Mindfulness in Legal Education

Author: Scott L. Rogers
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781035314836

Published In: June 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This insightful book offers a comprehensive guide to integrating mindfulness across legal education, from law school leadership to professional identity formation. Leading scholars and practitioners explore how mindfulness enhances attention, resilience, wellbeing and emotional intelligence.

Chapters showcase innovative approaches to teaching, learning and leadership, illustrating the role of mindfulness in supporting cognitive performance and professional integrity. With practical strategies, examples and reflective exercises for cultivating mindful awareness, contributors examine implementation in contexts such as the bar exam, law school classrooms and student orientation. Grounded in neuroscience and informed by decades of experience, the book serves as both inspiration and a practical toolkit for fostering a more compassionate, balanced and effective legal education environment.

Mindfulness in Legal Education is a valuable resource for law school faculty, administrators and deans seeking to promote wellbeing, professionalism, and mindfulness in both the classroom and students’ developing professional identities.

PART I FOUNDATIONS IN LEADERSHIP AND INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE

The science of mindfulness: enhancing legal education and student resilience 2

Scott L. Rogers and Amishi Jha

Mindfulness and Law School Leadership 13

Brian A. Pappas

Mindfulness in student affairs: reflections from the dean of students’ desk 32

David Jaffe

PART II MINDFULNESS ACROSS THE LAW SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

Mindfulness and orientation: planting early seeds with our incoming law students 47

Janet Stearns and Jack F. Townsend

Equipping educators to lead mindfulness practice 57

Scott L. Rogers