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020			_a9781281833754 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_z9781572483781
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050		4	_aKF299.W6 -- S53 2004eb
082	0		_a340/.023/73
100	1		_aSherman, Lisa.
245	1	0	_aSisters in Law : _bAn Uncensored Guide for Women Practicing Law in the Real World.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aNaperville : _bSphinx Publishing, an Imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc., _c2004.
264		4	_c©2004.
300			_a1 online resource (290 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aFront Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Breaking in the Perfect Pair of Shoes: Settling into Sisterhood -- Chapter 1: Sizing Up Your Solemate: Where to Practice Law -- The Stilettos: The Full-Service Law Firm -- Comfortable Platform Heels: The Mid-Sized Law Firm -- Ski Boots: The Highly-Specialized, Boutique Law Firm -- Orthopedic Shoes: The 9-to-5, In-House Counsel Gig -- Mary Janes: Government Gigs -- Rollerblades: Hang-A-Shingle Shop -- Getting Off on the Wrong Foot -- Chapter 2: Picking Out the Perfect Pair of Shoes: Securing Your First Legal Position -- Questions -- Speed Dating: The Screening Interview -- The Date that Never Ends: The Call-Back Interview -- Chapter 3: Preparing for Sisterhood in Your New Shoes: Surviving the First Week -- The Office Makeover -- Batten Down the Hatches -- Why Magellan Should Have Been a Lawyer -- Sisterly Tricks of the Trade -- The Annual Billathon -- Chapter 4: Familiarizing Yourself with the Shoe Department: Sizing Up the Cast of Characters -- Your Superiors -- Your Comrades -- The Support Staff -- Part II: Footloose and Fancy Free: Having a Life as a Sister -- Chapter 5: Sisters' Favorite Topic of Conversation: Food, Food, and More Food -- Breakfast to Go -- There are No Free Lunches: Working Meals -- Lethal Legal Snacking -- Dining on the Home Front -- The Evolution of the Sister Cook -- After Dinner Drinks Anyone? -- Chapter 6: For Sisters' Eyes Only: The Y-Factor -- The Sport Gene -- Taming the Testosterone Tyrant -- The Magnetic Force between the Y-Chromosome and the X-Chromosome -- Marital Mayhem -- Chapter 7: Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire: Sisterhood Meets Motherhood -- Taking the Pregnancy Plunge -- Voluntary Disclosure? Making the Big Announcement -- The Fine Art of Practicing Prego.
505	8		_aMotherhood, Now What? -- Returning to the Firm -- The Final Assessment -- Chapter 8: Sisterly Secrets: Simultaneously Lawyering and Living a Full Life -- Chained to Your Desk -- Escaping Alcatraz -- After the Great Escape -- Relax! -- Part III: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe: Everything They Don't Teach Sisters in Law School about Practicing Law -- Chapter 9: Strutting in Your New Shoes: The Nuts and Bolts of Practicing Law -- Understanding the Beast Within -- Appreciating the Queen Beast -- Socializing the Beast -- Beauty and the Beast -- Chapter 10: Fighting for the Perfect Pair of Shoes: Litigators -- Sisters' Secret Weapons -- The Discovery Diet -- Taking Your Act on the Road -- T-R-I-A-L -- Our Closing Statements -- Chapter 11: Persuasively Negotiating a Shoe Purchase: Transactional Lawyers -- The Decision -- If You Don't Go to Court, Are You a Lawyer? -- So What's the Big Deal? -- Know the Lingo -- Transactional Bliss -- Chapter 12: Finding the Right Fit: Sisterly Specialties -- Finding Your Glass Slipper -- Living Happily Ever After -- Chapter 13: Wearing Running Shoes: The Great Escape -- Stage 1: The Honeymoon -- Stage 2: Disenchantment -- Stage 3: Window Shopping and Exploration -- Stage 4: The Offer and Sealing the Deal -- Stage 5: Confessing Your Affair and the Breakup -- Stage 6: The New Honeymoon Period -- Stage 7: The Reconciliation -- Stage 8: Punishment and Retribution -- Our Final Swan Song -- Endnotes -- Appendix A: Acronyms -- Appendix B: Frequently Used Phrases -- Index -- About the Authors -- Back Cover.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aWomen lawyers -- United States.
650		0	_aPractice of law -- United States.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aSchecter, Jill.
700	1		_aTurchiano, Deborah.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aSherman, Lisa _tSisters in Law _dNaperville : Sphinx Publishing, an Imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.,c2004 _z9781572483781
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3035152 _zClick to View
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