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"Are You Helping Your Young Lawyers Become Artisans or Virtuosos?"

This post was written by Cordell Parvin: "Over time your first year lawyers will either become artisans or virtuosos. I thought of this idea because several young partners I coach have complained about the way the young associates who work for them analyze a problem. These very bright associates seem to only do what they are tasked to do rather than digging deeper when confronted with an issue and trying to figure out an appropriate answer.

A year ago I came across an interesting two part blog titled: Artisans and Virtuosos: Cultivating Adaptive Expertise in our Children--and In Ourselves. The blogger discussed ideas shared by John Bransford in his chapter "How Experts Differ from Novices."  In that chapter, Bransford outlines six principles of "expert's knowledge" and then examines their "potential for learning and instruction." The very first principle is..."

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Source: Law Consulting Blog, 26 August 2010. © 2010, Cordell Parvin LLC. Reproduced with permission of the author.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on August 26, 2010 (boomark / email).