TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 28, 2024

Belmont College of Law is pioneering a new holistic approach to legal education to help students build resilience and self-awareness, the school writes. The approach uses Enneagram, a personality typing system, to guide students in understanding their professional identity, communication styles and stress management. Current second year law students will be the first class to experience the entire "Extended Enneagram Training” series, which is integrated into student orientation and continues throughout law school. The initiative comes in response to the American Bar Association's emphasis on cultivating professional identity in law students. By focusing on student wellness and whole person formation, Belmont says it aims to prepare graduates for the demanding and potentially stressful legal profession and address the high rates of substance abuse among lawyers.