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101 Sample Write-Ups for Documenting Employee Performance Problems
Disciplining problem employees is a task every manager must face. Two of the toughest parts of this task are actually writing up a disciplinary action and documenting a disciplinary discussion. In this book, you’ll find 101 pre-written write-ups to help you escape the headaches and anxiety this activity usually brings. Author: Paul Falcone. 370 pages. Softcover.
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200 Ways to Make Your Law Firm an Extraordinary Place to Work
Featured ALA Book ALA asked and you answered: What do you do to stand out as an employer? What makes your staff and attorneys want to come to work every day? Read about the events, activities, special recognitions and other best practices in place at some of your peers’ firms and discover ways to foster a culture of integrity, caring and camaraderie. From food fests to a “respectful workplace” policy, you’re sure to find something here that will help you make your firm an extraordinary place to work! Edited by Sue Umbdenstock and Rosemary Shiels 92 pages. Softcover.
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2012 Compensation and Benefits Survey
The Association of Legal Administrators’ (ALA) 2012 edition of its Compensation and Benefits Survey contains information collected from legal organizations throughout the United States and Canada. This Survey focuses on salaries and benefits for legal administrators. The Survey features data for each position in seven categories: type of organization, number of lawyers, geographic location, supervisory responsibility, experience, education, and state/province, including and excluding metropolitan areas.

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Human Resource Management, 13th Edition
Suggested CLM(SM) Reference Covering everything from hiring and developing employees to executive compensation to employee safety and security, Human Resource Management is cited as suggested reading in preparing for the Certified Legal Manager (CLM)SM examination. Author: Robert L. Mathis and John H. Jackson. 608 pages.
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Keeping Good Lawyers: Best Practices to Create Career Satisfaction
It’s a problem in law firms around the world: Attrition zaps productivity and profitability in even the best firms. Learn how to stem the tide from experts Rickard and Vogt. This book is filled with easy-to-implement suggestions to create high levels of motivation and career satisfaction among associates. Author: M. Diane Vogt and Lori-Ann Rickard. 205 pages.
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Law Office Policy & Procedures Manual, Sixth Edition
This book is currently on back order. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.

This updated and expanded edition includes everything needed to create a complete, customized manual that can serve as a reference guide for your entire firm and as a training tool for new employees, associates and temporary workers. Using the accompanying CD-ROM, you can edit text to produce your firm's policy and procedures manual and revise it when needed.The manual covers every facet of basic law office operations, and also includes material on COBRA, stress injuries, AIDS/HIV and more. The sixth edition contains information and policies on new statutes and amended statutes with which law firms must comply, plus other areas of interest, including:
  • Family and Medical Leave Act—including new forms
  • Family Responsibilities Discrimination
  • The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
  • Retaliation and whistle blowing
  • Application of the Fair Credit Reporting Act to law firm hiring
  • The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
  • The changing face of large firms—from departments to practice groups
  • Policies on diversity and sexual harassment
  • Use of office technology, including e-mail, cell phones, and the Internet
  • Hurricane threat procedure
  • Workplace hazards
  • The economic downturn and alternative billing
  • Retention of client files and property
  • Social media information and policy
  • Going green—the changing office environment
  • The revised Immigration Form I-9
  • Updated bibliographies
Edited by: Howard I. Hatoff, Robert C. Wert 464 pages + disk.
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Paralegals, Profitability and the Future of Your Law Practice
If you are the administrator of a small to mid-sized practice, a qualified and trained paralegal could free your attorneys to develop business, diversify the firm’s work, attend client association meetings, write articles or spend time with you in strategic planning about how your firm will compete and grow stronger. This brief, clearly written book can provide a model paralegal program that will reward the firm, the attorneys and the paralegals — financially and professionally. Author: Arthur G. Greene and Therese A. Cannon. 176 pages. Softcover.
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Recruiting Lawyers: How to Hire the Best Talent
The greatest asset to any law firm is its intellectual capital – lawyers. How can your practice locate and hire exceptional associates in a competitive marketplace? You’ll find the answers in Recruiting Lawyers: How to Hire the Best Talent. Recognizing the importance and complexity of lawyer recruitment, authors Shannon and Manch have thoroughly researched law firm hiring practices and its many shifts over the past 30 years. Recruiting Lawyers is the culmination of their efforts and shares practical searching and screening strategies, smart and ethical hiring practices, and constructive ideas that law firms can immediately incorporate into their recruitment procedures. Author: Marcia Pennington Shannon and Susan G. Manch. 144 pages.
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The Law Firm Associate's Guide to Connecting with Your Colleagues
The second volume in the Law Firm Associate's Development Series will help you learn how to effectively work together with your colleagues to achieve high levels of productivity and success in your law office. Authors: Barbara Miller and Martin Camp 138 pages. Paperback
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The Law Firm Associate's Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills
Establishing positive client relationships is the key to success, whether a lawyer is just starting out or if they've had many years of experience. This first volume in the ABA's Law Firm Associates Development Series will unravel the mystery with straightforward advice from the real-world. Authors: Catherine Alman MacDonagh and Beth Marie Cuzzone 160 pages. Paperback with CD-ROM
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