Bring Relational Wisdom® Into Your Law Practice
Develop relational skills that improve your ability to effectively empathize with your clients and wisely guide them to solutions that align with their core values and preserve important relationships.
Daily Relational Challenges
Attorneys constantly counsel, advocate and negotiate on behalf of clients, often in emotionally charged, high stakes situations. These interactions can trigger major relational challenges:
- Client anxiety and decision making under stress
- High conflict negotiations and depositions
- Internal friction within practice groups
- Incivility, bias and reputational risk
- Burnout, compassion fatigue and turnover
- Ethical dilemmas in fast moving matters
Transform Your Practice
As your firm strengthens its relational skills, you can build a firm distinguished by wisdom, professionalism and effective client advocacy.
- Raise client trust through values aligned counseling
- Preserve treasured relationships
- De-escalate conflict to find durable agreements
- Improve communication and project management
- Navigate ethics issues with confidence
- Reduce burnout and increase retention
- Improve civility inside and outside the courtroom
- Facilitate alternative dispute resolution
Supporting Studies
Multiple studies reveal the value of relational skills training in the practice of law.
Step by Step Guidance
You can be the person who introduces your firm to the transforming power of relational wisdom and peacemaking. You can start this process by taking three steps:
- Download a free ebooklet that provides detailed guidance and resources you can use to bring this training to your entire firm
- Register for the Discovering Relational Wisdom course so you can set an example that inspires others to learn these skills
- Host a live kick off event to introduce your firm to relational wisdom (click there for event options)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it appropriate for attorneys to talk with clients about their faith?
Yes. According to the American Bar Association’s Rule of Professional Conduct 2.1, attorneys have a professional responsibility to help clients live out their personal moral values, which are often informed by their faith,
and to consider how their actions may impact others, which is also a faith-informed matter for many clients (click here for practical guidance on how to do so).
Does RW360's training qualify for continuing legal education credit?
Yes. Our training has been approved for CLE on multiple occasions. This is typically done on a state-by-state basis, so please contact us for more information.
What's the difference between your faith-based and values-based training?
Our faith-based course, Discovering Relational Wisdom teaches the principles of relational wisdom from the Christian faith perspective. Our pluralistic/secular course, Exploring Relational Wisdom teaches the same principles without religious language.
How does RW360 facilitate firm-wide training?
To facilitate firm-wide training, consider enrolling your team in our online course for attorneys available at the RW Academy, or host a live seminar tailored for legal professionals.
I have many more questions about how to bring my faith into my legal practice and how to make the best use of your training. Where I can I find more answers?
You will find many FAQs and their answers here.
Train Your Entire Firm
Relational skills training will help your law practice get upstream of conflict and build healthier, more effective relationships. Here are three steps you can take right now:
Download the
Free eBooklet
Get a detailed plan on how to pursue this training and bring it to your firm, as well as their families.
Register for Discovering Relational Wisdom Course
Begin developing relational skills you can practice at work and at home. inspiring others to follow your example.
Host a Live Kick-Off Event to Inspire Your Team
Invite an RW Instructor to provide a webinar or live seminar to introduce your leadership team to RW.