Awareness and the Legal Profession: An Introduction to the Mindful Lawyer Symposium

Riskin, Leonard  L.

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Awareness and the Legal Profession: An Introduction to the Mindful Lawyer Symposium

Leonard L. Riskin

University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law

April 2, 2012

61 J. Legal Educ. 634 (2012)

Abstract:
This article introduces the Mindfulness Symposium, which includes five articles that developed out of the Mindful Lawyer Conference held at U. California-Berkeley in 2010. The article explains mindfulness and its growing importance in the legal profession, situates it among other curricular innovations, summarizes the articles in the symposium, describes other mindfulness curriculum developments, and offers resources.

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Keywords: Mindfulness, awareness, contemplative practices, meditation, professionalism

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Date posted: April 30, 2012

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Riskin, Leonard L., Awareness and the Legal Profession: An Introduction to the Mindful Lawyer Symposium (April 2, 2012). 61 J. Legal Educ. 634 (2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2048502

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Leonard L. Riskin (Contact Author)

University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law ( email )

P.O. Box 117625
Gainesville, FL 32611-7625
United States