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NOTE: Course offerings change. Classes offered this semester may not be offered in future semesters.210.6 sec. 1 - Effective and Sustainable Law Practice: the Meditative Perspective (Spring 2011)
Instructor: Charles Halpern (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 2
Meeting Time: M 3:35-5:25
Meeting Location: 115
Course Start: January 10, 2011
This course will introduce students to the practice of meditation and explore the ways that meditation practice can help to develop skills that are directly relevant to the work of a lawyer. It will explore, from a meditative perspective, the ethical responsibilities of the lawyer, the stresses and challenges of the lawyer���s life, and the management of the complex emotions that affect the lawyer ( including anger, self-righteousness, and compassion). Members of the seminar will be expected to engage in regular practice of meditation, keep a journal of their reflections, and prepare two short papers in the course of the semester. Classes will be enriched by presentations from lawyers who have integrated the meditative perspective with their law practice.
Admission to the course is limited to 20 students (1L through 3L), by
permission of the instructor. To receive an application for the course,
please send an e-mail to Charlie Halpern, crhalpern@earthlink.net, and
he will email it to you. Completed applications must be emailed to
Professor Halpern by noon on November 5. Students who are admitted will
be notified by email by November 10 at 5 PM and will receive a course
control number so they can complete their registration.
This course satisfies the Skills Requirement.
Special Notes: LE(20)
Course Category: General Courses
This course is cross-listed in the following categories:
Litigation and Procedure
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Social Justice and Public Interest
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Readers:
A reader will be used in this class.
Books:
Required Books are in blue
- Being peace
Thich Nhat Hanh; edited by Arnold Kotler; with illustrations by Mayumi Oda
Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : Parallax Press, c1987.
ISBN: 9780938077008
Copyright Date: To Be Determined
Price: $0.01
Note: prices are sampled from internet bookstores. Folletts prices are unavailable at this time. - Wherever you go, there you are
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Publisher: New York : Hyperion, c1994.
ISBN: 9780786880706
Copyright Date: To Be Determined
Price: 0.22
Note: prices are sampled from internet bookstores. Ned's prices are unavailable at this time.
