Wellbeing and Transitions in Law Legal Education and the Legal Profession

This book examines transitions from law school to the legal profession, and their impact on wellbeing. There is a significant body of evidence that suggests law student wellbeing is particularly problematic, partially due to the distinctive nature of law as a discipline. Similarly, there is a growin...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jones, Emma (Editor), Strevens, Caroline (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Subjects:
Law
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Synthesising and developing work on wellbeing and transitions
  • Chapter 2. Wellbeing and transition to law school: the complexities of confidence, community, and belonging
  • Chapter 3. The Transition to Law School: A case study
  • Chapter 4. A broken profession both mentally and physically: Is well-being the foundation to a healthy and resilient future?
  • Part 2: Moving through Law School – Professional formation and academic study
  • Chapter 5. The Virtual Happy Hour for Contract Law students: reflecting on an unplanned transition
  • Chapter 6. Lessons from online pandemic pedagogy in North American law schools: Towards law student wellbeing
  • Chapter 7.Student transition, sense of belonging and habitus
  • Part 3: From Student to Lawyer – Vocational education and wellbeing
  • Chapter 8.Transitioning to an understanding of the Autonomic Nervous System in Law
  • Chapter 9. The law school and the psychology of belonging
  • Chapter10. From Student to Practitioner: Exploring the transition into legal practice and the opportunity offered by self-coaching in the management of rejection
  • Chapter 11. Wellbeing and vicarious trauma: Personal reflections on support for students, practitioners and clinicians in family law
  • Chapter 12. Trauma Informed Legal Education: Rejecting the Stigma in Caring for Self, Client and Workplace