Journal article
Using a communication perspective to teach relational lawyering
Nevada law journal, Vol.15(2), p477
22 Mar 2015
Abstract
In today's brave new world of legal education, many of us are redefining our goals as educators to include relational competencies, such as empathy, self-awareness, listening skills, and practical judgment. Recent developments affecting legal education support a growing recognition of a need for teaching relational skills as part of a push for more practical skills training. The American Bar Association is in the process of adopting a requirement that every law school under its jurisdiction provide at least six credits of skills training. Many law schools on their own are reforming their curricula to include core courses aimed at teaching relational skills, such as self-awareness, collaboration, and teamwork.
Outside of legal education, the fundamental importance of these skills is even more well-accepted. An exemplary recent article touts empathy as the most important skill that employers will be seeking by the year 2020. So, now the big questions are: can we actually teach empathy and other relational skills? And if so, what does it look like to teach them in law school?
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- Title
- Using a communication perspective to teach relational lawyering
- Creators
- Susan L Brooks
- Publication Details
- Nevada law journal, Vol.15(2), p477
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Thomas R. Kline School of Law
- Identifiers
- 991020547449604721