This book is for lawyers who are just beginning their careers, who want to do more than show up, act eagerly, and not get fired. This is for lawyers who want to know what their role is in a law firm from day one and take their careers head-on, with direction and purpose. This is for you if you don't care to be frustrated or overwhelmed by your career, but awakened. This is for you if you know that you want to become a leader in your law firm, practice area, or industry down the line. Are you in? Thrive will improve your performance, save you some very real growing pains, and accelerate your legal career.
⢠Few stations in a professional's life are as anxiety-ridden as being a new lawyer. Desiree Moore disaggregates and then tames sources of the anxiety. They will never be the same. Thrive is must read for new lawyers." -Pete Kalis, Global Managing Partner, K&L Gates
⢠"Desiree Moore artfully delivers a road map for legal success in the new millennium. She offers readers an inside look at the complexity of prospering in a transformed legal industry while sharing concrete advice for navigating a variety of professional roles, collaborating with colleagues, and leveraging technology to raise your profile." -Ari Kaplan, Author, Reinventing Professional Services: Building Your Business in the Digital Marketplace (Wiley, 2011)
⢠"Desiree Moore has written a manuscript that will help inexperienced lawyers not only survive but excel in their first delicate and formative years. The material is well planned, and necessary for the novice to achieve the goal of becoming a successful practitioner in the art of lawyering. An undeniably excellent book . . . well done!" -Daniel E. Bryan Jr. District Judge, First Judicial District, State of Nebraska