Leadership for Lawyers: A Practical Guide

Herb Rubenstein, Esq.
A NITA Publication
Available through CBA-CLE Books:  Dawn McKnight, dmcknight@cobar.org
$48.75 CBA Members, $65 Non-Members

Leadership for Lawyers is the first book of its kind written by a lawyer for lawyers, judges, law firm administrators, and others in the legal profession to help them become more effective leaders.  This book explains the various theories of leadership, provides practical advice on how to become a better leader, and shows how increasing leadership development education and training could significantly improve the legal profession as a whole.

Rubenstein shows lawyers why leadership is so vital for every successful legal organization.  He takes the reader on a guided tour of the leadership literature of the past fifty years.  He identifies the various brands of leadership that authors and business men and women have been teaching and practicing, pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of each.  Finally, he introduces the reader to the critical concept of leaders of leaders, people who can significantly impact the legal profession for decades to come.