Lawyers: EI Application What makes a successful lawyer? Is it exclusively his or her IQ power and strong analytic abilities? A recent issue of Harvard Magazine reported “practically all lawyers will have an IQ of 110 to 120, good enough to handle law school and pass the bar.” Yet, if the majority of lawyers are on this high end of the IQ range, then why are some lawyers more successful than others? It’s their “emotional intelligence,” says Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., the reigning expert on emotional intelligence and author of two best-selling books on the topic. He credits a solid dose of emotional intelligence as what distinguishes star performers from the field. Goleman stated, “rainmakers at law firms bring in new clients not because of their LSAT scores, but because of the kind of people they are—charismatic, likable, and trustworthy. Intellect and technical expertise gets you so far, but it’s the human qualities that make you a star.” Our training seminars and executive coaching programs are specifically   targeted to help attorneys build their emotional intelligence and rainmaking skills. The consultants for these programs are an experienced psychologist and an attorney who former managing partner in a major law firm.