Mentoring a Professional Identity - Civility & Professionalism for the Modern Lawyer

The lack of civility and professionalism in modern legal practice can be attributed to the diminished focus on developing and sustaining lawyer professional identity. Our discussion will focus on the role of professional identity in creating a successful legal career, including the correlation between poorly developed professional identity and heightened burn out, unprofessionalism, and disciplinary issues in practice. The goal is to move away from the common, simplistic professional identity of most attorneys and develop a more holistic, positive identity which comprises all of the professional characteristics the lawyer currently embodies and wishes to embody in the future. This training provides a practical, interactive experience for participants to develop a written description of their holistic professional identity. Participants will also learn more about the Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program (CAMP) and how mentoring can improve the development of a lawyer’s professional identity.  

 

REGISTER TODAY!  

 

   

J. Ryann Peyton, Esq., is a former litigator and a seasoned consultant and advocate on diversity and inclusivity in the legal field. Ryann is a frequent commentator, presenter, and lecturer having contributed to the Denver Post, Law Week Colorado, Denver Business Journal, KDVR Fox 31, and Colorado Public Radio. Prior to joining CAMP, Ryann focused her practice on civil litigation with an emphasis on LGBT families and civil rights. She also has served as an adjunct professor in the University of Denver’s Legal Externship Program, where she supervised law students during their semester-long externships in the legal community. Ryann has been routinely recognized for her legal practice, most recently earning the 2014 Colorado Bar Association’s Outstanding Young Attorney of the Year award. Ryann sits on the boards of the Colorado LGBT Bar Association, Colorado LGBT Bar Foundation, GLBT Community Center of Colorado, Colorado Bar Association Board of Governors, Center for Legal Inclusiveness, and the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado. Ryann is a graduate of the Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training (COBALT) program and the Center for Legal Inclusiveness’ Level I Diversity and Inclusiveness training program. Ryann earned her law degree from the University of St. Thomas School of Law and holds an LLM and undergraduate degree from the University of Denver.