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American Bar Association From Visible Invisibility to Visibly Successful

 
Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1996) Report of the Task
Force on Lawyers' Quality of Life.
 
 
Catalyst (2001) Women in Law: Making the Case
 
 
Commission on Women in the Profession of the American Bar Association
(2003)
Empowerment and Leadership: Tried and True Methods for Women
Lawyers
 
 
 
Epstein, Cynthia Fuches (1993) Women in Law
 
Epstein, Cynthia Fuchs, Seron, Carol, Oglensky, Ronnie & Saute, Robert
(1999)
Part-Time Paradox: Professional Careers, Family and Gender
 
 
Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (2004) It's About Time: Part-Time
Policies and Practices at Atlanta Law Firms.
 
Guinier, Lani, Fine, Michelle & Ballin, Jane (1997) Becoming Gentlemen:
Women, Law School, and Institutional Change
 
Hagan, John & Kay, Fiona (1995) Gender in Practice: A Study of Lawyer's
Lives
 
Harrington, Mona (1995) Women Lawyers: Rewriting the Rules
 
Harrington, Mona & Hsi, Helen (2007) Women Lawyers and Obstacles to
Leadership
 
Harrington, Mona, Williams, Joan C., Calvert, Cynthia Thomas & English,
Holly (2007)
Advancing Women in the Profession: Action Plans for
Women's Bar Associations
 
 
Initiative on Advancement and Retention of Women, American Bar
Association (2006)
Advancing and Retaining Women in Today's Law
Firms, Executive Summary
 
Initiative on Advancement and Retention of Women, American Bar
Association (2006)
Advancing and Retaining Women of Color in
Today's Law Firms
 
Initiative on Advancement and Retention of Women, American Bar
Association (2008)
Diversity Summit: Creating Pathways to Success
for All
 
 
Miller, Brendan, Kohan, Thomas A. & Harrington, Mona (2003) Beyond
the Part Time Partner: A Part Time Law Firm
?
 
 
 
 
National Association of Law Placement In Pursuit of Attorney Work-Life Balance
 
New York City Bar (2006) Committee on Minorities in the Profession Best
Practices for the Hiring, Training, Retention & Advancement of Women Attorneys
 
 
 
Reichman, Nancy & Sterling, Joyce S. (2004) Gender Penalties Revisited
 
 
 
 
 
Rhode, Deborah L. (2001) Commission on Women in the Legal Profession
The Unfinished Agenda: Women and the Legal Profession
 
 
 
Sherman, Lisa G., Turchiano, Deborah L.& Schechter, Jill R. (2004)
Sisters-In-Law: An Uncensored Guide for Women Practicing Law in the
Real World
 
Slotkin, Jacquelyn Hersh & Goodman, Samantha Slotkin (2007) It's Harder
in Heels: Essays by Women Lawyers Achieving Work-Life Balance
 
Snyder, Jean Maclean & Green, Andra Barmash (eds) (1996) The Woman
Advocate
 
 
Tucker, Marilyn & Niedzielko, Georgia A. (1994) Options and Obstacles
 
 
 
 
Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts (2002) More Than Part Time
 
Diversity and Inclusion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Calvert, Cynthia Thomas & Williams, Joan C. (2004) Solving the Part-Time
Puzzle: The Law Firm's Guide to Balanced Hours
 
 
 
Corwin, Vivien, Lawrence, Thomas B., & Frost, Peter J. (2002) Five
Strategies of Successful Part-Time Work
 
 
 
 
Ely, Robin J., Debra E. Meyerson, and Martin N. Davison (2008) Rethinking
Political Correctness
 
 
 
 
Halpern, Diane F. & Murphy, Susan Elaine (eds) (2004) From Work-Family
Balance to Work- Family Interaction
 
 
Harvard Business Review (2001) Finding and Keeping the Best People
 
Harvard Business Review (2002) Managing Diversity
 
 
 
 
 
Jamieson, Kathleen Hall (1995) Beyond the Double Bind: Women and
Leadership
 
 
Kossek, Ellen Ernst & Lambert, Susan J. (eds.) (2004) Work and Life
Integration: Organizational, Cultural, and Individual Perspectives
 
 
Levine, James A. & Pittinsky, Todd L. (1998) Working Fathers: New
Strategies for Balance Work and Family
 
Lewis, Suzan & Cooper, Cary L. (2005) Work-Life Integration
 
 
 
Manzoni, Jean-Francious & Barsoux, Jean Louis (2002) The Set-Up-to-Fail
Syndrome: How Good Managers Cause Great People to Fail
 
 
McNamee, Stephen J. & Miller, Robert K. Jr. (2004) The Meritocracy Myth
 
 
Meyerson, Debra E. & Fletcher, Joyce K. (2008) A Modest Manifesto for
Shattering the Glass Ceiling
 
Moen, Phyllis (ed.) (2003) It's About Time: Couples and Careers
 
Moen, Phyllis & Roehling, Patricia (2004) The Career Mystique: Cracks in
the American Dream
 
Morrison, Ann M., White, Randall, P., Van Velsor, Ellen (1994) Breaking
the Glass Ceiling: Can Women Reach the Top of America's Largest
Corporations?
 
 
Project for Attorney Retention (2003) Better on Balance? The Corporate
Counsel Work/Life Report
 
Rao, Aruna, Stuart, Rieky & Kelleher, David (1999) Gender at Work:
Organizational Change for Equality
 
Rapoport, Rhona, Bailyn, Lotte, Fletcher, Joyce K. & Pruitt, Bettye H.
(2001)
Beyond Work-Family Balance: Advancing Gender Equity and
Workplace Performance
 
Stone, Pamela (2007) Opting Out?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tulgan, Bruce (2000) Managing Generation X
 
 
 
 
 
Career Guidance
 
 
 
 
Arron, Deborah & Guyol, Deborah (1999) The Complete Guide to Contract
Lawyering
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greenberg, Hindy (1998) The Lawyer's Career Change Handbook.
 
 
Hengstler, Gary A. (2001) Making Work Work for You
 
 
 
 
 
Mantis, Hillary (1997) Alternative Careers for Lawyers.
 
 
 
Munneke, Gary A. (2003) Careers In Law.
 
Munneke, Gary A. & Henslee, William D. (2003) Non-legal Careers for
Lawyers (4th Edition).
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sapp, John R. (2002) Making Partner: A Guide for Law Firm Associates
(2nd Edition)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tupman, Simon (2000) Why Lawyers Should Eat Bananas
 
 
 
 
 
 
Success Strategies
 
 
 
 
Arruda, William & Dixson, Kirsten (2007) Career Distinction: Standing Out
By Building Your Brand
 
 
 
Babcock, Linda & Laschever, Sara (2003) Women Don't Ask: Negotiation
and the Gender Divide
 
 
 
 
 
 
Buckingham, Marcus (2001) Now, Discover Your Strengths
 
 
 
Corwin, Vivien, Lawrence, Thomas B., & Frost, Peter J. (2002) Five
Strategies of Successful Part-Time Work. Harvard Business Review on
Managing Your Career.
 
 
Covey, Stephen R., Merrill, A. Roger & Merrill, Rebecca R. (1994) First
Things First
 
 
 
 
Fiore, Neil (2006) Awaken Your Strongest Self
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greenberg, Herb & Sweeney, Patrick (2006) Succeed On Your Own Terms
 
Greenfeld, Marjorie (2008) The Working Woman's Pregnancy Book
 
 
Harvard Business School Press (2000) Work and Life Balance.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maister, David H., Green, Charles H & Galford, Robert M. (2001) The
Trusted Advisor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peterson, Christopher & Seligman, Martin (2004) Character Strengths
and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ruderman, Marian N. & Ohlott, Patricia J. (2002) Standing at the
Crossroads: Next Steps for High Achieving Women
 
 
 
 
 
Simmons, Jeffrey R. (Ed.) (1997) Life, Law and the Pursuit of Balance.
 
Sormaz, Heidi Wenk & Tulman, Bruce (2003) Performance Under Pressure:
Managing Stress in the Workplace
 
 
 
Thatchenkery, Tojo & Metzker, Carol (2005) Appreciative Intelligence:
Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn
 
 
 
 
Zander, Rosamund Stone & Zander, Benjamin (2002) The Art of Possibility:
Transforming Professional and Personal Life
 
Business Development
 
 
 
 
 
Daught, Dahut (2004 Marketing the Legal Mind
 
 
 
 
Grubner, Judith I. (Ed.) (1993) The Last Frontier: Women Lawyers as
Rainmakers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Macdonagh, Catherine Alman & Cuzzone, Beth Marie (2007) The Law Firm
Associate's Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sneider, Susan A. (2007) A Lawyers Guide to Networking
 
 
Weishar, Hollis Hatfield & Durham, James A. (2001) The Complete Guide
to Marketing Your Law Practice
 
Weishar, Hollis Hatfield & Smiley, Joyce K. (2004) Marketing Success
Stories: Conversations with Leading Lawyers
 
 
Leadership
 
Avolio, Bruce J. & Luthans, Fred (2005) The High Impact Leader
 
 
Bennis, Warren, & Goldsmith, Joan (1997) Learning to Lead: A Workbook
on Becoming a Leader
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goldeman, Daniel, Boyatzis, Richard & McKee, Annie (2002) Primal
Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence
 
Kellerman, Barbara and Rhode, Deborah L. (eds) (2007) Women &
Leadership: The State of Play and Strategies for Change
 
Kotter, John P. (2008) A Sense of Urgency
 
Kotter, John P. (1996) Leading Change
 
 
 
Kouzes, James M. & Posner, Barry Z. (2008) The Leadership Challenge
 
 
 
 
Maister, David H. (2008) Strategy and the Fat Smoker
 
 
McKenna, Patrick J. & Maister, David H. (2005) First Among Equals:
How to Manage a Group of Professionals
 
Patterson, Kerry, Greeny, Joseph, McMillan, Ron & Switzler, Al (2002)
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
 
 
 
Rubinstein, Herb (2008) Leadership for Lawyers
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weisbord, Ellen, Charnove, Bruce H. & Lindsey, Jonathan (1995)
Managing People in Today's Law Firm: The Human Resources Approach
to Surviving Change
 
 
Solo and Small Firm Practice
 
David, Hal (ed) 2008) How to Start a Solo Law Practice
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pfeiffer, William L (2006) How to Start A Successful Law Practice
 
 
 
Wellness/Flourishing
 
 
 
 
Diener, Ed & Biswas-Diener, Robert (2008) Happiness: Unlocking the
Mysteries of Psychological Wealth
 
 
 
Frankl, Victor E. (1985) Man's Search for Meaning
 
Gilbert, Daniel (2007) Stumbling on Happiness
 
 
Handy, Charles (1999) The Hungry Spirit
 
 
 
 
 
Mayeroff, Milton (1990) On Caring
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Legal Profession
 
Abel, Richard L. & Lewis, Philip S.C. (1996) Lawyers in Society: An
Overview
 
 
Blachman, Jeremy (2007) Anonymous Lawyer: A Novel
 
 
Derrick, John (2007) Boo to Billable Hours
 
 
 
 
Heinz, John P., Nelson, Robert L., Sandeful, Rebecca L. & Laumann,
Edward O. (2005)
Urban Lawyers: The New Social Structure of the Bar
 
 
 
 
Krieger, Lawrence S. (2008) Human Nature As a New Guiding Philosophy
for Legal Education and the Profession
.  Washburn Law Journal,
Vol. 47, 101-166
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nelson, Robert L., Trubek, David M. & Solomon, Rayman L. (eds.) (1992)
Lawyer's Ideals/Lawyer's Practices: Transformations in the American
Legal Profession
 
 
 
 
Sells, Benjamin (2002) The Soul of the Law
 
 
Stefancic, Jean & Delgado, Richard (2005) How Lawyers Lose Their Way
 
 
 
 
 
Zitrin, Richard & Langford, Carol M. (2000) The Moral Compass of the
American Lawyer