Beyond the Big Firm: Profiles of Lawyers Who Want Something More

by Morrison, Alan B.

• ISBN13: 9780735565586
• ISBN10: 0735565589
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-10
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law and Business

Summary

This succinct paperback will fill a major information void for students and recent graduates who are interested in a legal career outside the typical large, corporate law firm. Beyond the Big Firm offers more than 30 compelling profiles of lawyers who have chosen to follow nontraditional legal careers, In a wide range of subject areas, practice settings, and types of work. This distinctive book explores the many possibilities open to law school graduates interested in "alternative" career choices. the editors of this engaging compilation are long-time public interest lawyers; the actual authors of the profiles are primarily students who capture the personalities of the subjects in a way that is sure to resonate with the audience because they share the same questions about career choices the subjects of the profiles have been out of law school 10-15 years, they represent 18 law schools, and they work in 15 states the lawyers profiled have jobs in governments, nonprofits, and small private firms; both civil and criminal law practice are covered, including prosecutors and defense counsel some of the fields that the lawyers work in include civil rights, civil liberties, immigration, personal injury, and human rights in addition To The fascinating profiles, special features include: a special resources chapter to help students determine and follow their career choice a final chapter with mini-profiles of 3 lawyers who are not practicing law, but for whom their legal training is vital to their work short essays by current and former Stanford Law School deans Larry Kramer and Kathleen Sullivan

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xvii
Protecting Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, and the Environment	p. 1
Civil Liberties & Immigrants Rights	p. 3
Voting Rights Litigator	p. 11
National Origin Discrimination	p. 17
Women's Rights	p. 27
Employment Discrimination	p. 37
Human Rights Abroad	p. 47
Urban Social Justice Advocate	p. 55
Environmental Litigator	p. 61
Environmental Advocate	p. 71
Direct Service	p. 79
Civil Legal Aid	p. 81
Native American Legal Aid	p. 89
Family Law	p. 97
Immigration Lawyer	p. 105
Solo Practitioner	p. 113
Small-Firm General Litigator	p. 121
Plaintiff's Toxic Exposure Lawyer	p. 131
Plaintiff's Product Defects Lawyer	p. 141
Labor Union Lawyer (Private Firm)	p. 149
Labor Union Laywer (In House)	p. 159
University Counsel	p. 167
Criminal Law	p. 175
Assistant District Attorney	p. 177
Federal Prosecutor	p. 185
Private Criminal Defense Lawyer	p. 193
Habeas Corpus Specialist	p. 203
Other Government Laywers	p. 209
EEOC Employment Litigator	p. 211
Federal Civil Appellate Litigator	p. 219
Federal Agency Counsel	p. 227
State Solicitor General	p. 237
Children's Rights Advocate	p. 247
Senate Committee Counsel	p. 257
Other Paths to Social Change, Conclusion, and Resources	p. 267
Advocacy by Any Other Name - Three Pursuing Social Change	p. 269
Conclusion	p. 279
Resources and Helpful Hints	p. 281
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