Mindful Lawyering: a Pilot Study on Mindfulness Training for Law Students.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Many US law schools are now offering elective courses in mindfulness training to alleviate disproportionately high levels of anxiety, depression, stress, and disordered alcohol use among law students. To date, empirical evidence on the effectiveness of these courses has been lacking. The aim of this pilot study was to explore the feasibility and impact of a 13-week mindfulness course, "Mindful Lawyering," specifically tailored to law students. The primary hypothesis was that mindfulness training would be significantly correlated with improvements in well-being and mindfulness.

Methods

The design was a non-randomized, quasi-experimental study involving 64 law students. The mindfulness group was 31 students taking Mindful Lawyering; the comparison group was 33 stude

SUBMITTER: Rosky CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9388961 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature