Introduction; Part I. Nurturing Your Best Self: 1. Gaining self-awareness; 2. Introduction to mindfulness; 3. Managing energy, time, and physical space for happy and healthy efficiency; 4. The lawyer in society: popular culture images of lawyers and your self image; 5. Lawyer skill sets: what we have, what we need; 6. Building your professional identity; 7. Lawyer resilience; 8. Mindfulness theory and practice; Part II. You and Others Around You: 9. Emotional intelligence basics: theory and practice; 10. Advanced emotional intelligence; 11. Emotional intelligence on the page: the writer's life; 12. Giving and receiving feedback; 13. Empathy; 14. Cross-cultural lawyering; 15. Making mindful, client-centered decisions; Part III. You and Society: Finding Greater Purpose: 16. Purpose, creativity, happiness, and the practice of law; 17. Responsibility to society, professional identity, and access to justice; 18. Gratitude.
Through mindfulness and emotional intelligence, lawyers can improve focus, productivity, interpersonal skills, and find greater meaning in life.
Nathalie Martin is the Frederick M. Hart Chair in Consumer and Clinical Law at University of New Mexico School of Law, where she teaches commercial and consumer law, as well as mindfulness and professional development. As a long-time yoga and meditation teacher, Nathalie is part of a growing movement to teach mindfulness and emotional intelligence in the law school classroom. This movement makes explicit that the interpersonal side of lawyering is critical and that many lawyers need help finding purpose or meaning in their work. Nathalie is the author of dozens of books and articles, including Yoga for Lawyers: Mind-Body Techniques to Feel Better All the Time (2015, with Hallie Love).
'Saying that you are a lawyer says something about what you do for
a living, but little about who you are as a person. Who am I? What
do I need to thrive? What actually makes me happy? How can I bring
out my best and manage my worst? These important questions are
rarely asked in law school or the practice of law, yet the ability
to ask and ultimately answer questions like these defines the
difference between lawyers who find their way in life and those who
do not. In her new book, Nathalie Martin provides thoughtful,
practical ways to develop yourself from the inside out, drawing on
deep experience working with the practices of emotional
intelligence, mindfulness, self-awareness, and, yes, law. Lawyers
need thoughtful, caring, perspicacious guides for making more of
what we have, and in Nathalie Martin we have one.' Michael Melcher,
Executive Coach, Partner in the firm Next Step Partners, and author
of The Creative Lawyer
'This heartfelt and much-needed book is a tour-de-force resource
that should immunize law students from anxiety, learned pessimism,
mindlessness, stress, and becoming legal zombies. It is a gift to
the legal profession and society. It contains many practical gems
and lessons about how to be happy and socially responsible legal
professionals.' Peter H. Huang, DeMuth Chair of Business Law,
University of Colorado Law School
'Just as the legal profession is finally appreciating the
importance of non-cognitive skills that are not typically taught in
law school classrooms, Nathalie Martin's wonderful new book arrives
to lay a foundation for those essential skills. This book is a
must-read for every lawyer and should be a part of every law school
curriculum. Better still, read this book before you go to law
school, and you will have a big head start in your legal
education.' Todd D. Peterson, George Washington School of Law
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