The Practice and Process of Law : Checklists for Every Occasion by Frank Ramos
Call Number: KF300.R36 2019
Most everything is a task that can be reduced to a series of steps – a checklist. Most lawyers, whether they are conscious about it or not, have mental checklists they follow whether it’s getting ready for a hearing, mediation, or trial. They follow certain procedures when interviewing a witness, drafting a pleading, or negotiating a settlement. Most of the practice is a process, and by shifting the paradigm from art and craft to process, quality, efficiency, and results can improve. By following these checklists, one not only avoids mistakes but goals can be achieved, both small and large.

The Business Courts Benchbook : Procedures and Best Practices in Business and Commercial Cases by Vanessa R. Tiradentes (Editor)
Call Number: KF8925.C55B87 2019
This Benchbook provides a comprehensive overview of case management, best practices, and decision making in United States business courts. Providing an overview of 25 states with business courts, the Benchbook identifies and details business court administration, procedures, and best practices nationwide, and addresses common legal issues decided by business courts.

The Lawyer’s Corporate Social Responsibility Deskbook : Practical Guidance for Corporate Counsel and Law Firms by Alan S. Gutterman; Margaret M. Cassidy; Travis Miller; Ashley C. Walter (Editors)
Call Number: KF1416.L39 2019
This guide, written by CSR legal practice leaders and non-attorney experts, is a comprehensive resource and valuable practice tool for in-house and outside counsel to help their companies, firms, and clients develop effective CSR programs. The book includes discussions on governance and sustainability, community relations, environmental matters, reporting, stakeholder engagement, aboriginal rights, labor and supply chain practices, and more.

A Lawyer’s Guide to Working with Special Needs Clients by Richard A. Courtney
Call Number: KF311.C68 2019
A Lawyer’s Guide to Working with Special Needs Clients is written by Rick Courtney, an attorney who concentrates his practice on special needs clients and their unique legal issues. The father of a child with special needs, Courtney brings both specific legal information and an informed perspective to a book that is focused on equipping attorneys with the information to assist those clients understand their options and devise solutions. Understanding the special needs client and their families is the first step in this rewarding area of practice. The book provides an overview of the types of disabilities that may be involved and offers guidance for working with both clients and families. Courtney also provides essential questions to ask clients when beginning representation, why the answers are needed, and how they will help the attorney tailor an effective legal solution.

Bar Exam Success : A Comprehensive Guide by Sara J. Berman
Call Number: KF303.B452 2019
This book is written with concrete advice on how to handle the many challenges facing today’s law students. There are dozens of self-assessments, tools to help you face very real challenges on every level, and to organize and prepare to pass the bar exam. The book includes trustworthy advice and powerful personal examples from the author’s decades of helping students pass bar exams nationwide. This book will more than prepare you to pass the bar exam; the author’s words will motivate you to do what it takes to succeed in law school, on the bar exam, and in the legal profession.