The Language of Compassion: A Few Lessons from Michigan Lawyers on How to Communicate Compassionately with Personal Injury Clients

Abstract Though judges and lawyers encourage claimants to settle disputes out of courts, may struggle managing out-of-court dispute resolution processes. Some the management struggles are related emotions clients. One reasons why it be difficult manage a client’s is because require different communication skillset from lawyers. The following note features some advice for law students on how incorporate compassionate methods in personal injury disputes. Personal emotionally challenging Such challenges manifest issues prolonged suffering Yet, both academics dismiss importance soft-skill development due course legal education. As lawyer-socialization institutions, schools have duty foster skills that necessary successfully assist clients This contribution discusses notion human compassion-based counselling scholarship relation paper advocates normalizing disputes, through testimonials Michigan lawyers, presents real life examples can communicate compassionately with their Law benefit learning about real-life patterns between better conversations