| Author |
Kiser, Randall, author.
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| Title |
Soft skills for the effective lawyer / Randall Kiser. |
| OCLC |
987428449 |
| ISBN |
9781108416443 hardcover |
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1108416446 hardcover |
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paperback |
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paperback |
| Publisher |
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017. |
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©2017. |
| Description |
x, 316 pages ; 24 cm |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Practice of law -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
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Lawyers -- United States -- Psychology.
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Law -- United States.
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Other
Subject heading/s |
Law. (OCoLC)fst00993678
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Lawyers -- Psychology.
(OCoLC)fst00994400
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Practice of law -- Vocational guidance. (OCoLC)fst01074557
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Life skills guides. (OCoLC)fst01423810
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Essential soft skills -- 3. Self-awareness -- 4. Self-development -- 5. Social proficiency -- 6. Wisdom -- 7. Leadership -- 8. Professionalism -- 9. Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"In this ... book, Randall Kiser presents a multi-disciplinary, practice-based introduction to the major soft skills for lawyers: self-awareness, self-development, social proficiency, wisdom, leadership, and professionalism. The work serves as both a map and a vehicle for developing the skills essential to self-knowledge and fulfillment, organizational respect and accomplishment, client satisfaction and appreciation, and professional improvement and distinction. It identifies the most important soft skills for attorneys, describes and applies hundreds of studies regarding psychology, law, and soft skills, and provides concrete steps and methods to improve soft skills. The book should be read by law students, attorneys, and anyone else interested in how lawyers should practice law"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"In this ... book, Randall Kiser presents a multi-disciplinary, practice-based introduction to the major soft skills for lawyers: self-awareness, self- development, social proficiency, wisdom, leadership, and professionalism"-- Provided by publisher. |
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