Summary of Contents
Ch. 1: You Really Need To Love What You Do
Ch. 2: You Really Need to Get Serious
Ch. 3: You Really Need To Be Who You Are
Ch. 4: You Really Need To Put Yourself First---At Least Part of the Time
Ch. 5: You Really Need to Gain Perspective
Ch. 6: You Really Need TIME---And All the Help You Can Get!
Ch. 7: You Really Need Your Friends
Ch. 8: You Really Need to Keep Your Options Open
Ch. 9: You Really Need to Take Credit for What You Do
Ch. 10: You Really Need True Grit
Ch. 11: You Really Need to Be the Best Lawyer You Can Be
Ch. 12: You Really Need to Think about Career Transitions
Where We Are and How We Got Here
The Starting Point
Typical Transitions
The Law Firm Practice Model
From Law Firm to In-House Corporate Practice
Profile of Sally Blackmun
Profile of Amy Yeung
From Law Firm to Public Interest/Non-Profit Lawyer
Profile of Bonnie Brier
From Law Firm to Government Lawyer
Profile of Kathleen Tighe
From Law Firm to Solo Practice
Profile of Laura Oberbroeckling
From Traditional Law Firm to Non-Traditional Law Firm
Women-Owned Law Firm
Profile of Kathryn Smith Spencer
Virtual Law Firm
Profile of Stephanie Kimbro
From Law Firm to Law Firm Consultant
Profile of Karen Kaplowitz
From Law Firm to Academia
Profile of Deborah Burand
Profile of Markeisha Miner
From Law Firm to the Judiciary
Profile of Honorable Marianne Short
From Law Firm to Alternative Dispute Resolution
Profile of Victoria Pynchon
Epilogue: From A Queen of Reinvention