| Description |
xx, 227 pages : forms ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: I walked the quiet walk -- Shades of quiet: distinctions among introversion, shyness, and social anxiety -- Challenges quiet law students and lawyers face -- Change agents for the profession -- Don't just do it ... just be it -- Step 1: Mental reflection -- Step 2: Physical reflection -- Step 3: Mental action -- Step 4: Physical action -- Step 5: Action agenda -- Step 6: Pre-game and game-day action -- Step 7: Post-action reflection and paying it forward -- Appendix A: Key takeaways from The Introverted Lawyer for law professors and law practice mentors -- Appendix B: Practical suggestions for law professors and law practice mentors |
| Summary |
"This book explains the differences among introversion, shyness, and social anxiety and how each manifests in the legal context; describes how the extrovert bias in law school and practice detrimentally can impact quiet individuals, fueling enhanced anxiety in a vocation already fraught with mental health issues; explores how quiet law students and lawyers offer greatly needed proficiencies to the legal profession; and finally, presents a seven-step process to help introverted, shy, and socially anxious individuals amplify their authentic lawyer voices, capitalize on their natural strengths, and diminish unwarranted stress."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-203) and index |
| Subject |
Practice of law -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
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Introverts.
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Introversion.
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| ISBN |
9781634257725 |
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1634257723 |
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