Young Lawyer’s Perspective on Rainmaking: A Timeline for Success
Having clients of your own has certain benefits that are not always available to lawyers who are serving firm clients. Unlike their “service lawyer” peers, “rainmakers” can be selective about the firms at which they want to work, the people with whom they want to work, the type of work they want to do, and the clients they want to serve.

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Suggested Reading

Casperson, Dana May.  Power Etiquette: What You Don't Know Can Kill Your Career (New York: AMACOM, 1999)

Condren, Debra. AmBitchous:  (def.) A Woman Who: 1. Makes more money 2. has more power 3. gets the recognition she deserves 4. has the determination to go after her dreams and (New York: Random House, 2006)

Coulter, Silvia L. The Woman Lawyer’s Rainmaking Game: How to Build a Successful Law Practice (New York: Thomson LegalWorks, 2004)

Denterlein, Geri. Power Chicks’ Guide to Boston: In Their Own Words (2007) 

Evans, Gail. Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman (New York: Broadway, 2000)

Evans, Gail. She Wins, You Win (New York: Penguin, 2003)

George, Judy and Lyon, Todd. The Intuitive Businesswoman  (New York: Clarkson Potter , 2000)

Hargrave, Jan. Let Me See Your Body Talk (Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 1995)

Lichtenberg, Ronna. It's Not Business, It's Personal (New York: Hyperion, 2002)

Lichtenberg, Ronna. Pitch Like a Girl (New York: Rodale Books, 2005)

Nierenberg, Andrea. Non-Stop Networking (Sterling, VA: Capital Books, 2002)

Post, Peggy and Peter. The Etiquette Advantage in Business (Melbourne: Collins, 1999)

Rikleen Stiller, Lauren. Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women’s Success in the Law (New York: Thomson Legalworks, 2006)

Reardon, Kathleen Kelly. The Secret Handshake (New York: Currency, 2000)

Wellington, Sheila and Spence, Betty. Be Your Own Mentor: Strategies from Top Women on the Secrets of Success (New York: Random House, 2001)

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Bar Associations

American Bar Association

Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts

Boston Bar Association

Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys

Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers

Massachusetts Bar Association

Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association 

Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association

South Asian Bar Association

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Online Legal Resources

Findlaw. One of the most comprehensive legal information resources on the Internet.

The General Laws of Massachusetts

The Social Law Library

Legal Information Institute - Cornell Law School - searchable federal cases and other legal information

Internet Legal Research Guide - Searchable site with a large variety of legal information resources

Martindale-Hubell

Womenlawyers.com - A Directory of Women Attorneys

LexisNexis

Thomson West

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Judicial Vacancies

Judicial Nominating Committee

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Legal News

Law.com - Legal information and e-law services; a service of American Lawyer Media News.

Mass. Lawyers Weekly - Massachusetts legal newspaper; a service of Lawyers Weekly Publications.

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Business Resources

The Alliance of Women's Business and Professional Organizations

Women's Business-The Professional and Business Women's Journal

Catalyst - The virtual home of Catalyst, the leading nonprofit organization working to advance women in business and their professions.

National Association of Gender Diversity Training - Provides businesses with training, resources and tools on gender issues in the workplace. Services include an annual conference, certificate training programs, and program planning.

U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau - The Women's Bureau researches and analyzes information about women and proposes policies to benefit working women. An excellent source for statistics on women's occupations and wages.

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Women's Issues

The Mind/Body Center for Women's Health - (CWH) - The CWH, a non-profit research and educational center specializing in mind/body approaches to women's health, offers medical clinics as well as varied community- and corporate-based wellness programs. The Center is affiliated with the Mind/Body Medical Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.

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Work and Family

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers- We are the sole lawyer assistance program in Massachusetts exclusively dedicated to helping with the many personal and professional issues of life in the law. Since 1978, we have been the only confidential counseling and referral resource for Massachusetts law students, lawyers and judges and their families.

Families and Work Institute - FWI's missions is to identify and address the issues of creating stronger families and promote supportive communities, and effective workplaces. The Web site includes press releases, interactive forums, and information about the Institute research projects and publications.

National Partnership for Women and Families - This organization focuses on issues of work and family as well as health care. Visitors can download publications, join the organization, read press releases, and sign up to receive organizational press releases by e-mail.

Work and Family Connection - A clearinghouse of information on work-life issues. Visitors will find information about Work and Family Connection's research and consulting services, profiling family-friendly companies, and Work and Family Newsbrief, the nation's on-line complete monthly digest of current work-life news.

Advancing Women - Offers news and career strategies for women, including Advancing Women in Leadership.

Dress for Success is a non-profit that helps low-income women make tailored transitions into the workforce. Literally. Each year, Dress for Success provides interview suits and career development services to over 30,000 low-income women in 70 cities. As you go through your wardrobe in preparation for the fall season, consider donating your back-of-the-closet professional attire to one of the Massachusetts locations: Boston, New Bedford, or Western Mass

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Public Policy

National Abortion Rights Action League
http://www.prochoicemass.org/ (Massachusetts Chapter)

Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus

National Council for Research on Women - The National Council for Research on Women is a working alliance of center individuals actively involved in research, policy analysis, and innovative programs on behalf of women and girls. Through its member centers, affiliates, events, and publications, the Council links a community of scholars, practitioners, researchers, advocates, policymakers and national and international organizations in order to influence opinion, policy and action.

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Employment Opportunities

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Volunteer Opportunities

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