The Introverted Lawyer: A Seven-Step Journey Toward Authentically Empowered Advocacy: A Seven-Step Journey Toward Authentically Empowered Advocacy

A stereotype bias exists in law school and legal practice favoring the garrulous extrovert. While loquacious law students, professors, lawyers, and judges thrive in a world dominated by the Socratic Method and rapid—fire oral discourse, quiet thinkers and writers can become sidelined. Introverted, shy, or socially anxious law students and lawyers often question their place in the legal arena, though research reveals they offer much—needed gifts to the profession, including active listening,...