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Lawyer, Form Thyself: Professional Identity Formation Strategies In Legal Education, Professional Responsibility, And Experiential Courses, Susan S. Daicoff Dec 2014

Lawyer, Form Thyself: Professional Identity Formation Strategies In Legal Education, Professional Responsibility, And Experiential Courses, Susan S. Daicoff

Susan Daicoff

Professional identity formation as a learning objective in law school may appear to be nontraditional and perhaps even innovative. While perhaps not a new concept, it is not typically an explicit goal of legal education. Empirical data finds that law school has demonstrable effects upon law students’ professional development; it also finds that certain nontraditional skills and competencies (or “soft skills”) make lawyers most effective. This article argues for explicit planning for and inclusion of professional identity development, including training in these nontraditional skills, in legal education. Professional identity encompasses one’s values, preferences, passions, intrinsic satisfactions, emotional intelligence, as well …


Expanding The Lawyer's Toolkit Of Skills And Competencies: Synthesizing Leadership, Professionalism, Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Resolution, And Comprehensive Law, Susan Daicoff Dec 2011

Expanding The Lawyer's Toolkit Of Skills And Competencies: Synthesizing Leadership, Professionalism, Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Resolution, And Comprehensive Law, Susan Daicoff

Susan Daicoff

No abstract provided.


On Butlers, Architects, And Lawyers: The Professionalism Of "The Remains Of The Day" And Of "The Fountainhead", Susan Daicoff Dec 2010

On Butlers, Architects, And Lawyers: The Professionalism Of "The Remains Of The Day" And Of "The Fountainhead", Susan Daicoff

Susan Daicoff

Several commentators have explored the relationship of a fictional character of the butler, Stevens, in Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, The Remains of the Day, to the proper professional role of the lawyer, since the novel was published. The professionalism of Stevens is here compared to that of another fictional character, the architect, Roark, in Ayn Rand’s novel, The Fountainhead, as they might be applied in the legal profession. The relationship of empirical research on lawyers’ values, wellbeing, and decisionmaking preferences to these divergent approaches to professionalism is then explored. A diversity of approaches to professional role is proposed as most appropriate, …


Stalking The Walking Wounded: An Empirical Study Of Lawyer Distress, Work Satisfaction, And Decisionmaking Preferences, Susan Daicoff Feb 2008

Stalking The Walking Wounded: An Empirical Study Of Lawyer Distress, Work Satisfaction, And Decisionmaking Preferences, Susan Daicoff

Susan Daicoff

Abstract: Attorney distress is an empirically-documented phenomenon. Depression and alcoholism, for example, occur among attorneys at about twice the rate found in the general population. Empirical research also suggests that certain personality attributes and decisionmaking preferences distinguish attorneys from the general population. Previous research had investigated the relationship of lawyer dissatisfaction to certain personality attributes and decisionmaking preferences, as well as the relationship of law student distress to values. Focusing on practicing lawyers, this empirical study investigated the relationship between attorney distress, work dissatisfaction, and two decisionmaking preferences. This study found no relationship between the two decisionmaking preferences and attorney …


Why Are Lawyers So Depressed?, Susan Daicoff Dec 2007

Why Are Lawyers So Depressed?, Susan Daicoff

Susan Daicoff

No abstract provided.


Lawyer, Be Thyself: An Empirical Investigation Of The Relationship Between The Ethic Of Care, The Feeling Decisionmaking Preference, And Lawyer Wellbeing, Susan Daicoff Dec 2007

Lawyer, Be Thyself: An Empirical Investigation Of The Relationship Between The Ethic Of Care, The Feeling Decisionmaking Preference, And Lawyer Wellbeing, Susan Daicoff

Susan Daicoff

No abstract provided.


Lawyer Personality Traits And Their Relationship To Various Approaches To Lawyering, Susan Daicoff Dec 2006

Lawyer Personality Traits And Their Relationship To Various Approaches To Lawyering, Susan Daicoff

Susan Daicoff

No abstract provided.


The Well Balanced Lawyer, Susan Daicoff Oct 2005

The Well Balanced Lawyer, Susan Daicoff

Susan Daicoff

No abstract provided.


Lawyer, Know Thyself: A Psychological Analysis Of Personality Strengths And Weaknesses, Susan Daicoff Dec 2003

Lawyer, Know Thyself: A Psychological Analysis Of Personality Strengths And Weaknesses, Susan Daicoff

Susan Daicoff

No abstract provided.


Asking Leopards To Change Their Spots: Can Lawyers Change? A Critique Of Solutions To Professionalism By Reference To Empirically-Derived Attributes, Susan Daicoff Dec 1997

Asking Leopards To Change Their Spots: Can Lawyers Change? A Critique Of Solutions To Professionalism By Reference To Empirically-Derived Attributes, Susan Daicoff

Susan Daicoff

No abstract provided.


Lawyer, Know Thyself: A Review Of Empirical Research On Attorney Attributes Bearing On Professionalism, Susan Daicoff Dec 1996

Lawyer, Know Thyself: A Review Of Empirical Research On Attorney Attributes Bearing On Professionalism, Susan Daicoff

Susan Daicoff

No abstract provided.


(Oxymoron?) Ethical Decision-Making By Attorneys: An Empirical Study, Susan Daicoff Dec 1995

(Oxymoron?) Ethical Decision-Making By Attorneys: An Empirical Study, Susan Daicoff

Susan Daicoff

No abstract provided.


Ethical Decision-Making By Attorneys, Susan Daicoff, J Mcguire, B Blau, D Abbott Dec 1992

Ethical Decision-Making By Attorneys, Susan Daicoff, J Mcguire, B Blau, D Abbott

Susan Daicoff

No abstract provided.