Author |
Brown, Heidi K. (Heidi Kristin), 1970- author.
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Title |
The introverted lawyer : a seven-step journey toward authentically empowered advocacy / Heidi K. Brown. |
OCLC |
967029321 |
ISBN |
9781634257725 |
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1634257723 |
Publisher |
Chicago, Illinois : American Bar Association, [2017] |
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©2017. |
Description |
xx, 227 pages : forms ; 23 cm |
LC Subject heading/s |
Practice of law -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
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Introverts.
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Introversion.
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Medical Subject heading/s |
Introversion, Psychological. (DNLM)D007439
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Other Subject heading/s |
Introverts. (OCoLC)fst01743971
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Introversion. (OCoLC)fst00977852
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Practice of law -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst01074551
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-203) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction: I walked the quiet walk -- Shades of quiet: distinctions among introversion, shyness, and social anxiety -- Challenges quiet law students and lawyers face -- Change agents for the profession -- Don't just do it ... just be it -- Step 1 : mental reflection -- Step 2 : physical reflection -- Step 3: mental action -- Step 4 : physical action -- Step 5 : action agenda -- Step 6 : pre-game and game-day action -- Step 7 : post-action reflection and paying it forward -- Appendix A: Key takeaways from The Introverted Lawyer for law professors and law practice mentors -- Appendix B: Practical suggestions for law professors and law practice mentors. |
Summary |
"This book explains the differences among introversion, shyness, and social anxiety and how each manifests in the legal context; describes how the extrovert bias in law school and practice detrimentally can impact quiet individuals, fueling enhanced anxiety in a vocation already fraught with mental health issues; explores how quiet law students and lawyers offer greatly needed proficiencies to the legal profession; and finally, presents a seven-step process to help introverted, shy, and socially anxious individuals amplify their authentic lawyer voices, capitalize on their natural strengths, and diminish unwarranted stress."-- Provided by publisher. |
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