Psychology for Practicing Transactional Lawyers

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During the years of my practice as a transactional attorney, I have looked back at my law school years and wished that I took a class of practical psychology because practicing as a lawyer means working with people. Typical transactional lawyers spend most of their time working with clients, other lawyers and colleagues. Effective lawyering requires a good understanding of people and how they interact. It is very helpful for an attorney to consider how people think, feel and behave. Therefore, in my view, most lawyers could benefit greatly from knowledge of practical psychology. This course is designed to consider practical psychology as it applies to the transactional law practice. We will also consider insights psychology provides for attorney success, and, dare we say, happiness and balance.