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  <title><![CDATA[Transforming Practices : Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;p&gt;From law school to the law firm, lawyers are taught and encouraged to win, with little regard to the emotional consequences.  After years of being obsessed with winning, racking up billable hours, and fishing for clients, many lawyers lose sight of why they initially joined the ranks of the legal profession.&lt;/P&gt; This landmark book explains how to reconnect with the spiritual side of law practice.  It presents profiles of firms and lawyers who have transformed their practices from heartless and cold professional endeavors into kinder, gentler operations, with more emphasis on the clients'--and their own--emotional and spiritual needs.&lt;/P&gt;</default_description>
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