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The M Word, Tamara L. Kuennen

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

The push to incorporate mindfulness into the practice of law is gaining traction. Defined as "paying attention, on purpose, to the present moment, non-judgmentally," mindfulness can be both a state of being (a reaction to a given situation or moment in time as a calm observer of what is happening within it) as well as a trait of being (a larger approach to all of life's moments; a perspective). This Idea more fully defines mindfulness and its value to the practice and teaching of law, and it shows how clinical law professors in particular have embraced mindfulness as a core …