SUCCESS BRIEFS FOR LAWYERS

Success Briefs For Lawyers: Inspirational Insights On How To Succeed At Law And Life, by Amiram Elwork & Mark R. Siwik (Editors). (Published by the Vorkell Group, 1/2002, 204 pages, 5.25” x 7.25”, hardcover, ISBN 0-9644727-2-4, $26.95) This book is based on a simple idea: If you want to achieve personal and professional satisfaction in the practice of law, find lawyers who have done it and learn from them. The editors have brought together a group of highly successful and distinguished lawyers and judges to tell their stories in ways that will make you laugh, tug your heartstrings, get you to reexamine your goals and values, and motivate you to improve your life.

The underlying message in this book is that the ultimate measure of your success is whether you are happy, and that, in turn, is often a function of whether you are living up to your own individual values. If you are not true to your own values, chances are that you will be unhappy, and if you are unhappy, all other achievements become somewhat irrelevant. Each of the authors describe the individually unique ways that they found happiness, in the hopes that their stories will guide the reader to the same.

Eighteen essays offer pearls of wisdom for the restless legal professional. Michael Sean Quinn, American Bar Association Journal.

I found the book to be both inspiring and instructional. The stories in the book enhanced my pride in being a member of the legal profession. Lawrence J. Center, Exec. Dir. of CLE, Georgetown University Law Center.

It is possible to read one or two chapters, put it down........However, as I got more into the book I found I wanted to push ahead and quickly complete reading all of it. William Martin, The Arkansas Lawyer.

Like the most effective Opening Statements, these essays command your attention, capture your imagination, and don’t overstay their welcome. Sandra J. Anderson, Partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease.

Success Briefs is ......a call to arms - to take control through self-examination and disciplined reform of our daily lives. Timothy Puin, The Ohio Lawyer.

It is chock-full of inspirational stories by real life lawyers who have found ways to bring a sense of meaning and purpose – and even joy – to their work. Joseph Allegretti, Author of “The Lawyer’s Calling.”

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