Outskirts Press, INC.

A guide for young lawyers based on experiences from professional sports

The premise of the book is that young lawyers (and others) can learn from the experiences of great coaches and athletes who have succeeded in intensely competitive environments in professional sports without the need for learning these lessons the hard way—through personal experience.

The book is heavy on legal content. It provides detailed advice on key practice areas and topics that young lawyers or persons considering a career in the law should focus on to get to the next level.

Every principle or advice for the reader contained in the book is backed-up by examples from the world of professional sports.

Detailed reading lists and resources are identified to enable the reader to separately follow-up on and develop his or her skills to reach the desired objective.

The book addresses the following:

• The importance of core values to shape a young person’s actions

• Preparation is the key to success

• Strive for perfection as the standard of performance

• Develop a sound foundation for the practice of law

• Master the U.S. securities laws

• Key elements for handling mistakes, pressure, competition, adversity, and winning and losing

• Guidance on how the principles identified reinforce each other and complete the roadmap to success