Two introductory sessions, one held on December 9th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and another offered on January 20th from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., will touch upon areas to be explored in the series. After the introductory sessions, Session 1 of the series “Mindfulness, Focus and the Practice of Law “ takes place on Tuesday February 17, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Miami Law campus, in the 4th floor Faculty Meeting Room. Session 2 continues discussion of the same topic and will take place on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
The series delves into mindfulness as a form of stress reduction; how the development of focus and concentration is associated with a variety of other professionally relevant skills, such as the ability to regulate motions during challenging periods of high stress; learn ways to integrate this practice into a busy workday, as well as discussions of how the practice relates to professional lives as attorneys, drawing on real life experiences and challenges.
Lecturer in Law Scott Rogers will lead the introductory sessions and series. Rogers is founder and director of Miami Law’s Mindfulness in Law Program where he teaches Mindful Ethics, Mindfulness in Law, and Mindful Leadership. He is also co-director of UMindfulness, the University of Miami’s Mindfulness Research & practice Initiative. Rogers is creator of Jurisight®, one of the first programs in the country to integrate mindfulness and the law and broke ground in 2007 with one of the first CLE programs to introduced neuroscience research along with mindfulness in the legal context.
A nationally recognized leader in the field of mindfulness and the law, Rogers has conducted numerous Florida CLE programs on mindfulness and law, and has shared mindfulness with thousands of legal professionals including lawyers, law faculty, law students, mediators, and state and federal judges. Rogers collaborates on neuroscientist research projects exploring the enduring brain changes that may accompany mindfulness training and has published findings on the efficacy of short form mindfulness trainings.
Rogers is also author of “The Six-Minute Solution: A Mindfulness Primer for Lawyers,” “Mindfulness for Law Students,” “Mindfulness & Professional Responsibility,” and “Mindful Parenting.” He has spoken at law and scientific conferences, appeared on television, HuffPost, and National Public Radio, and been interviewed in newspapers and magazines for his work on mindfulness.
The series is open to the legal community at a cost of $50 (20% discount for Miami Law alumni) and is part of the 2014-2015 Florida CLE Program.
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*For all 3 sessions, 6.0 General CLE Credits Approved by the Florida Bar (each individual session is 2.0 CLE Credits).
