Categories: Legal Profession
Instructor(s)
Schudson, CharlesCourse Data
Room 3268
W 2:25pm-4:25pm
Pass/Fail: Yes
Course Description
"Preparing
Lawyers for Life"
Why are so many lawyers miserable? Why do so many lawyers experience
professional success and personal
failure ??" distinguished service and depression,
high income and high blood pressure,
impressive careers and imploded
relationships with colleagues, partners, spouses and children?
What can we do about it? Can teachable communication skills, wellness
practices, and insights derived from law reviews and literature help lawyers
succeed professionally and
To make careful career choices, law students need to
understand the very different demands of different practices, public and
private, big and small. They need to
consider the challenges of balancing work and family. To succeed, they need to develop legal acumen
and emotional intelligence.
personally? Can lawyers align their
careers with their values? Can they
maintain their ethical standards in the midst of maddening pressures?