Beyond Smart

"Emotional intelligence" (EI) is the ability to recognize, understand, and regulate our own and others' emotions. Industries worldwide have incorporated EI into their education, hiring, training, and management programs to maximize performance.


Beyond Smart is the first comprehensive guide to understanding and raising emotional intelligence in the unique context of law practice. It explains the origins of EI, a lawyer's historic role in developing the concept, how lawyers compare in EI to other professionals and how to determine your level of EI. The guide also outlines how:





Emotionally intelligent lawyers are smarter, better practitioners - as negotiators, litigators and judges, make more money, and are physically and mentally healthier;

Emotionally intelligent law departments and law firms profit from more effective leadership, greater performance, enhanced teamwork, and increased client satisfaction, as well as lower attrition, healthcare and professional liability costs;

Emotionally intelligent practices can thrive in an increasingly competitive and technologically complex marketplace, even outperforming artificial intelligence; and

Individuals, workplaces and law schools can take steps to raise emotional intelligence.


"Emotional intelligence is one of the most important, yet overlooked, areas of law practice. It is a gift for lawyers and legal educators alike."
- Daniel S. Bowling, III, Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke Law School