Lawyer Effectiveness Committee
Links to Helpful Resources |
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CAREERS
--the career choices available to lawyers:
small firm, large firm, legal aid, government, nonprofit sector |
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ABA YLD Career Forum |
Provides Links to career-related Web sites that may be useful in a job search |
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Atkins Performance Improvement Programs |
LIFO survey for evaluating your professional/personal style |
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AttorneyJobs |
Legal employment information |
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CompLaw |
"Computer law" job listings, mostly in the Southeast (also contains Links to other job-hunting sites) |
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Emplawyernet |
"The leading recruitment site for the legal profession" |
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Findlaw Professional Development Center |
Articles on professional development |
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Hieros Gamos Legal Employment Center |
Legal employment information |
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Information |
Career center for lawyers on the internet |
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Law Info |
Legal employment information |
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Law Match |
Resume bank |
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Law.Com Career Center |
Comprehensive source for articles on lawyer interests and job opportunities |
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Lawyers Weekly |
Classified ads |
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Legal Employment Search Site |
Links to legal employment information |
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Vault |
"The insider career network" |
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CIVILITY
--the ways civil and uncivil conduct by lawyers,
particularly in litigation, affects our quality of life |
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American Bar Association |
Guidelines for Litigation Conduct |
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American Bar Association |
Center for Professional Responsibility (includes Links to professionalism codes nationwide) |
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CLIENTS
--the ways our relationships with clients affect our quality of life |
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Description |
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Trusted Advisor Associates |
Consultants focused on building better attorney-client relationships |
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DEPRESSION
--the ways depressive illness affects our quality of life |
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Description |
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Depression Links |
Depression information |
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Depression-net |
Depression information |
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HealingWell |
Depression Resource Center |
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Wing of Madness Depression Community |
Support for People with Depression |
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North Carolina Bar Association |
BarCARES |
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Psychology Information Online |
Depression information and treatment |
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Screening for Mental Health, Inc. |
Nonprofit Developed to Coordinate Nationwide Mental Health Screening Programs |
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FAMILY LIFE
--the profession's impact on the quality of our family life |
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Description |
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North Carolina Bar Association |
BarCARES |
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Work & Family Newsbrief |
how to balance and deal with work and family |
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Center for Work and Family |
how to balance and deal with work and family |
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
--financial management as a tool to enhance our quality of life |
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Site Name/Link |
Description |
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Institute of Consumer Financial Education |
Information useful in personal financial management |
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Kiplinger |
Information useful in personal financial management |
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SmartMoney University |
Information useful in personal financial management |
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The Motley Fool |
Information useful in personal financial management |
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Yahoo! Finance |
Information useful in personal financial management |
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FIRMS
--law firms and their policies that affect our quality
of life, including policies relating to benefits,
billable hours, marketing, mentoring, part-time work,
pay, pro bono work, sabbaticals, and telecommuting |
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Description |
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Association of the Bar of the City of New York |
Report of the Task Force on Lawyers' Quality of Life |
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HEALTH, FITNESS AND RECREATION
--health, fitness, and recreation as important components of a balanced lifestyle |
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Description |
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NC Division of Parks and Recreation |
State park information |
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NC Wildlife Resources Commission |
Hunting, fishing, boating, etc. |
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Yahoo! |
Health |
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Yahoo! |
Fitness |
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MINORITIES IN THE PROFESSION
--quality of life issues particular to minorities in the profession |
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Description |
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American Bar Association
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Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession |
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American Bar Association |
Commission on Racial & Ethnic Diversity in the Profession |
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American Bar Association |
Minority Lawyers-Legal and Professional Resources |
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North Carolina Bar Association
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Commission on Race Relations in the Legal Profession -- coming soon! |
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North Carolina Center for State Courts |
Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Courts |
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NONPROFITS
--the nonprofit sector as an alternative career |
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Site Name/Link |
Description |
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Columbia Law School's Public Interest Law Initiative |
Supports human rights principles by assisting the development of public interest law communities in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia |
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Non-Profit Expert |
Information regarding starting a non-profit organization |
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National Association for Public Interest Law (NAPIL) |
Supports public interest lawyers |
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North Carolina Public Interest Research Group |
Addresses public interest issues |
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RTP Home |
Provides resources for volunteers and non-profit organizations in central NC |
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PUBLIC SERVICE
--participation in public service as a
means of enhancing our quality of life |
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Site Name/Link |
Description |
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American Bar Association |
Standing Committee on Pro Bono & Public Service |
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STRESS
--the harms caused by stress and ways to prevent them |
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Description |
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North Carolina Bar Association |
BarCARES |
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Screening for Mental Health, Inc. |
Nonprofit Developed to Coordinate Nationwide Mental Health Screening Programs |
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Law Students Mental Health |
Web site at Florida State University dedicated to the mental health needs of the law student |
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE
--the harms caused by substance abuse
and ways to prevent them |
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Description |
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American Bar Association
Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs |
Alcohol, drug addiction and mental health problems |
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Capital University Law School
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Notes on substance abuse issues specific to women |
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North Carolina Bar Association |
BarCARES |
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TIME
--how to use and manage our time effectively |
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Site Name/Link |
Description |
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MindTools Book Store |
How to Get the Most Out of Your Time |
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The Official Site of David Allen |
"Getting Things Done" |
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VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
--participation in volunteer activities as a means
of enhancing your quality of life |
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Site Name/Link |
Description |
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American Bar Association |
Volunteer information |
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Heroic Stories |
Provides examples of how to make difference |
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WOMEN IN THE PROFESSION
--quality of life issues particular to women in the profession |
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Site Name/Link |
Description |
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American Bar Association |
Commission on Women in the profession |
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Hieros Gamos |
Women and the Law |
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Woman Lawyers Association of Los Angeles |
Bibliography of current works on issues affecting women lawyers |
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Working Diva |
Resource for female professionals |
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