Len Riskin
Acknowledging Steven Keeva and Transforming Practices
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Comprehensive Law Movement
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Contemplative Practice, Reflection and Spirituality in Law
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Holistic Law
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Lawyer Well-being and Psychology
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Transforming Law PART 1:
Lawyers Turn to Meditation
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Contemplative Practice and Spirituality in Law Canadian Lawyer Magazine ran a piece on lawyers and meditation:
http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/Lawyers-turn-to-meditation-to-fight-str...
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In his book Stress Management for Lawyers: How to Increase Personal and Professional Satisfaction in the Law, Dr. Amiram Elwork provides the following statistics:
• 80% of lawyers report high stress in general
• 90% report stress increasing yearly
• 20 to 55% are dissatisfied with their work
• 37% are chronically depressed, with symptoms such as loss of appetite, lethargy and sleep disorders
Mindfulness for Conflict Resolvers: Lawyers, Mediators, Negotiators, Arbitrators and Judges
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Law School/Legal Education The course is part of Pepperdine University Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution's 3-day Summer Session Professional Skills Program, Thursday June 11 to Saturday June 13,2009 :
Faculty: Leonard Riskin and Rachel Wohl
Upcoming Opportunities for Mindfulness
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Continuing Education Professor Len Riskin sent out this list:
Forthcoming Events and New Developments
Mindfulness in Law and Dispute Resolution
March 12, 2009
Forthcoming Events that are (or might be) Open to the Public
(Note: I have not done a systematic search to develop this list. These are programs of which I happen to be aware.)
Stella Rabaut: 21st Century Lawyer
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Pioneers and Role Models One of our most articulate and centered pioneers, Stella Rabaut spoke to us in Monterey, California in October, 2008. The interview was naturally punctuated with pleasant moments of silence, as we contemplated not only the subject matter but Stella's peaceful way of being.
Stella's diverse career spans three decades in the legal profession, as oil and gas litigator, private practitioner, nonprofit and in-house counsel, law teacher, and retreat leader.
Part 1: Poet, Lawyer, Seeker
In Part 1, Stella talks about her career path and developing her perspective as a lawyer-healer:
Riskin to Keynote NW ADR Conference
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Many Faces of Mediation
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Continuing Education
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Peace and Conflict Resolution Len Riskin will offer the keynote at the NW Dispute Resolution Conference in May. The illustrious faculty is too long to list here but I've attached the PDF for the conference. (Editor's Note: I've attended a lot of ADR conferences and the NW one is always one of the best.)
Contemplative Practices in Law
Meditation and mindfulness practices can help lawyers deal better with stress, develop self-awareness and understanding of others, improve concentration and creativity, and perform better as attorneys and/or mediators. It is a pretty bold statement but it has been supported by the experiences of many lawyers and is the subject of research.
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Contemplative Practice, Reflection and Spirituality in Law
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Introductions and Descriptions
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Reflection, Spirituality, Consciousness
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Law Students Mediation Pedagogy Conference At Harvard Law School
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Many Faces of Mediation
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Peace and Conflict Resolution Professors Larry Susskind (MIT) and Michael Wheeler (Harvard Business School) cordially invite you to participate in the 2009 Mediation Pedagogy Conference sponsored by Negotiation Pedagogy at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (NP@PON). This two-day Conference will be held Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16, 2009, on the campus of Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. An (optional) opening reception is scheduled for the evening of Thursday, May 14.
This highly interactive conference will bring together academics and professional trainers of mediation to discuss, demonstrate, and practice teaching the skills and concepts of mediation to a variety of professional and disciplinary audiences. Our goals are to question pedagogical assumptions, share our experiences, and learn from each other. While the conference is open to the public, it will be geared primarily toward those who teach mediation.
Video Series: Professor Len Riskin
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Humanizing Legal Education
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Spirituality
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General Interest In this two-part series, pioneer law professor, Len Riskin, talks about his journey and about his work in bringing mindfulness to law.
