Daniel Goleman, a New York Times science reporter, is largely credited with developing the concept of emotional intelligence. In 1990, he found the phrase in an academic journal article written by two psychologists and subsequently wrote a book about the topic. As stated by Ronda Muir in her book,, Beyond Smart: Lawyering with Emotional Intelligence, , since 1990 emotional intelligence has been more broadly defined as having four critical components: emotional perception, emotional empathy, emotional understanding, and emotional regulations. Muir’s book is about emotional intelligence in the practice of law, generally, but she makes a strong case for the advantages emotional intelligence brings to the practice of law. In fact, in one study…, Beyond Smart, , at 81-82.) This month’s library book display is devoted to resources on emotional intelligence. See the display in the library and its companion guide online at https://lawguides.rwu.edu/emotionalintelligence . For a short, free emotional intelligence assessment, see McGraw Hill Education’s EI quiz and see IHHP’s EQ Quiz . Both of these assessments are mentioned and Muir’s book some free apps…
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We’ve all heard the labels that have been foisted upon the so-called Millennial generation., “They’re self-centered.”, “They’re lazy.”, “They need hand-holding.”, There’s just one problem with such generalizations, however: they’re all inaccurate, according to those in a position to know. “Millennials are very creative; they don’t always necessarily do things in a traditional way,” says Katie Ahern ’07, director of the Business Start-up Clinic at RWU Law. “They’re very mission driven,” adds Veronica Paricio, RWU Law’s assistant dean for career development…, Rising Stars: Developing Millennial Women as Leaders, . “On one hand, yes, there’s always the idea that this generation is very self-entitled; they want everything immediately, and so on. But on the other hand, that self-confidence can be really positive in [many] situations. It depends on the environment.” Deep Patel, author of, A Paperboy's Fable: The 11 Principles of Success, , fleshes in several more Millennial characteristics:, Values-Driven., Millennials need income as much as anyone, but not at any cost. Meaning matters; fairness, justice and societal impact matter. “Millennials care about a variety of social causes, including those related to climate change and social equality,” Patel notes., Technological., Millennials are a digital generation. “They were born when the internet, personal computers and cellphones went mainstream,” Patel explains. “As a result, Millennials are obsessed with technology.”, Collaborative., Millennials “thrive on feedback,” transparency and opportunities to “collaborate with peers within and across teams,” says Patel. Their idea of a career’s proper place in their lives also diverges from that of previous generations. “The biggest change I’ve seen is that students come to law school now saying, ‘I know I don’t want to work 100 hours a week; I want a job that’s going to give me…, really, really, want to come to law school,” she says. “They see all that negative press and say, ‘I still want to go.’” And collectively, the Millennial generation has begun to change society — and to change the legal profession as well., “A Little More Niche’, Third-year RWU Law student Sebastien Voigt, who has a job lined up this year as a public defender in New Jersey, is one of those who came to law school with a specific goal in mind. A 28-year-old Brooklyn native, Voigt worked for a couple of start-ups in New York after receiving his undergraduate degree in 2013 from Brooklyn College. He became interested in law from interacting with lawyers in…, Roger Williams University Law Review, , came to law school envisioning a practice in real estate or wills and trusts. A native of Barrington, R.I., and graduate of Fordham University, he landed a part-time job with DeSisto Law Offices in Providence, a firm providing defense work for municipalities. He will be joining them full-time after completing law school. “I think that younger attorneys, at least through law school, are more…, Wearing Many Hats, While many Millennial students are focused from the start on one particular area of law, others pursue law degrees to serve as tools to assist in the achievement of more entrepreneurial career goals. A good example is Christopher Carreiro ’15, a Swansea, Mass., native and town selectman who wears many hats. After receiving his J.D., Carreiro passed the bar in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts…, Lawyer Stories, While not a Millennial himself, Ben Gold ’06 has had ample opportunity to study lawyers in that category. After receiving his J.D., Gold worked in the legal departments of two city housing authorities -- in New Haven and then Danbury, Conn., and is now assistant executive director of North Central Massachusetts Housing Authorities in Leominster, Mass. Talking with some lawyer friends in 2017, he…, Feedback and Chit-Chat, One common – yet demonstrably unfair – rap against Millennials is that they are overly “needy” people and in constant need of affirmation. Paricio explains that this is a generational misinterpretation of what, in fact, reflects a greater desire to be purposeful. “Whenever I talk to attorneys and they talk about Millennials,” she says, “I try to debunk that myth. I don’t think it’s fair to…
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