TY  - BOOK
AU  - Azrieli,Avi
TI  - Your Lawyer on a Short Leash: A Survivor's Guide to Dealing With Lawyers 
T2  - International Law - Book Archive pre-2000
SN  - 9789004638792
AV  - KF311.Z9 
U1  - 340/.023/73 23
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill | Nijhoff
KW  - Attorney and client
KW  - United States
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Practice of law
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Front Matter -- Preliminary Material; Avi Azrieli -- Acknowledgments; Avi Azrieli -- About the Author; Avi Azrieli -- Note to the Reader; Avi Azrieli -- Introduction The Problem with Lawyers and What You Can Do About It; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 1 Do You Really Need a Lawyer?; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 2 Things You Can Do without a Lawyer; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 3 Poor Man’s Lawyers: Legal Representation without Cost; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 4 Planning the Hunt: What Type of Lawyer Do You Need?; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 5 Hunting for the Right Lawyer; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 6 A Day’s Catch in Your Basket: Interviewing Lawyers and Verifying Their Claims to Fame; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 7 Dissecting Your Prey: Selecting the Best Lawyer among the Front-Runners; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 8 Your Lawyer on a Short Leash: Provisions That Foster Respect and Encourage Results; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 9 Provisions for Estimated Budgets, Referral Fees, and Advance Retainers; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 10 It’s the Money, Stupid! How to Negotiate a Fee Arrangement That Will Motivate Your Lawyer; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 11 Kramer v. Kramer: How to Protect Your Interests When Breaking up with Your Lawyer; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 12 The Power of Attorney: A Beast without a Muzzle; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 13 All in the Family: The Lawyer’s Duty to Keep Secrets; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 14 House Training and Feeding Habits: How to Get the Most out of Your Lawyer without Raising Your Voice; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 15 What Do Lawyers Lie About?; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 16 The Savvy Client’s Tool Kit; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 17 Sex, Lies, and Videotape: Your Lawyer as a Mate, Date, or Business Partner; Avi Azrieli -- Chapter 18 Cats and Milk, Lawyers and Money; Avi Azrieli -- Back Matter -- Final Note: Lawyers and Used Car Dealers; Avi Azrieli -- Appendix A Sample Engagement Letter; Avi Azrieli -- Appendix B Sample General Power of Attorney; Avi Azrieli
N2  - Hiring a lawyer is easy, but getting the lawyer you need for a fair price is another matter. Here is an easy-to-use guide to the lawyer-client relationship, from the initial planning of the search for a good lawyer to dodging the final shock of a hefty bill. Each chapter is an independent source of useful solutions for the "lawyer-challenged:" Do you really need a lawyer and, if so, what kind? How to hunt down the best lawyer with a proven record of success; How to interview the "candidate" lawyer; How to negotiate a fair and motivating fee arrangement; and How to help your lawyer obtain the results you desire while keeping legal expenses down. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004638792
ER  -