Imposter Syndrome in the Legal Field

"One of the most engaging CLEs I've seen in over 25 yeards of practice. Brian does an amaizing job of tying his experiences to concrete information and actionable advice. I selected this CLE because I was curious about imposter syndrome and what it is. Having watched the video, I realize that I am one of the very fortunate people who do not often have those sorts of feelings. With that in mind, I especially recommend this CLE for people who do not have (or do not feel like they have) imposter syndrome. Brian's ability to connect his experiences, emotional reactions, and actions resulting from that to specific imposter syndrome feelings was very eye-opening to me. Looking back with this knowledge in mind, I can see several times when colleagues probably were suffering from imposter syndrome and I had no idea, and would not have known what to do even if realized they might need some assistance. I don't know if I would be any better at recognizing imposter syndrome in the moment because, as Brian noted, people are very good at hiding it, but if I do, I at least know some avenues to possible get them some help. More importantly, I have the tools to look critically at my own behavior to make sure I am not creating or perpetuating an environment that creates imposter syndrome. That, to me, is the biggest benefit of this CLE. It is good for people with imposter syndrome to feel like they are not alone, and to understand that resources are available. It is even better for people, with or without imposter syndrome, to learn how to change their behaviors to help making others feel this way in the first place."