Soft Skills For Those With Hard Shells: Helping Law Students Become ‘Good’ Lawyers

Fuel the Spark: 5 Guiding Values for Success in Law School and Beyond not only offers guidance for students or prospective students, but aims to instill into legal education the values that make a lawyer a ‘good’ lawyer – a purpose that anyone in the field can applaud as a step to revitalizing the reputation of lawyers in America. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) February 11, 2009 - When Kevin Houchin entered law school at age 33, he had the unique benefit of having experience as both a graphic designer and small business and brand development consultant. His artistic eye, shrewd marketing skills and legal knowledge combined to make him a highly effective student and an even more potent lawyer.

Unfortunately, not every law student has the advantage of such a versatile blend of know-how under their belts. Houchin’s debut book, Fuel the Spark: 5 Guiding Values for Success in Law School and Beyond, shares the author’s exclusive secrets to success.

“Law school tends to pound the humanity out of students with a constant onslaught of life-changing discussions based on some powerful, but often erroneous, assumptions,” says Houchin.

He points out that while there are several “tactical books” on law school (which demonstrate how to write essay exams and brief cases, etc.), there is “really… nothing out there giving students a context of ‘soft skills’ for maintaining their sense of optimism, idealism and balance while engaged in this hectic time.”

Fuel the Spark: 5 Guiding Values for Success in Law School and Beyond not only offers guidance for students or prospective students, but aims to instill into legal education the values that make a lawyer a ‘good’ lawyer – a purpose that anyone in the field can applaud as a step to revitalizing the reputation of lawyers in America.

“With his focus on guiding values, Kevin Houchin offers great advice for law school – and for life,” asserts R. Lawrence Dessem, Dean of the University of Missouri School of Law.

Filled with practical recommendations, Fuel the Spark: 5 Guiding Values for Success in Law School and Beyond is the essential guide to personal success and long-term joy in law school and beyond. Lawyer Betsy Gutting calls the book a “powerful tool for putting heart and soul into your law practice.”

Kevin Houchin has been an expert law school admissions counselor for more than 10 years. In addition to his career as an attorney and marketing consultant, he is often found in the role of business and life coach. He speaks regularly for creative entrepreneurial business, continuing legal education and law school audiences and is a columnist for a leading business journal in Colorado.

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