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The Unhappy Lawyer will help you uncover exciting alternative careers
The Unhappy Lawyer will show you, step-by-step, how to: * Figure out what you really want from your work and life * Discover several career possibilities that excite you * Immerse yourself in career possibilities that allow you to use your natural talents * And much, much more. The Unhappy Lawyer provides you with the escape route you are seeking. This book helps you ask and answer the hard questions about what you really want from your work and life and will help you successfully pursue your career goals. Monica R. Parker, JD is the founder of LeavingtheLaw.com, a career coaching company that helps unhappy lawyers find and pursue fulfilling work outside of the practice of law. Prior to becoming a career coach, she practiced for five years at two prestigious law firm in Atlanta, Georgia. Monica earned her JD from Harvard Law School and her BA cum laude in English and American Literature from Harvard College.
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with a unique step-by-step program that will make you feel like you have your very own career coach. With chapters containing real letters from lawyers who are desperate to leave the practice of law, tales from lawyers who have shut the door on their legal careers, and powerful exercises, The Unhappy Lawyer provides a witty, no-nonsense roadmap for finding and pursuing engaging work outside of the law.
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