Course Description
A continuation of Lawyering I, covering various strategies and issues that are relevant to a long-term, healthy, and satisfying career in a dynamic profession. Topics may include the business of lawyering, professional identity formation, cross-cultural competency, legal technology, wellness strategies, and professional communication skills.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate law students will not be doing any extra work beyond that required of the Juris Doctor students. J.D. students are
post-baccalaureate students and the workload expected of them is the same workload expected of post-baccalaureate graduate students. Law students are professional students, not undergraduate students. Graduate law students are primarily international lawyers seeking expertise in the American legal system. This expertise is gained through exposure to Juris Doctor courses.
Athena Title
Lawyering II
Undergraduate Prerequisite
JURI 4040/6040
Graduate Prerequisite
JURI 4040/6040
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
The second semester of the Lawyering course will expand on the fundamental principles of the first-semester class and dive deeper into professional identity and the role of lawyers in society. It will focus on communication skills in a wide variety of settings, including inter-office communications, receiving feedback, cross-cultural communications, trauma-informed lawyering, and working with clients high-conflict lawyers and clients.
Topical Outline
Week 1: Mock Interviews for Summer Legal Internships Week 3: Professional Identity and the Role of the Legal Profession in Society Week 5: Trauma-Informed Lawyering and Client-Centered Relational Skills Week 7: The Art of Receiving Feedback Well Week 9: High Conflict Communications Techniques for Lawyers Week 11: Interoffice Communication Skills and Sociology of a Law Firm Week 13: Professional Identity: Life after Law School - What It Means to be a Lawyer Week 15: Cross-Cultural Competence and the Legal Profession Project
Syllabus
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