Choosing Small, Choosing Smart: Job Search Strategies for Lawyers in the Small Firm Market

by Donna Gerson

The book is a comprehensive guide to the ins and outs of searching for a job in a small to mid-sized law firm, including evaluation of the pros and cons of small firm practice, how to approach small firms effectively, how to negotiate salary and benefits, and how to succeed as a small firm lawyer. While one in every four law school graduates who enters private practice begins his or her career in a small firm or solo practice, few resources have addressed the tremendous range of issues confronting law students who aspire to join the ranks of small firm or solo practitioners. Extensive interviews with small firm practitioners around the country as well as with law school career services directors and bar association professionals provide added inside advice.

157 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2001