Session 1: Turning Challenges into the Path – Mindfulness and Dealing With Stress
2-3 pm Friday, May 8, 2015
1 CLE credit – Law Practice Management
Presented by Norman Fischer and Charles Halpern
- Larry Krieger and Kenneth Sheldon, Excerpt of “What Makes Lawyers Happy? Transcending the Anecdotes with Data from 6200 Lawyers.” George Washington University Law Review, Vol. 83, 2015 (forthcoming).
- Norman Fischer, Excerpt from “Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the PRactice of Lojong.“ (Shambhala, 2013)
- Ron Greenberg. “Now and Zen.” California Lawyer Magazine (April 2003).
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Session 2: Connection to Other: The Impact of Meditation on a Lawyer’s Obligation to Serve the Public
9-10 am Saturday, May 9, 2015
1 CLE credit – Ethics
Presented by Victor Goode
- Howard Lesnick. “Legal Education’s Concern With Justice: A Conversation with a Critic.” Journal of Legal Education, 35, No. 3 (September 1985), pp. 414-420
- ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 6.1 (“Voluntary Pro Bono Publico Service”)
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Session 3: Mindfulness, Professional Competence, and Effective Client Communication
2-3 pm Saturday, May 9, 2015
1 CLE credit – Law Skills
Presented by Charles Halpern
- NY Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (“Competence”)
- NY Rules of Professional Conduct 1.4 (“Communications”)
- The Standards of Civility — 22 NYCRR part 1200, Appendix, “Statement of Client Rights.”
- Charles Halpern. “The Mindful Perspective in Law.” February 2015.
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