Tons of Tips for New Lawyers!

Los Angeles Lawyer and the Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers put out a special issue of Los Angeles Lawyer in the fall to welcome new bar members. Called "Survival Guide for New Attorneys in California," it is full of great, practical information and advice. Here's the Fall 2006 table of contents:

• Practice Basics
• Be a Dog, Patric M. Verrone
• Building a Good Mentoring Relationship, Michael A. Geibelson
• Seven Myths of California Legal Ethics, John W. Amberg
• Sharpening Your Legal Writing Skills, Scott Wood
Getting the Most out of Support Staff, David A. Schnider
• Building a Profitable Practice with an LRIS, Sheldon J. Warren
• Establishing Your Own Practice, Laine T. Wagenseller
• The Importance of Professional Liability Insurance, Thomas L. Browne and Thomas P. Sukowicz
• The Benefits of a Tax Controversy Practice, Jennifer Kowal
• Yes, You Can Take a Vacation...and Should, R. J. Comer
• Case Strategies
• Demystifying Filing, Debora Sanfelippo
• Answers about Answering a Complaint, Lauren Sudar
• Practice That Takes You out of State, Hassan A. Allen
• Discovery Sanctions in Federal and State Court, Casey L. Morris and Kevin A. Shaw
• Corporate Depositions in State and Federal Court, Jerry Abeles
• Preparing a Witness for a Deposition, Robert C. O'Brien
• Defending Depositions, Valerie D. Rojas
• How to Succeed with Expert Witnesses, David Nolte
• The Dangers of the "Usual Stipulation" in Deposition Practice, Steven D. Archer
• Consolidation, Coordination, and MDL, Malini Nangia
• Preparing for Contractual Arbitration, Judge Lawrence C. Waddington (Ret.)
• Fact and Fiction of Structured Settlements, James J. Brady
• At Trial
• Choosing Venue in California Courts, Mark E. Millard
• Understanding Federal Civil Tax Controversies, Sharyn M. Fisk
• What to Expect When You Go to Court, Nancy A. Kaiser
• Practicing in Federal Court, Judge Margaret M. Morrow
• Pet Peeves from the Bench and Your Peers, Judge Anthony J. Mohr
• The Art of Direct Examination, Michael D. Schwartz and Phillip R. Maltin
• Preserving Issues for Appeal, Benjamin G. Shatz

I looked up Fall 2005 as well. There's some overlap, but not much. Here's the list of trial-practice articles:

• Preparing a Case
• Assuming Ownership of Your Cases, David A. Schnider
• Choosing Venue in California Courts, Mark E. Millard
• Consolidation, Coordination, and MDL, Malini Nangia
• How to Succeed with Expert Witnesses, David Nolte
• Avoiding the Worst Mistakes of Deponents, Carole Lieberman
• The Dangers of the "Usual Stipulation" in Deposition Practice, Steven D. Archer
• The Latest in Discovery Technology, Marsha J. Naegeli and Troy S. Moody
• Court-Ordered Arbitration, Karen Smith
• Appeals and Writs, Wendy Marantz Levine
• At the Courthouse
• Walking through the Los Angeles Superior Court, Judge Aurelio Muñoz
• Pet Peeves from the Bench, Judge Victoria Gerrard Chaney
• What to Expect When You Go to Court, Nancy A. Kaiser
• Practicing in Federal Court, Judge Margaret M. Morrow
• Developing Court Calendaring Skills, Joseph C. Scott
• Maintaining Successful Relationships with Courtroom Staff, Maria Perez
• Preserving Issues for Appeal, Benjamin G. Shatz

This is a great service to the bar -- thanks to the LA County Bar Association for putting it on the web where we can all read it!