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− | Self assessment and reflection | + | I use the term ''the humane law school'' to describe holistic legal education that emphasizes happiness ("eudemonia") in the classic sense of leading a good life for oneself, one's clients, and one's community. |
− | Emotional regulation | + | |
− | Mindfulness | + | What should the humane law school be teaching? I welcome your thoughts. |
− | Yoga/tai chi/meditation/dance/breathing | + | |
− | + | == Knowing Yourself == | |
− | + | ||
− | Managing | + | # Self assessment and reflection |
− | + | # Emotional regulation | |
− | + | # Mindfulness | |
− | Life planning | + | # Yoga/tai chi/meditation/dance/breathing/movement |
− | + | # Intro to holistic psychology | |
− | Time management | + | # Integrating your past training and experience (e.g., undergrad degree, prior work, military service) |
− | Stress management | + | |
− | Financial management | + | == Managing Life == |
− | Crisis management | + | |
− | + | # Life planning | |
− | + | # Time management | |
− | + | # Stress management | |
− | + | # Financial management | |
− | + | # Crisis management | |
− | + | # Managing fear and shame | |
− | + | # Addiction and substance abuse | |
− | + | # When and how to seek help | |
− | + | # Contingency planning | |
− | + | # What to do when you make a mistake or do something wrong | |
− | + | # Compartmentalizing, boundaries, their necessity, and their risks | |
− | + | # Managing and addressing professional burnout | |
− | + | ||
− | When and how to seek help | + | == Expressing Yourself == |
− | Contingency planning | + | |
− | What to do when you make a mistake or do something wrong | + | # Improv and acting |
− | + | # Storytelling | |
− | + | # Telling your story | |
− | + | # Saying no | |
− | Compartmentalizing, boundaries, their necessity, and their risks | + | # Setting and maintaining boundaries |
− | + | # Speaking to nonlawyers | |
− | + | # Non-verbal communication (including using and reading body language) | |
− | + | # Virtual interactions | |
− | + | # Self defense | |
− | Speaking to nonlawyers | + | # Taking initiative |
− | + | # Asking questions | |
− | + | ||
− | Non-verbal communication (including using and reading body language) | + | == Empathy and Understanding == |
− | + | ||
− | + | # Your clients and their trauma | |
− | + | # Know people whose lives are different than your own | |
− | Self defense | + | # Things you're not used to (for example, poverty and wealth -- since lawyers may need to navigate both) |
− | + | # Diversity, equity, and inclusion generally | |
− | Taking initiative | + | # Recognizing bias |
− | + | # Empathy | |
− | Things you're not used to | + | # Pro bono culture |
+ | |||
+ | == Community == | ||
+ | |||
+ | # Networking | ||
+ | # Sharing your network with others | ||
+ | # Navigating professional happy hours | ||
+ | # Teamwork | ||
+ | # Local community | ||
+ | # Finding and managing mentors | ||
+ | # Healthy personal and professional relationships | ||
+ | # Building your community | ||
+ | # Making friends as an adult | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Ethics == | ||
+ | |||
+ | # Classic ethics | ||
+ | # Reconciling your personal beliefs and your professional obligations | ||
+ | # Dispute resolution | ||
+ | # Trust and trustworthiness in the law | ||
+ | # Lies in the legal system (e.g., plea bargaining) | ||
+ | # When, how, and why to use your power | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Fundamentals of Practice == | ||
+ | |||
+ | # How to read | ||
+ | # Legal technology | ||
+ | # Human rights law | ||
+ | # Interdisciplinary law (finding and working with other professionals) | ||
+ | # Models of lawyering (guide, governor, guardian from NYU's lawyering program) | ||
+ | # How to use (and how not to use) Google, Wikipedia, and generative AI in legal research and writing |
Latest revision as of 09:27, 18 November 2023
I use the term the humane law school to describe holistic legal education that emphasizes happiness ("eudemonia") in the classic sense of leading a good life for oneself, one's clients, and one's community.
What should the humane law school be teaching? I welcome your thoughts.
Knowing Yourself
- Self assessment and reflection
- Emotional regulation
- Mindfulness
- Yoga/tai chi/meditation/dance/breathing/movement
- Intro to holistic psychology
- Integrating your past training and experience (e.g., undergrad degree, prior work, military service)
Managing Life
- Life planning
- Time management
- Stress management
- Financial management
- Crisis management
- Managing fear and shame
- Addiction and substance abuse
- When and how to seek help
- Contingency planning
- What to do when you make a mistake or do something wrong
- Compartmentalizing, boundaries, their necessity, and their risks
- Managing and addressing professional burnout
Expressing Yourself
- Improv and acting
- Storytelling
- Telling your story
- Saying no
- Setting and maintaining boundaries
- Speaking to nonlawyers
- Non-verbal communication (including using and reading body language)
- Virtual interactions
- Self defense
- Taking initiative
- Asking questions
Empathy and Understanding
- Your clients and their trauma
- Know people whose lives are different than your own
- Things you're not used to (for example, poverty and wealth -- since lawyers may need to navigate both)
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion generally
- Recognizing bias
- Empathy
- Pro bono culture
Community
- Networking
- Sharing your network with others
- Navigating professional happy hours
- Teamwork
- Local community
- Finding and managing mentors
- Healthy personal and professional relationships
- Building your community
- Making friends as an adult
Ethics
- Classic ethics
- Reconciling your personal beliefs and your professional obligations
- Dispute resolution
- Trust and trustworthiness in the law
- Lies in the legal system (e.g., plea bargaining)
- When, how, and why to use your power
Fundamentals of Practice
- How to read
- Legal technology
- Human rights law
- Interdisciplinary law (finding and working with other professionals)
- Models of lawyering (guide, governor, guardian from NYU's lawyering program)
- How to use (and how not to use) Google, Wikipedia, and generative AI in legal research and writing