READINGS
—Rogers, Four Mindfulness Practices for These Times (Fla. B. News)
—Jacobowitz, Mindfulness and Professionalism
—Jarvis & Lachter, Civility: The Ultimate Legal Weapon.
—How Meditation Can Help You Make Fewer Mistakes, (Science Daily)
—Fogel, J., “Mindfulness and Judging” Federal Judicial Center (2016).
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MINDFULNESS PRACTICE
Practice the Open Monitoring Practice found in the SoBe Mindful App at least twice this week. Otherwise, practice as you choose.
Mindful Ethics:
Professional Responsibility for
Lawyers in the Digital Age
Class Eleven
November 7
Professionalism and Ethics
Assignment: Read the assigned articles and then, applying the ideas in the articles and the concepts that we have discussed throughout the semester, answer the following questions.
Questions:
1.What is the distinction between legal ethics and professionalism?
2. Is there a difference between civility and professionalism?
3.How do Peter Jarvis and Katie Lachter frame the case for civility in the practice of law?
4.What role might mindfulness play in enhancing the shared goals of legal ethics, civility and professionalism?
5. How would you describe the professional identity to which you aspire?
You need not turn in an assignment. Come to class prepared to discuss the questions and you experience with the Open Monitoring practice.