Leading in the Law (721-1)
Instructors
Clifford Zimmerman
312/503-7043
LM202; c-zimmerman@law.northwestern.edu
Michael Robert Durr II
Meeting Info
McCormick 375 - Smith Hall: Fri 1:00PM - 2:00PM
McCormick 375 - Smith Hall: Mon, Tues 9:00AM - 5:00PM
McCormick 375 - Smith Hall: Fri 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Overview of class
The practice of law requires strong leadership skill to achieve personal fulfillment, attain professional success, and maintain the highest ethical standards. Increasingly law graduates are expected to know how to lead at the start of their career. This course will introduce and train students on critical leadership competencies necessary for personal fulfillment and professional success.
The aim of the course is to develop whole-lawyers: lawyers who are equipped with the necessary intellectual and technical skills to succeed and the intra- and interpersonal skills necessary to lead, and reach high levels of happiness in their career.
The course is grounded in Emotional Intelligence (EI), which accounts for more of the variance in successful leadership than IQ and technical legal skills. The course provides an overview of EI and recent research in mindfulness, happiness, positive psychology, resilience, teamwork, empathy, and neuroscience, as well as insights on practical application of these skills to lawyering and leadership success.
Registration Requirements
Due to the structure of material for this course, the drop deadline is 5 pm on Wednesday December 14th. Students may not drop the course after this date.
Class Materials (Required)
Required Materials
While the text will be provided in pdf form at no cost to the students, all students will need to complete a 360 assessment using the ESCI-U tool which costs $55 per person. The faculty will secure the assessment tool (which students cannot purchase directly); students will need to reimburse this cost.
Class Notes
Due to the structure of material for this course, the drop deadline is 5 pm on Wednesday December 14th. Students may not drop the course after this date.
The course materials cost is $55 for a 360 assessment using the ESCI-U tool which all students will need to complete. Once the drop deadline passes, the faculty will purchase the assessment tool for all enrolled students (students cannot purchase it directly) and students must reimburse this cost. The text for the course will be provided in pdf form at no cost to the students.
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: MSL Students are not eligible to enroll
Add Consent: Instructor Consent Required
Drop Consent: Instructor Consent Required