring your role
  Perspective
  And finally ...
  6. Mentors and mentoring
  Seeking guidance; giving back
  Mentors and mentoring
  Coaches and coaching
  Sponsors and supporters
  Finding the right people
  Personal goal setting
  art of delegation
  7. Networks and networking
  How to expand your circle (and why you should put the effort in)
  Network development: why bother?
  three fundamentals
  Maintaining and expanding your network
  Effective networking: the basics
  value-added experience
  8. bigger picture
  Mapping out your future career journey
  unexpected power of thinking ahead
  How to be a strategic planner
  Industry trends: where's it all headed?
  9. Expert advice
  Learn from the professionals
  10. final thought
  APPENDICES
  A. Mapping your personal brand
  B. `Cheat sheet': a template.