Lawyers Are Trained To Break the Law! | Virginia Warren | TEDxDocklands

[@kaymitchell4935]

I love hearing stories like this. I am a firm believer there has been a shift since 2012 where we are all realising that this way of living, career focus is NOT how we find fulfillment in life. It's through self awareness and contribution to our community that these things come and Virginia is on top of it!

[@alicjakmusia]

I have been feeling the exact same thing and I have seen it in my friends and family too. There is a shift happening.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thanks Kay. It is time to change it up!

[@jessettucker]

Finally watched, you are right!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@jessettucker Thanks for watching! :)

[@sariyah7175]

Lawyer and yoga instructor with a great sense of humor, that's what makes this talk incredible!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank-you so much Sariyah! Life is supposed to be fun! :)

[@elizabethbernard3135]

Such a perfect combination- who would have thought!?

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@elizabethbernard3135 Thank-you :) We do need to use our whole person to engage effectively with others.

[@phillipnorris3rd]

wow, didnt expect to see a lawyer like this?

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@phillipnorris3rd thank you 😊

[@thisismindfulness]

You don't often see a lawyer breaking from the system, and offering a look at humanity, bravo!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

I appreciate your kind words. What we surely need is public demand for an alternative system.

[@suebakernottly]

No they are calculating fees.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@suebakernottly unfortunately this is often the case.

[@elizabethbernard3135]

It is a risky thing to do, but this works!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@elizabethbernard3135 Thank-you Elizabeth! We need the public to ask for lawyers doing this work and then we start the change :)

[@thedeepfocus]

Unwrapping this topic is so incredibly brave and I am so sure that perhaps ex colleagues of hers would see something like this and turn their nose up. The humility and empathy that comes along with such a perspective is so rare but so beautiful. I hope she leads the way for others in her profession

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank you, I truly appreciate your kind observations. We are “being the change” in the hope that others will want this.

[@alextoutaev]

@@lawyersforlove8256 "Be the change you want to see in the world" although definitely not an easy job, you are incredible!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@alextoutaev I truly appreciate the support Alex. Thank-you.

[@umitkrca]

Gifts are free, with no timed costs!

[@BruceWayne-nm5cr]

Well done Virginia, break the mold and create something better!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thanks so much Bruce, the time has certainly come for that! :)

[@maryyouson4404]

This is just so perfectly holistic- the spiritual and the physical uniting to create hope for humanity. There is so much potential in this space you have created, Virginia. Please keep it up!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank you Mary. My organisation, Lawyers for Love is bringing in big changes 💚

[@12100myts]

@@lawyersforlove8256 Looking you up now, this is exciting stuff

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@12100myts thanks for checking us out! :)

[@samanthaabadi]

@@lawyersforlove8256 I can't wait to look into Lawyers for Love. Sounds game changing!

[@rutakahh]

Absolutely revolutionary perspective in the lawyers field! I absolutely agree that emotional aspects are so important that when a problem is "resolved" without taking them into consideration, it doesn't really resolve the issue, the root cause of the issue. Taking approach as per Virginia' s suggestion would make a huge and fundamental change in the system. Thank you Virginia for being brave to go up there and represent the humane approach! Loved it!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank-you Ruta, and yes! We need to get to the cause so we can have compassion for those that find themselves in the system

[@macyduens]

Yes! So agree!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@macyduens Thank-you so much for your support! It is awesome members of the public like you, who will make the difference here :)

[@pennyhooker]

So true!

[@alextoutaev]

Virginia is amazing. And what a fabulous speaker! I just can't get over this whole story, wow, incredible.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thanks so much Alex. It is support like this that will usher in change :)

[@harmonyhadley5216]

Same here! So refreshing and inspirig.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@harmonyhadley5216 Thanks so much :)

[@bilbobaggins3rd]

back from my hibernation and this is the first thing i've watched, amazing send Al

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@bilbobaggins3rd thank-you for watching :)

[@moanaoloha]

The Zen Lawyer for sure! The line of thinking, problem solving.... Virginia, you are magnificent and I will be sharing this right away!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank-you for your support Moana. It's people like you that will change the world. :)

[@meganfreed1989]

She really is!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@meganfreed1989 thank you for your support 🙏

[@jason-childers]

I keep hearing Yoga as this magical practice. Really seems to bring a lot of people "Home" with more understanding and purpose in their life. Virginia is a perfect example, this is a mighty topic.

[@carliewilferth]

It is HEAVEN. actually.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Yes, Jason. That's where I first found 'home' :)

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@carliewilferth I agree Carlie :)

[@natashahaddad4298]

Brilliant and revolutionary! You are amazing Virginia!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

I appreciate your kind support Natasha. It's time to be the change.

[@bilbobiggens2104]

Never heard a lawyer like this!

[@oakleysienna]

Agree 10000%

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@bilbobiggens2104 times are changing :)

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@oakleysienna thank-you :)

[@georgewatkiss]

I couldn't help but chuckle at what took her on this journey but after watching this whole thing through... Wow. Like, this is a really amazing story and perspective.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thanks George! We can unite if we see our conflicts as opportunities 😊

[@dylantaylor6200]

@@lawyersforlove8256 TRUE!

[@charliebrownabel]

Awake!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@dylantaylor6200 ❤️

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@charliebrownabel ❤️

[@eliseseveniegn]

6:55 where she talks about the unconscious perceptions and invalidating emotional experiences hit me. These are terms that come up so often in modern lingo, but I have never heard of a lawyer acknowledging so honestly the importance of these things. I feel so….validated ;)

[@lawyersforlove8256]

That's great to hear Elise! Times are truly changing.

[@michealdrozd]

Yeah this was a real breath of fresh air to see and hear. Thanks for Sending to me lovely

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@michealdrozd I appreciate your kind comments :)

[@donald-hamilton]

This got me right in the feels.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@donald-hamilton I'm glad to hear it Don. Thank-you for commenting :)

[@mervobak]

This lawyer seems to have a psychologist background as well. If only all lawyers had this depth of self awareness and integrity.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank-you Merv. It's all about knowing about our humanity :)

[@efi_altess]

Great speech with a great psychological explanation behind our human mechanics! Amazing.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank-you so much :)

[@kamilanotthevip]

The rabbit hole where philosophy and science intersect... That is one of the most beautiful and enlightening rabbit holes there is

[@lawyersforlove8256]

I couldn't agree more Kamila :)

[@thenextbigthingishere]

So true, we all have unconscious bias,

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Yes, and when we see it - it disappears ... magic really ;)

[@bridgettemsanders]

Kudos to this woman! Definitely a conversation that should have been had a long time ago. Of course it took her a heck of a lot of pain to have this realisation but gosh it's good!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank you so much for your support Bridgette! The conversation is still going ... the system is ingrained in fear.

[@thisismindfulness]

@@lawyersforlove8256 The whole world is, but it's people like you helping the shift.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@thisismindfulness Thank-you so much!! As are people like you who are sharing this message.

[@tristan-bailey]

love her love this talk.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@tristan-bailey Thanks for your support Tristan :)

[@nadiahughes4228]

Absolutely brilliant! She is so suited to work in collaborative law practice.

[@chinadiggs543]

I had never heard of this, so brilliant and needed.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@chinadiggs543 Thank-you so much! It is time we took a different approach to our conflicts. The old way of doing things just doesn't work any longer. :)

[@caidendrew]

Really admire her and this work!

[@georgewatkiss]

Yeah it is a serious change in life path

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank you I appreciate the support 😊

[@caidendrew]

@@lawyersforlove8256 If I need legal help in Canada Ill call, haha

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@caidendrew please do! This work is non-jurisdictional. Love has no borders 😃💚

[@caidendrew]

@@lawyersforlove8256 😀

[@remoteaccess1233]

I learned a little but i have a little knowledge of this law....thanks i love viewing.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank-you for watching :)

[@everlight7944]

Life has far more meaning than the meaning we give it. We did not create ourselves and did not make natural law. Those things existed before human beings and so did meaning.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

So very true! Thank-you for watching

[@thiagodornelas131]

Lawyers Are Trained To Break the Law! When I read the name of this talk, I was sure I'd like it. And I did.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank-you Thiago

[@valenciaponomarenco]

I love the idea of teaching society about accountability and self regulation. Sounds like Utopia!

[@gizmeaux]

Val this is fantastic! And I am so in agreeance, it's how we move forward :)

[@lawyersforlove8256]

If everyone does it for themselves Valencia, that's what we will have :) Thank-you!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@gizmeaux Thank-you :)

[@alicjakmusia]

This is such a common sense idea, yet we still struggle to implement it.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@alicjakmusia Yes! The system itself has power over all in it.

[@meganfreed1989]

There has been a such an imbalance within the justice system for a long time. I believe that people like Virginia are going to help people see the need for a more holistic approach. We could do so much, there is such potential out there!

[@xavierdistaple8620]

Megan, this is excellent. Thank you for forwarding it on to me

[@hamlinr]

A step in the right direction. She is an example that the times are changing

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thanks for your support Megan, you are right. We are in need of a real human approach to our conflicts.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@hamlinr we need public support to make real changes. If people ask for more holistic lawyers that’s what will be supplied. Thank you so much for your support 😊

[@tyronecaojr]

My friend is in a divorce procedure now and here what I noticed. Lawyers don't really care about human relationship at all. Only law and facts. I know it's how everything works. But the law isn't perfect, and there are still a lot of questions left behind.

[@hamlinr]

mmmm- I think that facts are important in legal proceedings because emotions are very subjective and love to feed themselves. However, I do agree that there needs to be more respect to the human experience of these things

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@hamlinr thank you. We need to listen to the emotional component to see which aspects of ourselves are creating our conflicts for us. An holistic approach is so beneficial for our personal evolution.

[@magdaselenski]

I'm going to assume it was at the end of 2012 because that seems to be with everything changed for a lot of people. A shift in truth and purpose. I love Virginia's story and I think there is many of us who could follow this lead.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Yes, Magda 2012 was the big shift for me. And thank-you for your support of this idea :)

[@annamaegold]

I was a police officer when I fell down the rabbit hole. It turned out to be incompatible.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Similar to the legal system. It's fear based. We are offering an alternative approach to all these systems :)

[@annamaegold]

@@lawyersforlove8256 Yes, fear based. Tell me more about your alternative approach.

[@jeanrobertwongtitshing8227]

Lawyers are trained to take the words out of your mouth, put them on papers and made you signed the papers afterwards. What is in your mind and in your heart are something that no one else could read but the moment that you put them on your tongue you are judged from that that very moment. Lawyers are trained to read the tone, the tune, the ambiguity of sense and non sense of just the four elements of the " word".

[@KelseyPoinsatteJones1]

This is brilliant

[@delpranzo570]

Very informative

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank-you :)

[@qiwanggi]

Oh my, amazing idea! Awesome talk! But I have doubts if the situation changes and lawyers would become your emotional counsels.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank-you qi! Let's hope so :)

[@benjamingdorey]

They say a lot about democracy, but have so many rules that lawyers have to look for the ways to break the law.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Yes Ben, that’s why I’m also saying that a loving society will exist with less rules 😊

[@VivekSmith]

There are many paths to success. In criminal law, the written statutes must be so clearly written, a person with only adequate reading ability can figure out what actions are considered criminal. In the criminal justice system, most (more than half?) of the defendants have broken such statutes. Many for selling drugs, for running a criminal enterprise. If your client is guilty, he still deserves "adequate representation." This idea of "all humans are connected" is at odds with your client going to prison for ten years.

[@mystermix]

People really don’t know how to take responsibility for themselves these days. Always blaming anyone and anything for the mistakes they made. If more people took responsibility for themselves and their actions, the world would be a better place. I like how she acknowledges that the law allows people to avoid just this. Next step, lets stop big brother from taking away our freedoms as individuals!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

So very well said. We need to learn to self-regulate instead of using the legal system as our parent.

[@phillambrick]

@@lawyersforlove8256 We should think about this for primary education. We need it.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@phillambrick I agree! I'm here if anyone wants me to teach the new way :)

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@phillambrick Yes! Yes we do. We need it in law school too :)

[@earlaweese]

*You’re literally giving “this is all your fault even though someone else did it to you and you have to be responsible for the choices other people make because you are the controller of the entire universe since you were born” vibes.*

[@xavierdistaple8620]

It's about time lawyers grew a conscience, the one I had during my divorce sure didn't have one.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

You’re so right Xavier. It’s time for change!

[@hamlinr]

It is like the elephant in the room- we all know lawyers rarely have a conscience, we just pretend it isn't happening

[@umitkrca]

agree!

[@kurstank1953]

Can they?

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@kurstank1953 it is possible if we look at humanity from a different perspective.

[@macyduens]

I think people would be a lot more willing to hold themselves accountable if we had resources to help people with that internal conflict. I believe this woman is from Australia and from what I gather they have next to no rehabilitation services available. And I could stand corrected but I'm pretty sure ice is a really big issue there. So if there aren't resources in place to help people, no matter what, they are going to keep doing the same thing over and over again.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank-you Macy! It is all about helping people with their internal conflicts.

[@bridgettemsanders]

Rehabilitation instead of punishment would be ideal

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@bridgettemsanders absolutely! Punishment is not helping anyone. Compassion is what’s needed.

[@tyronecaojr]

@@lawyersforlove8256 Does Australia have rehabilitation programs or do they just go to jail?

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@tyronecaojr We do have programs. Much depends on the case. Lawyers for Love see things quite differently though. It is about helping someone see that they are at all times perfect. Yet if they are doing undesirable things, then we look at why this might be happening.

[@emma.st.charles]

It must be really hard to move away from emotions in the legal profession. I don't think I could do it

[@lawyersforlove8256]

We don't need to move away. Let's embrace our whole human-ness :)

[@henryichu]

I wonder what other lawyers think of this?

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank you for bringing this point up Henry. Many lawyers are looking to bring a more positive purpose to their career.

[@tingliu6517]

I am a lawyer in china , I totally agree Virginia Warren's opinion. not about "win or lose", basing on respecting Human consciousness, seeking for a method to co-win in every law case.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@tingliu6517 we can do this. It is time to change 😀

[@henryichu]

@@tingliu6517 🥰 another good one

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@henryichu thanks Henry 😊

[@alannamyers]

lol. you don't hear many of these stories from lawyers do ya. i'd hire her!

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thanks Alanna :)

[@tonyiquintero]

Very unusual talk and viewpoint.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thanks for listening Tony :)

[@lisaweaver986]

Oh yes they are! Wanna know why?????

[@gracej.8107]

Lawyers are made to Compete with The Law

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Thank you. Yes, lawyers have a difficult job with so many laws always changing.

[@jean-victorcote5825]

❤

[@virginiarobin]

😀

[@virginiarobin]

Thank you so much :)

[@daniellewyatt7966]

Does anyone know of any youtube channel that teaches you law?

[@lawyersforlove8256]

Lawyers for Love do a Love and Law broadcast. Our lawyers talk about how to work in legal practice with more compassion and love.

[@lagosn943]

✌

[@Frisbieinstein]

Warren Zenvon

[@zackpinonet]

Seems that lawyers can't be empaths.

[@harrydecker3979]

I think you missed the point of this talk then, clearly Virginia is an empath.

[@lawyersforlove8256]

It's tricky for many lawyers due to law school training. Like anything, these are just programs. We can be re-programmed :)

[@lawyersforlove8256]

@@harrydecker3979 thanks for your support Harry! :)

[@DaRing_Tanya_Golunowa_Kook]

Очень актуально

[@aicofrena505]

I love liars I mean lawyers lol

[@lawyersforlove8256]

It's great to have a sense of humour :)

[@Aslitaaaa]

Yo quiero ver american horror story no está porongaaa 😐💔💔💔

[@katyaherrera1077]

Que onda no entiendo nada nada

[@aicofrena505]

Your response is not valid. No matter the :validity a lawyer will lie and state you are the liar god bless America