Legal Professionalism and Soft Skills: Meeting Judges' Courtroom Expectations
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About
This Course
In this comprehensive course, attorneys will delve into the strategic utilization of their soft skills, acquiring valuable insights to enhance their credibility, efficiency, and overall effectiveness within the courtroom setting. The program incorporates extensive data derived from judges' responses to polls, shedding light on their preferences, dislikes, and areas where improvement is sought in court proceedings.
The immersive presentation delves into the nuances of becoming a conscientious and empathetic advocate for clients when appearing before a judge. Attorneys at all levels of experience are strongly encouraged to participate in this instructive course, offering a unique opportunity to refine and elevate their soft skills, ultimately paving the way for increased success and effectiveness within the courtroom.
Attorneys of all levels are encouraged to attend this course to hone their soft skills and secure success in the courtroom. Attorneys will learn how to use their soft skills to increase their credibility, efficiency, and effectiveness in the courtroom.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify various soft skills and explain their importance in the legal profession
- Explore what judges would like to see more of in their courtrooms
- Investigate what judges would prefer not to see in their courtrooms
- Delineate ways to engage your soft skills and earn the respect of judges
Production Date: 1/28/2024
About the Presenters
Kaelyn Romey, Esq.
University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, Visiting Professor
Practice Area: Trial (+ 1 other areas)
Professor Romey joined academia as the Director of the Litigation Center at Golden Gate University School of Law in 2017. She is currently a visiting professor at UC Law SF (formerly Hastings) teaching trial advocacy skills and defending depositions. She also teaches Evidence, Criminal Trial Advocacy, Tax Litigation, Federal Taxation, Corporate Taxation, Mock Trial, and Expert Witnesses. Prior to her Litigation Director role, she was Senior Counsel for 11 years at the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel specializing in federal tax controversy litigation handling high-dollar complex cases. Ms. Romey also counseled special enforcement agents regarding cross-border, foreign reporting ...
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Erik Knuppel, Esq.
Director of Marketplace Optimization, Commercial Counsel, Karat
Practice Area: Business and Corporation (+ 1 other areas)
Erik Knuppel is an experienced and passionate leader in operations, product development, and marketplaces. He has a passion for leading teams to solve complex problems and has a track record of success in scaling hypergrowth startups and executing fast pivots for legacy business models.With a background in law, Mr. Knuppel led functions from Ops, Product, and GTM Ops and Analytics. He has experience in consumer web, tech-enabled professional services, and platform models.He is proud to be a part of a great team which attacks tough problems in a big market.
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