Think Like a Lawyer to Make Decisions and Solve Problems

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Kim Wehle

27:53

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01 - Introduction

01 - The benefits of thinking like a lawyer.mp4

01:22

02 - Different types of decision-making.mp4

01:59

03 - Why think like a lawyer.mp4

02:39

02 - Establish Your Guiding Principles

01 - The difference between rules, norms, and values.mp4

01:53

03 - Define Your Goals

01 - Identifying your goals.mp4

02:51

02 - Prioritizing your goals.mp4

03:19

04 - Identify Stakeholder Interests

01 - Who are the stakeholders.mp4

02:34

02 - Asking questions.mp4

02:18

03 - Exercising critical listening skills.mp4

02:25

05 - Gather Facts

01 - What qualifies as a fact.mp4

03:09

02 - Breaking down complexity.mp4

01:50

06 - Accept Disagreement

01 - You don't need a full agreement to have your point of view.mp4

01:34

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Why would any non-lawyer want to think like a lawyer? What’s the benefit of thinking like a lawyer? In this course, law professor Kim Wehle explains how thinking like a lawyer and employing the legal method of decision making helps eliminate emotional reactivity, confirmation bias, and other decision-making pitfalls in favor of evidentiary-based analysis. Kim highlights key aspects of decision making and problem solving, like identifying stakeholders affected in any decision, the importance of asking the right questions, identifying and prioritizing your goals, and exercising critical listening skills.
When you think like a lawyer, the result is more informed, thorough, and effective decisions that you can feel good about, regardless of the circumstances.

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Kim Wehle

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LinkedIn Learning Instructor; Tenured Law Professor; Author of HarperCollins books "How to Think Like a Lawyer– And Why," "How to Read the Constitution – and Why," and "What You Need to Know About Voting – And Why"; Media commentator (CNN, MSNBC, NPR); Contributor for BBC News, Politico, The Atlantic, The Hill and The Bulwark; Former CBS News Legal Analyst; Former Assistant U.S. Attorney and Associate Independent Counsel in the Whitewater Investigation. Expertise in Constitutional Law, Policy Analysis and Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, and Criminal Law. Graduated cum laude from University of Michigan Law School where was Editor of the Michigan Law Review. www.kimberlywehle.com @kimwehle

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