Apr 5, 2019
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- For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-fox-bb304663/
- https://www.lawyaw.com/
Show Notes
- How do we build a better lawyer? Peeling back the lawyer brain onion with Eric Fox.
- Eric’s background in Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
- Seeing statistics and theory as a mix of art and science.
- Predicting social behavior to a reliable degree.
- On the “boosted ego” of lawyers.
- The importance of the trait of agreeableness.
- The “Big 5” factor analysis of personality traits and the connection to everyday language.
- On “conscientiousness" and “resilience.” How to evaluate these important lawyer traits.
- Brain plasticity and if our best traits are based on nature or nurture.
- Why too much of a good trait can be a bad thing.
- Why agreeableness might lead you to a lower salary.
- How Hire an Esquire is using psychometric data to improve client results and the overall legal system.
- Predicting performance. Saving money.
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