Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
Psychology-the science of how people think, feel and behave-has a great deal to teach about a range of core competencies related to working with people and making good decisions. For example, psychologists have conducted extensive research into perception, memory, communication, individual and group decision-making, conflict, goal setting and planning, self-assessment, motivation, "grit," and many other matters that are central to effective lawyering. This research has much to contribute to an understanding of the work of lawyers and can be effectively incorporated into how we teach law students to practice law.
Publication Citation
64 J. Legal Educ. 365
Recommended Citation
Sternlight, Jean R. and Robbennolt, Jennifer K., "Psychology and Effective Lawyering: Insights for Legal Educators" (2015). Scholarly Works. 921.
https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/facpub/921