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Your Billable Life: A Law Firm Survival Guide for New Attorneys Original Edition

by Bruce Dravis (Author)
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Fresh out of law school with oodles of textbook knowledge, first-year law associates are in for a Law practice is not law school. They've had little preparation for the unique, demanding, high-stakes environment of law firms. Like Virgil in tassled loafers, in Your Billable Life, Bruce Dravis serves as guide to the paradise, purgatory, and inferno of first-year associate life. He explains issues that are important to clients, senior associates, partners--and the firm's malpractice insurance carrier. Dravis also lists key mistakes to avoid, such as the angry email, the letter to the wrong address, the closing document without signatures. And with tongue firmly in cheek, he offers some basic rules for law-firm newbies such as when to say "no" to an assignment [never] and who you are smarter than [nobody, initially]. No matter how trying some days may seem, Your Billable Life shows that is possible to go from new attorney to seasoned professional.
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    Original
  2. Publisher
    Kaplan Publishing
  3. Publication date
    December 2, 2008
  4. Language
    English
  5. Dimensions
    7.8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
  6. Print length
    192 pages
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Bruce Dravis, Esq. is a partner at Downey Brand LLP. He has practiced corporate and securities law for more than 20 years as outside counsel and as General Counsel for a publicly traded semi-conductor manufacturer that was acquired by Intel Corporation. He is former co-chair of the Corporations Committee of the California State Bar’s Business Section; has taught mergers and acquisitions for the University of California; and writes and speaks frequently on such topics as securities, business, and governance. He graduated with honors from Boston University School of Law and practiced law in Boston before returning to his native California.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0058M8U7A
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kaplan Publishing; Original edition (December 2, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Gandalf the Gradient
3.0 out of 5 stars A bit fluffy, but good for the very new
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2013
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As a litigator who's been at a mid-big law firm for about eight months, I enjoyed this book, but didn't feel like I learned a ton from it. It's short (I breezed through it much more quickly than I expected given the page count) and a lot of the advice is general. Maybe I've just been lucky to have great mentors at my firm, but very little here was new to me. That being said, for someone who is short on time and wants some advice before starting a summer clerkship at a big firm, this book would be a solid choice.
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Law_Guy
1.0 out of 5 stars Strictly for insecure law students who haven't worked a day in their life.
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2015
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This book is terrible. It's filled with incredibly obvious 'advice' which any 16 year old who has held a job for more than a few weeks would know.
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SM
3.0 out of 5 stars but it's pretty basic. Keep your priorities straight
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2015
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Eh... I was expecting to learn some new stuff here, but it's pretty basic. Keep your priorities straight, don't piss off the boss, and remember that the legal profession requires quite a bit of dedication and your time. I would skip this publication and look for something with more substance.
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B. Owens
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for any law student or young lawyer
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2009
Your Billable Life: A Law Firm Survival Guide for New Attorneys, is a pragmatic, irreverent, must-read for any law student or recent law school grad. Author Bruce Dravis doesn't pull any punches - he tells it exactly how it is - the good, the bad, and what you need to do in order to prepare yourself for the transition from law student to lawyer.

The book is highly readable - I found the pages zipping by - as Dravis takes a very conversational tone. I almost felt like I was sitting down over a casual cup of coffee with him, learning all the essential ins and outs he's discovered over his 20+ year career practicing law.

Dravis explains what law school taught you, what it left out, how to act smart in the workplace, more importantly how not to be stupid, how to earn the respect of partners in your firm, and how to balance work and life.

The early part of the book deals with practical advice for what to expect outside of law school, how to act, and generally how to get a good start to your career. The latter portion dives into a very interesting and frank discussion of economics in the legal industry, and of individual law firms. Dravis educates the reader on these topics and lets them know they will not be able to navigate their career blissfully in a bubble - there are larger trends and factors in place that will influence your work existence, whether you like it or not, so you must properly manage them.

All-in-all - a very readable book with some great practical advice. A true must read for any law student or young lawyer.
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