The Importance of Compassion and How to See Your Client as an Individual in Need
As attorneys, we strive to be successful, appear confident, and bolster confidence in our clients. But too often, these “professional” traits saddle us with the reputation of being arrogant and unfeeling. This reputation is bad for our profession and bad for our clients who, after all, are individuals that came to us for help. Join us for an in-depth look at why compassion is such an important component to our legal career, how we can use compassion to see our clients as individuals in need, and how genuine compassion for our clients (and their unique situations) can open up lines of communication and reduce the dehumanizing aspect that so often appears in the legal world. Additional topics include: othering vs. other centeredness in the context of social constructs; how linguistic, socio-cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds can impact our response to spoken and unspoken rules; what we can do to increase compassion toward our clients and make it the mainstay of our practice; and the techniques and strategies we can use to foster compassion in all professional spaces.
Live Webcast
Friday, October 4, 2024
1:00 – 2:05 p.m.
1.0 hour MCLE credit, including 1.0 hour Mental Health & Substance Abuse credit (subject to approval