Lawyering from the inside out : learning professional development through mindfulness and emotional intelligence
Title:
Lawyering from the inside out : learning professional development through mindfulness and emotional intelligence
Author:
Martin, Nathalie, 1961- author.
ISBN:
9781107147478
9781316601969
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Physical Description:
xv, 266 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Gaining self-awareness / Nathalie Martin -- Introduction to mindfulness techniques / Nathalie Martin -- Managing energy, time, and physical space for happy and healthy efficiency / Joshua Alt and Nathalie Martin -- The lawyer in society : popular culture images of lawyers and your self-image / Nathalie Martin and Jennifer Laws -- Lawyer skill sets : what we have, what we need / Nathalie Martin -- Building your professional identity / Kendall Kerew -- Resilience / Joshua Alt and Nathalie Martin -- Mindfulness : theory and practice / Nathalie Martin -- Introduction to emotional intelligence : theory and practice / Nathalie Martin -- Advanced emotional intelligence skills / Nathalie Martin -- Emotional intelligence on the page : the writer's life / Nathalie Martin -- Giving and receiving feedback / Joshua Alt and Nathalie Martin -- Empathy / Nathalie Martin -- Cross-cultural lawyering / Kendall Kerew -- Making mindful, client-centered decisions / Nathalie Martin -- Purpose, creativity, and the practice of law / Nathalie Martin -- Responsibility to society, professional identity, and access to justice / Nathalie Martin -- Gratitude / Nathalie Martin.
Abstract:
"Law is a varied, powerful, and highly rewarding profession. Studies show, however, that lawyers have higher rates of alcoholism, divorce, and even suicide than the general population. Stress creates these poor outcomes, including the stress of dealing with other people's problems all day, the stress of spending excessive amounts of time at work, and the stress of being disconnected to what is most meaningful in life. Through mindfulness and emotional intelligence training, lawyers can improve focus, get more work done in less time, improve their interpersonal skills, and seek and find work that will make their lives more meaningful. This book is designed to help law students and lawyers of all experience levels find a sustainable and meaningful life in the field of law. This book includes journaling and other interactive exercises that can help lawyers find peace, focus, meaning, and happiness over a lifetime of practicing law"-- Provided by publisher.
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