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Mindfulness For Lawyers Cannot Begin Too Early, Heather Simmons
Mindfulness For Lawyers Cannot Begin Too Early, Heather Simmons
Articles, Chapters and Online Publications
Mindfulness can help law students handle the stress of Socratic method and cold calling. But the standard mindfulness panic practice, which is to stop and take three deep breaths, doesn’t work because the professor is waiting for an answer. In my ABA Student Lawyer article, I describe the following alternative: Step 1. Plant your feet firmly on the floor; Step 2. Sit up straight; Step 3. Take one deep breath; Step 4. Now restate the question. These steps could easily be modified to work in court when the judge asks a challenging question.
Good-Better-Best Practices, Thomas E. Kadri, Jean Mangan
Good-Better-Best Practices, Thomas E. Kadri, Jean Mangan
COVID-19 Pandemic Archive
"At our last faculty meeting, Dean Rutledge suggested developing a set of “best practices” to handle some of the challenges posed by the current public-health crisis. In discussing this idea, Jean Mangan and I felt that it might be worthwhile thinking of them as “good-better-best practices,” recognizing that varying approaches will inevitably make sense for different instructional styles and priorities. We offer the ideas in the attached document not to suggest that they’re the best practices, but rather in the hope that they’ll be useful as we all adapt to this new and challenging pedagogical environment." - Thomas …
Uga School Of Law Strategic Plan, 2020-2025, University Of Georgia School Of Law
Uga School Of Law Strategic Plan, 2020-2025, University Of Georgia School Of Law
Strategic Plan Documents
This 12-page strategic plan includes a detailed roadmap for the University of Georgia School of Law. Various strategic planning groups and committees worked to craft this plan beginning in 2019, and to refine and approve it over the course of 2020 when the University shared its own strategic planning documents. The School of Law shared the draft with faculty and staff by way of the law school's portal as a PDF on July 14, 2020, and later submitted the plan to the University of Georgia in October of 2020. The School of Law plan was later distributed to faculty and …
Faculty & Staff Faq From 6 Ft. Together Portal, University Of Georgia School Of Law
Faculty & Staff Faq From 6 Ft. Together Portal, University Of Georgia School Of Law
COVID-19 Pandemic Archive
This Google Document was originally shared and linked to from within the 6 Ft. Together faculty, staff and student portal in 2020. A document was created for faculty and staff to access the most up to date information related to the pandemic and the law school. The last edit in this FAQ took place on December 17, 2020. It was edited by members of the School of Law problem solving team including Communications and Human Resources departments. A copy of this document has been preserved as a PDF for archival purposes.
Law Students Faq From 6 Ft. Together Portal, University Of Georgia School Of Law
Law Students Faq From 6 Ft. Together Portal, University Of Georgia School Of Law
COVID-19 Pandemic Archive
This Google Document was originally shared and linked to from within the 6 Ft. Together faculty, staff and student portal in 2020. A document was created for students to access the most up to date information related to the pandemic and the law school. It was maintained by the Student Affairs team and contributed to by members of the School of Law problem solving team. The last edit in this FAQ took place on October 14, 2020. A copy of this document has been preserved as a PDF for archival purposes.
5 Minute Meditation Breath Awareness Video, Heather Simmons, Rachel S. Evans
5 Minute Meditation Breath Awareness Video, Heather Simmons, Rachel S. Evans
COVID-19 Pandemic Archive
KORU Mindfulness practitioner and Law Librarian Heather Simmons created multiple mindfulness and wellness resources for law students throughout the pandemic. A law library strike team on mindfulness was formed to promote these resources, including expanding a research guide for sharing resources and delivering live and pre-recorded content to better serve our students in Fall 2020. This video was one of two created in collaboration between Rachel Evans and Heather Simmons. Heather authored the script and guided the look and feel of the videos while Rachel provided technical support including narration recording.
3 Minute Grounding Video, Heather Simmons, Rachel S. Evans
3 Minute Grounding Video, Heather Simmons, Rachel S. Evans
COVID-19 Pandemic Archive
KORU Mindfulness practitioner and Law Librarian Heather Simmons created multiple mindfulness and wellness resources for law students throughout the pandemic. A law library strike team on mindfulness was formed to promote these resources, including expanding a research guide for sharing resources and delivering live and pre-recorded content to better serve our students in Fall 2020. This video was one of two created in collaboration between Rachel Evans and Heather Simmons. Heather authored the script and guided the look and feel of the videos while Rachel provided technical support including narration recording.
Myths Of Mindfulness Infographic, Anne Burnett
Myths Of Mindfulness Infographic, Anne Burnett
COVID-19 Pandemic Archive
Law Librarians Anne Burnett first published this infographic online as part of the library's mindfulness strike team charge. This visual busts the myths of mindfulness, and served as one of many key resources created for and shared with the law students near the beginning of the pandemic. It was originally accessed from within the 6 ft. together portal's mindfulness tab, and can still be accessed today from the continuing mindfulness resource guide that the library elected to maintain along with several other guides aimed at supporting and improving law student wellness.
The Hybrid Law Library Orientation: Video Creation, Face-To-Face Reconfiguration And Comparative Assessment, Rachel S. Evans
The Hybrid Law Library Orientation: Video Creation, Face-To-Face Reconfiguration And Comparative Assessment, Rachel S. Evans
Presentations
In Fall 2018 UGA Law Library changed the orientation process for incoming students. The 3-pronged approach (1) updated a libguide which served as home-base for the online orientation experience, (2) created a brand new video to deliver basic information to 1Ls in the form of a virtual tour, and (3) introduced a one-day outreach which included a resource fair, librarian meet-and-greet, and in-person library tours event to re-enforce the guide and video content. This program will share the reasons why we designed orientation this way, how we did it and assessed impact, and what our results were.
Mindfulness - Finding Focus In A Distracted World, Heather Simmons, Kyle K. Courtney
Mindfulness - Finding Focus In A Distracted World, Heather Simmons, Kyle K. Courtney
Scholarly Works
Law school and law practice can be an intense and chaotic experience. Library outreach can include programs that support the growing movement within the legal profession toward personal wellness; that is, valuing self-care and paying attention to our emotional, psychological, and physical health while practicing law. Mindfulness and meditation fall squarely within this movement’s mission
Teaching “The Wire”: Crime, Evidence, And Kids, Andrea L. Dennis
Teaching “The Wire”: Crime, Evidence, And Kids, Andrea L. Dennis
Scholarly Works
I have a confession: I have only watched Season 1 of The Wire, and it has been many years since I did that. Thus, both my knowledge and pedagogical use of the show are limited. What explanation can I offer for my failings? I am a Maryland native with family who resides in Baltimore City, or Charm City as it is affectionately called. I worked for several years as an assistant federal public defender in Baltimore City. Over time, I have seen the city evolve, and I have seen it chew up and spit out many good people and some …
Teaching “The Wire”: Crime, Evidence, And Kids, Andrea L. Dennis
Teaching “The Wire”: Crime, Evidence, And Kids, Andrea L. Dennis
Scholarly Works
I have a confession: I have only watched Season 1 of The Wire, and it has been many years since I did that. Thus, both my knowledge and pedagogical use of the show are limited. What explanation can I offer for my failings? I am a Maryland native with family who resides in Baltimore City, or Charm City as it is affectionately called. I worked for several years as an assistant federal public defender in Baltimore City. Over time, I have seen the city evolve, and I have seen it chew up and spit out many good people and some …