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Are you thinking of a career as an in-house counsel? Deciding to work as an in-house counsel requires making a balanced decision. More than that, it requires specific strategies to succeed. They don’t teach you the tradeoffs or these strategies in law school. Or at law firms. You’re often told going in house is a desirable alternative to a law firm, but that advice rarely highlights the on-the-job challenges, let alone how handle them. So, you’re supposed to jump into an in-house job and… learn the hard way? Hope you pick the right company or role? Not anymore. I’ve been there, ...

A CIA station chief, later Jordan's lawyer in Washington, reveals the secret history of a lost peace.

Jack O'Connell possessed an uncanny ability to be at the center of things. On his arrival in Jordan in 1958, he unraveled a coup aimed at the young King Hussein, who would become America's most reliable Middle East ally. Over time, their bond of trust and friendship deepened. His narrative contains secrets that will revise our understanding of the Middle East.

The Mediation Essentials Toolkit: A Practitioner's Emergency Survival Guide is designed for the legal practitioner seeking usable techniques to enhance mediation tactical advocacy skills. Attorneys and legal professionals who advocate on behalf of their clients at mediation can draw on the tools this handbook outlines to improve negotiation tactics, train associates on the basics of mediation practice, build trust among fellow lawyers and clients, and generate long-term, positive results. The Mediation Essentials Toolkit is concise and easy to read. This handbook is written for the busy ...

A history of the landmark case of Clarence Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel.

In Prosecuting the President, Andrew Coan offers a highly engaging look at the long, mostly forgotten history of special prosecutors in American politics. For more than a century, special prosecutors have struck fear into the hearts of presidents, who have the power to fire them at any time. How could this be, Coan asks? And how could the nation entrust such a high responsibility to such subordinate officials? With vivid storytelling and historical examples, Coan demonstrates that special prosecutors can do much to protect the rule of law under the right circumstances.