 |   Author : Monica Parker Number of Pages : 240 Publisher : Sphinx Publishing List Price: Our Price: $8.91 You Save: $6.04 (41%) Used Price : $8.18 |
Product Description
"Parker has done an outstanding job of demystifying how any lawyer can make the transition into a new career that offers more potential for success and more importantly, personal satisfaction."
- Don E. Hutcheson, Author, Don't Waste Your Talent: The 8 Critical Steps to Discovering What You Do Best
The Unhappy Lawyer will help you uncover exciting alternative careers with a unique step-by-step program that will make you feel like you have your very own career coach. With chapters containing real letters from lawyers who are desperate to leave the practice of law, tales from lawyers who have shut the door on their legal careers, and powerful exercises, The Unhappy Lawyer provides a witty, no-nonsense roadmap for finding and pursuing engaging work outside of the law.
The Unhappy Lawyer will show you, step-by-step, how to:
- Figure out what you really want from your work and life
- Discover several career possibilities that excite you
- Immerse yourself in career possibilities that allow you to use your natural talents
- And much, much more.
The Unhappy Lawyer provides you with the escape route you are seeking. This book helps you ask and answer the hard questions about what you really want from your work and life and will help you successfully pursue your career goals.
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Customer reviews
Very helpful book 
by .. Junior Partner (Atlanta, Georgia USA)
If you're considering changing careers but think you can figure it out on your own, read this book anyway. You may figure it out on your own, but The Unhappy Lawyer will help you figure it out faster than you would alone. I wish this book had been out when I was a 4th year associate!
Ms. Parker clearly knows how most unhappy lawyers feel. I would read a suggestion in the book and think "but X may happen." In the next paragraph Ms. Parker would write, "You may be thinking that X may happen." Kind of spooky.
Although this book is great for lawyers, I think it would be helpful to people who are unhappy in other careers as well.
Overall, great information at a great price.
Phenomenal Resource!!! by .. Imani (Atlanta, GA)
If you're one of those attorneys who frantically check the lotto numbers each week to find out if you can finally be free, or if you've been waiting on the light bulb moment to show you what you were really meant to do, this book is for you. It has better odds than the lotto, and it could very well inspire the light bulb you've been waiting on for so long.
Unhappy Lawyer is a phenomenal resource, with the perfect blend of realism and humor. Best of all, it doesn't just offer lofty notions about career options that are out there. Instead, it helps readers chart a specific course to reach their goals. Additionally, each section includes real life stories of those who have found their purpose outside of the law. These are stories of inspiration because they show that it can be done.
So, if you're looking for the perfect blend of coaching and practical steps, from someone who has been in the same shoes, I highly recommend this one.
If you want inspiration . . . by .. Shonny ()
Monica Parker's incredible book, The (Un)happy Lawyer, truly changed my life. Reading this book gave me the necessary tools to rediscover my innate talents, life goals and career aspirations. I took diligent notes while reading, followed every single recommendation, and have referred back to the book for inspiration on several occasions. If you are ready to break away from the constraints that are keeping you from living your best possible life, this book will be your guide.
An Insightful, Inspiring and Witty Read...I Highly Recommend It by .. NewportBeachEsq (Newport Beach, CA USA)
'The (Un)Happy Lawyer' by Monica Parker is intelligent, witty, and incredibly insightful. I highly recommend this book! As a fifth year attorney, it really hit home and opened my eyes. It was uncanny how Ms. Parker seemed to know EXACTLY what my thought process has been while I have struggled to find a way out of the law firm practice and into work that is meaningful to me. It has truly inspired and re-energized me...just when I was feeling as though I had lost my fire and direction. I cannot thank you enough, Ms. Parker!
Encouraging and inspirational by .. Melony J. Lane (Kentucky)
I have only just begun reading The Unhappy Lawyer, but right off the bat I could really relate. For the first time ever I knew that someone (actually, many others) knows exactly what I am going through. Not only is that reassuring, but also encouraging. There are a lot of career-change books out there, and while many concepts may be universal, leaving the law seems to have its own unique set of issues/challenges. I'm glad to have found a resource written by an attorney for attorneys.