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The traditional, downtown, do-it-all-megafirms with sprawling staff, marble floors and hefty hourly rates are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Clients demand quick communication, specialized attention, and a whole lot less razzle-dazzle.The New Bold Standard uncovers a marvelous method for being an agile, small and attentive law firm while also having a wide range of expert specialists at your fingertips to serve your clients and exceed their expectations.

A CIA station chief, later Jordan's lawyer in Washington, reveals the secret history of a lost peace.

Jack O'Connell possessed an uncanny ability to be at the center of things. On his arrival in Jordan in 1958, he unraveled a coup aimed at the young King Hussein, who would become America's most reliable Middle East ally. Over time, their bond of trust and friendship deepened. His narrative contains secrets that will revise our understanding of the Middle East.

A history of the landmark case of Clarence Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel.

The Mediation Essentials Toolkit: A Practitioner's Emergency Survival Guide is designed for the legal practitioner seeking usable techniques to enhance mediation tactical advocacy skills. Attorneys and legal professionals who advocate on behalf of their clients at mediation can draw on the tools this handbook outlines to improve negotiation tactics, train associates on the basics of mediation practice, build trust among fellow lawyers and clients, and generate long-term, positive results. The Mediation Essentials Toolkit is concise and easy to read. This handbook is written for the busy ...

There's an old saying that the lawyer who defends himself has a fool for a dient. Alan Armitage, rising young QC, hoped it wasn't true when he decided to defend himself on a murder charge. It had seemed harmless enough to take Jean Westlake home from a party. Harmless enough, when he discovered she was a struggling law student, to allow her the use of his flat and library while he was in chambers and his beautiful actress wife in America. And then, on the night of his wife's return, Jean is found dead in compromising circumstances. Worse still, her apparent suicide is quickly shown to be ...

Every GAME has RULES. The pimp game is no different. REAL PIMPS know that the only way to win the game, is to play by the rules. One of the main rules of the game is, THIS GAME IS NOT FOR CHILDREN! This means that there should be no kids in the pimp game. In other words, REAL PIMPS don't Pimp on kids (minors). REAL PIMPS want money, tricks/johns want sex. That's how you can tell the difference between a REAL PIMP and a trick. A trick could never be a pimp because he's obsessed with having sex. A pimp could never be a trick because he's too focused on money. There is a difference. The Book ...

Are you thinking of a career as an in-house counsel? Deciding to work as an in-house counsel requires making a balanced decision. More than that, it requires specific strategies to succeed. They don’t teach you the tradeoffs or these strategies in law school. Or at law firms. You’re often told going in house is a desirable alternative to a law firm, but that advice rarely highlights the on-the-job challenges, let alone how handle them. So, you’re supposed to jump into an in-house job and… learn the hard way? Hope you pick the right company or role? Not anymore. I’ve been there, ...

In Prosecuting the President, Andrew Coan offers a highly engaging look at the long, mostly forgotten history of special prosecutors in American politics. For more than a century, special prosecutors have struck fear into the hearts of presidents, who have the power to fire them at any time. How could this be, Coan asks? And how could the nation entrust such a high responsibility to such subordinate officials? With vivid storytelling and historical examples, Coan demonstrates that special prosecutors can do much to protect the rule of law under the right circumstances.