LAW-9121 Global Leadership Skills for Lawyers
Leadership is a core lawyering competency. Throughout history, lawyers have taken on various leadership roles throughout the world. Lawyers take on global leadership roles in business, politics, non-profit organizations, or within the Bar. Leadership development in legal education in the United States and internationally is needed more than ever, to benefit students personally and professionally, and to serve clients and society in diverse cultures to make a positive difference. This course is designed to provide a foundation to help prepare students to seek or accept positions of global leadership or successfully serve in current leadership roles, by examining leadership in a comparative context. The course will provide students with global leadership training, including an understanding of the fundamentals of leadership; the theory, principles, and skills of leadership; and the different styles of leadership in different cultures. Through this course, students will embark on a leadership journey beginning with leading self, then leading others, and finally leading change. Students will develop their leadership through practice, reflection, and feedback, in an interactive, inclusive learning setting utilizing multiple modes of learning such as readings, diagnostics, presentations, journaling, discussions, and collaboration. Students will develop greater confidence and competence in their global leadership skills, gain an understanding and appreciation for leadership styles in a comparative context, and develop leadership skills needed and expected by legal employers in a global world. Students will be assessed based on class attendance, participation, journals, diagnostics, and a final paper to be completed after the conclusion of the course. 28 Feb 2023 1:54 PM