Explore every episode of the podcast Lawyers as Healers
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| Ep. 03 - A Blind Spot in Legal Education: Why Aren’t Lawyers Trained in Human Conflict? | 18 Apr 2026 | 00:21:49 | |
In this episode of Lawyers as Healers, I explore a strange reality about the legal profession: lawyers spend their careers working in human conflict, yet most receive little or no training in the basics of conflict itself. Law school teaches doctrine, legal analysis, and how to pass the bar exam. But it rarely teaches the psychology of conflict or the communication tools that help people engage in healthy conflict. Drawing on my own experience as a litigator and my later training in mediation, I reflect on the moment I realized how much of this knowledge was missing from my legal education—and why that absence shapes the way lawyers approach disputes. If lawyers are meant to serve as “healers of human conflict,” we may need to examine what is missing from our training. | |||
| Ep. 02 - Why Do We Go To Law School: Intention vs. Practice. | 11 Apr 2026 | 00:22:56 | |
This episode explores the concept of lawyers as healers and the tension between the original intent of becoming a lawyer and the reality of legal practice. It delves into the childhood influence of becoming a lawyer, the motivation for becoming a lawyer, the shift that occurs in law school, and the incoherence of legal practice. Takeaways
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| Ep. 01 - Can Lawyers be healers of human conflict? | 02 Apr 2026 | 00:13:33 | |
In the first episode of Lawyers as Healers, host Dave Albrechta introduces the central idea behind the podcast: that the legal profession may have a deeper calling than simply resolving disputes. Reflecting on a quote from Chief Justice Warren Burger and his own journey from a decade of employment litigation to mediation and coaching, Dave explores why the concept of lawyers as healers of human conflict initially seemed absurd to him—and why he now believes it may be essential to the future of the profession. This episode sets the stage for the series by examining burnout in adversarial practice, the limits of settlement and resolution, and why a more human-centered approach to conflict may be needed now more than ever. | |||