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Introduction
This guide lists books and other resources for learning about different legal specialties, practice areas, and practice settings.
It generally includes only works published 2006 or later.
Resources About Careers & the Legal Profession
- Diversity in the Legal Profession [Gallagher Law Library]Includes advice (for both employers and individuals), academic studies, and profiles.
- Leadership & Other Soft SkillsHow can you learn leadership, teamwork, cultural competence, and other "soft skills"?
This guide presents a variety of books. Most are aimed at the general reader (i.e., they are not aimed at Ph.D. researchers in organizational behavior). - Legal Specialties & Practice SettingsIncludes books and other resources about specialties (e.g., personal injury), practice settings (e.g., firm vs. government), and alternatives to law practice.
- Professional ResponsibilityIncludes Rules of Professional Conduct, ethics opinions, treatises.
- Where will your Legal Education Take You?Explore over 30 different legal career paths.
UW Guides About Careers
These UW Libraries guides are not tailored to law, but could be useful, especially if you're thinking outside law yourself.