The happy lawyer
Subtitle: making a good life in the law
By: Nancy Levit & Douglas O. Linder.
Contributors: Linder, Douglas O., 1951-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780195392326
Subjects: Practice of law -- United States -- Psychological aspects; Lawyers -- Job satisfaction -- United States
Description: The Happy Lawyer examines the causes of dissatisfaction among lawyers, and then charts possible paths to happier and more fulfilling careers in law. Eschewing a one-size-fits-all approach, it shows how maximizing our chances for achieving happiness depends on understanding our own personality types, values, strengths, and interests. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Are lawyers unhappy?; title: Happiness : a primer; title: What makes lawyers happy and unhappy; title: The happiness toolbox; title: Preparing for a satisfying career : the law school years; title: What law firms can do to make lawyers happier; title: Lawyers' stories; title: Catching the good wind.