Description

Mighty MERP is joined by fellow change-agent, attorney, and past President of the NJSBA Jeralyn Lawrence.

The conversation focuses on the need to redefine best practices within legal proceedings, emphasizing a shift from traditional hierarchical mindsets to a more collaborative approach between judges and lawyers.

They discuss the importance of mutual respect and the necessity for judges and lawyers to work together rather than maintaining a parent-child dynamic.takeaways

• we need to redefine what best practices is.
• remove the that's the way it's always been done mentality.
• we have to ask the judge for permission on everything.
• I'm not your mom, I'm not your dad.
• this is a collaborative approach.
• that mindset has to be more of, we're in this together.
• this immediate knee-jerk reaction to adjournment requests.
• you must defer to me.
• they've earned and deserve that respect.
• that has to change.