• Improve focus and boost your overall productivity and efficiency

• Curb anxiety and stress through quick, effective “spot treatments”

• Use mindfulness to enhance ethical and reflective decision-making as opposed to acting rashly and later feeling regret for poorly chosen words and actions

You will learn how mindfulness can improve civility in the profession:

• What is mindfulness?

• Scientific basis

• Discussion of professionalism and civility guidelines and principles

• How integrating mindfulness into the legal setting can improve civility in the profession.

You will learn how mindfulness helps you stay ethically compliant:

• Mindfulness as a means to improve productivity, focus, and concentration in order to represent a client competently, diligently, and communicate with them promptly.

• Discussion of MRPC 1.1 and 1.3 (Diligence), ethical opinions, and caselaw

• Elements of Mindful Communication will teach you how to better understand your client’s objectives and keep your client reasonably informed so they can make informed decisions.

• Discussion of MRPC 1.4 (Communications), ethical opinions, and caselaw

• When we are faced with the daily pressures of a law practice, our decision-making may become clouded. This can lead to ethical disaster, as well as to self-destructive behavior such as substance abuse.

• This segment focuses on how a mindfulness practice can alleviate stress and anxiety so you can prevent legal burnout and remain ethically compliant.