Lawyer Professional Identity Formation through Therapeutic Jurisprudence

In this blog Attorney Sofia Lizzio and Professor David B. Wexler explore how the principles of therapeutic jurisprudence can play a major role in the development of legal professional identity, a requirement introduced by the revised American Bar Association Standards... Our work in Professional Identity Formation was inspired by an excellentarticle by Harmony Decosimo at … Continue reading Lawyer Professional Identity Formation through Therapeutic Jurisprudence

Law student wellbeing in the UK: Developments and directions

Guest blogger Emma Jones, Lecturer in Law, The Open University Law School, writes... Therapeutic jurisprudence focuses on the law’s impact on psychological wellbeing. In doing so, it not only consider the implications of specific laws or legal practices and procedures, it also considers the wellbeing of legal actors. This includes not only members of the … Continue reading Law student wellbeing in the UK: Developments and directions