WISDOM WORKSHOPS

These innovative programs harness social science research to offer you concrete and deployable strategies for creating a more efficient and effective workplace. For more information or to request a customized training package, get in touch. 

Our Wisdom programs aim to help busy law offices function at their very best. A partial list of our programming is below. For more information or to request a customized training package, get in touch. 

The Art & Science of Giving Good Feedback
4 hours: Understanding what feedback is, goals of feedback, understanding how writers receive feedback, setting a clear agenda for feedback, triage in feedback, accountability in feedback. 

The Art & Science of Receiving Feedback
4 hours: Understanding what feedback is, goals of feedback, understanding feedback-giver’s perspective, developing tools for incorporating feedback. 

Professionalism in the Workplace
2 hours: Professionalism in in-person communications, crafting a professional identity in the workplace, using legal writing as a professional growth opportunity. 

E-professionalism
2 hours: Professionalism in email communications, social media, and elsewhere on the web. 

Strategies for Working Effectively with a Supervisor
2 hours: Understanding your relationship with your supervisor, understanding your supervisor’s expectations, working with the varied supervisory styles, articulating your expectations, self-identified weaknesses, and questions about the projects. 

Reflecting & Self-Evaluation
2 hours: Techniques and goals for effective self-reflection as a way to prepare for success, develop conceptual approach to moving forward with meta-cognitive understanding of past weaknesses.