A surprising number of lawyers in this country have discovered that a law degree is not necessarily a ticket to wealth, success and happiness, and now they want out. Hindi Greenberg -- founder and president of Lawyers in Transition -- has written an indispensable guidebook for those in that position. Chock full of helpful advice, exercises, listings of resources and real-life stories, "The Lawyer's Career Change Handbook" provides all the tools needed to help the unsatisfied many who are either considering a new career or actively pursuing one. This one-of-a-kind volume can help legal professionals identify, target, and get new jobs that best suit their abilities, background, personality and interests, while offering them ways to cope with the inevitable stress of changing fields. And those who wish to remain in the law world will discover invaluable methods for creating more satisfaction in their current fields, for exploring other areas of the law that they may not have previously considered and determining if a solo or small practice is the right way to go.

Includes bibliographical references and index.