Ten years after the landmark 2016 ABA-Hazelden Betty Ford study, a new study issued in September updates and significantly expands upon what we know about lawyer mental health and well being. “When Demands Equal Distress: An Updated Understanding of Lawyer Mental Health and Well-being” is the largest ever study on the topic, analyzing data
Who’s Best at Nuanced Reasoning?
As the title of the article states, “AI Outperforms Law Professors in Stanford Law Study.” And how was that?
Sixteen law professors from highly regarded law schools were asked to evaluate 3000 answers to 40 reasonably complex contract questions. And 75% of those answers written by AI were judged to be superior to those written
The Scourge of Loneliness
Daniel Lukasik, long an advocate for recognizing and addressing depression among lawyers, has written an article in the summer 2026 edition of The New York State Bar Association Journal entitled “Overcoming Loneliness in the Legal Profession.”
In 2023, Dr. Vivek Murthy, then US Surgeon General, declared loneliness a national public health epidemic
Discount on Beyond Smart Extended
Law People Management, LLC, is pleased to announce that the discount on the recently released second edition of Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence has been extended through the end of the year.
This second edition of Ronda Muir’s best-selling ABA guide to emotional intelligence (EI) in law practice reports on the latest developments in
Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence: ABA’s Dispute Resolution Section Fireside Chat
Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence — An Interview with Ronda Muir
In a recent episode of the ABA’s Dispute Resolution podcast Resolutions, AAA Vice President Aaron Gothelf interviews lawyer, mediator, and author Ronda Muir about the newly released Second Edition of her groundbreaking book, Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence.
Together, they explore how emotional intelligence (EQ) offers a competitive advantage for legal professionals, from
Second Edition of Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence
Law People Management, LLC, is pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence.
This second edition of Ronda Muir’s best-selling ABA guide to emotional intelligence (EI) in law practice reports on the latest developments in the science of EI and how to use EI to address
The Challenges of Professional Conduct Rules
Let’s take a look at Professional Rules of Conduct with respect to discrimination and harassment with an eye on emotional intelligence. First, a short historical review of relevant rules is in order.
On February 5, 2018, Resolution 302 was adopted unanimously by the American Bar Association expanding existing provisions in the Model Rules of Professional
“The C-Suite Skills That Matter Most”
In a first study of its kind, researchers analyzing nearly 5,000 job descriptions placed between 2000 and 2017 in help-wanted ads for CEOs, as well as the other big C’s, found a 27% increase in social skills requirements, while the emphasis on hard skills, like financial management, declined by 38%. The most wanted soft skills
How Managers Can Help Healing
There’s no question that stress has taken a tremendous toll on lawyers during the pandemic. In many cases the level of work has ramped up, with lawyers trapped in their homes or some other location, tethered to their colleagues and clients 24/7, with little person-to-person interaction. Not only is the workload heavy, but few of