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PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY FORMATION THROUGH THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE (TJ)
Sofia Lizzio1
1Foutsis Law Firm , Athens, Greece

PAPER: 298/Laws/Regular (Oral) OL
SCHEDULED: 16:25/Mon. 21 Oct. 2024/Minos

ABSTRACT:

Therapeutic Jurisprudence (“TJ”) is an approach to law which highlights “wellbeing” as an important component of the legal system [1]. Inspired by an excellent article by Harmony Decosimo at Suffolk University[2], the aim of this paper is to prove that applying law in a TJ manner is a simple and “ready to use” tool to fulfill the revised ABA Standards for the development of a professional identity in the legal profession [3] that state that: “Professional identity focuses on what it means to be a lawyer and the special obligations lawyers have to their clients and society and that the development of a professional identity should involve an intentional exploration of the values, guiding principles, and well-being practices considered foundational to successful legal practice”.  To this purpose we will present a set of TJ legal values creating the “lens” through which professionals can apply the law in a “better and more fulfilling way” and a collection of examples of different legal roles that can give tangible ideas of professional identity formation.

REFERENCES:
[1] Sofia Lizzio and David B. Wexler., On the development of a professional identity in the legal profession - as a requirement introduced by the revised ABA Standards 303(b) and (c) - through the principles of TJ.
[2] Harmony Decosimo, A Taxonomy of Professional Identity Formation, 67 ST. LOUIS U. L.J. (2022). Available at: https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lj/vol67/iss1/3
[3] Accreditation Standard 303(b)(3), and its ABA’s Interpretation 303-5