In addition to his blog posts about career development, business development and law firm leadership, Cordell Parvin’s books offer career coaching and rainmaking tips in printed form. They’re available for purchase from Life Career Publishing.
Say Ciao to Chow Mein: Conquering Career Burnout
Say Ciao to Chow Mein: Conquering Career Burnout is a parable-style account of a frustrated, nearly defeated first-year associate and the mentor who coaches him to partner-level success. It’s a light, humorous read with an important, serious message that Cordell Parvin delivers in sought-after seminars and standing-room-only speeches: lawyers must take responsibility for their own careers and set goals that align with their values and purpose.
Say Ciao to Chow Mein is a fast-paced, laugh out-loud read that sends a powerful message without lecturing. It shows, rather than tells, young lawyers that they have far more control than they (and their firm’s partners) realize and that the choice between misery and happiness is theirs to make. And its feel-good message is not mere mind pabulum. Ciao provides practical, solution-oriented information in a storybook package.
Rising Star
Gina is her law firm’s “rising star” due to her success in acquiring a big client and generating over $1 million dollars in revenue as an associate. But, Gina feels more like a one-hit-wonder than a success and is on the verge of resigning from the firm. Her perception that she has failed at client development is only fueled by her belief that firm management hired a client development coach to work with her and other young partners at the firm who are not performing.
Convinced by her husband Tony to hold off on tendering her resignation and give coaching a try, Gina meets with Jim Hardy, the coach hired by her firm–the same Jim Hardy that mentored Tony in Say Ciao to Chow Mein: Conquering Career Burnout. Following Jim’s advice, Gina learns to set goals and develop a business plan based on her professional and personal roles. By executing her plan, building her reputation, and building relationships, Gina achieves success in her career and client development, while finding greater fulfillment in her personal and family life.
The second in a series, Rising Star provides lawyers and professionals practical step-by-step advice to becoming a successful rainmaker, developing a successful career, and having a fulfilling life.
Prepare to Win
In Prepare to Win, Cordell Parvin teaches young lawyers in small and large firms how to become rainmakers by taking responsibility for their careers. Often, lawyers are so overwhelmed with the pressures to meet billable hour quotas that they are as frazzled as Lucy and Ethel at the chocolate factory. The famous redhead and her landlord neighbor lasted less than a day under their high-stress work conditions. Many lawyers leave their firms—or the law profession— as soon as they pay off their student loans. Prepare to Win endeavors to reverse this unfortunate trend by teaching lawyers how to become the architects of their careers, and it gives them a blueprint to successful achievement of their aspirations.
eBooks
Cordell has also written the following eBooks, available for download in PDF format:
Client Development in a Nutshell
