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

  1. Self assessment and reflection
  2. Emotional regulation
  3. Mindfulness
  4. Yoga/tai chi/meditation/dance/breathing/movement
  5. Intro to holistic psychology
  6. Integrating your past training and experience (e.g., undergrad degree, prior work, military service)

Managing Life

  1. Life planning
  2. Time management
  3. Stress management
  4. Financial management
  5. Crisis management
  6. Managing fear and shame
  7. Addiction and substance abuse
  8. When and how to seek help
  9. Contingency planning
  10. What to do when you make a mistake or do something wrong
  11. Compartmentalizing, boundaries, their necessity, and their risks
  12. Managing and addressing professional burnout

Expressing Yourself

  1. Improv and acting
  2. Storytelling
  3. Telling your story
  4. Saying no
  5. Setting and maintaining boundaries
  6. Speaking to nonlawyers
  7. Non-verbal communication (including using and reading body language)
  8. Virtual interactions
  9. Self defense
  10. Taking initiative
  11. Asking questions

Empathy and Understanding

  1. Your clients and their trauma
  2. Know people whose lives are different than your own
  3. Things you're not used to (for example, poverty and wealth -- since lawyers may need to navigate both)
  4. Diversity, equity, and inclusion generally
  5. Recognizing bias
  6. Empathy
  7. Pro bono culture

Community

  1. Networking
  2. Sharing your network with others
  3. Navigating professional happy hours
  4. Teamwork
  5. Local community
  6. Finding and managing mentors
  7. Healthy personal and professional relationships
  8. Building your community
  9. Making friends as an adult

Ethics

  1. Classic ethics
  2. Reconciling your personal beliefs and your professional obligations
  3. Dispute resolution
  4. Trust and trustworthiness in the law
  5. Lies in the legal system (e.g., plea bargaining)
  6. When, how, and why to use your power

Fundamentals of Practice

  1. How to read
  2. Legal technology
  3. Human rights law
  4. Interdisciplinary law (finding and working with other professionals)
  5. Models of lawyering (guide, governor, guardian from NYU's lawyering program)
  6. How to use (and how not to use) Google, Wikipedia, and generative AI in legal research and writing
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