| Ch. 1 | Mastering the Legal Job Market of the 1990's | 1 |
| Ch. 2 | Understanding the Job Search Process | 7 |
| Ch. 3 | Creating a Plan of Action | 12 |
| Ch. 4 | Defining Your Product: Self-Assessment for Lawyers | 30 |
| Ch. 5 | Analyzing Your Market: Career Exploration | 53 |
| Ch. 6 | Working a Room: Job Prospecting | 71 |
| Ch. 7 | Strategies for Approaching Contacts | 77 |
| Ch. 8 | The Informational Interview | 83 |
| Ch. 9 | Answering Classified Ads and Using Headhunters | 88 |
| Ch. 10 | Marketing Tools: Legal Resumes and Cover Letters | 94 |
| Ch. 11 | Selling Your Product: Job Interviews | 106 |
| Ch. 12 | Closing the Deal: Evaluating & Negotiating Job Offers | 119 |
| Ch. 13 | Alternatives to Practicing Law | 126 |
| Ch. 14 | Strategies for Surviving Unemployment | 153 |
| Ch. 15 | Answers to the 15 Most Commonly Asked Questions | 158 |
| Appendix A: Sample Resumes | 167 |
| Appendix B: Recommended Reading | 179 |
| Index | 185 |
| About the Authors | 187 |
| Career Resources | 189 |