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Metacognitive Auditing

LG207
Module 1: The Unseen Mind
3 Lessons

What metacognition is, why skilled lawyers cannot see their own blind spots, and why expertise can breed overconfidence.

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The Unseen Mind

1

Metacognition: Thinking About Your Own Legal Thinking

You will understand what metacognition is, why it matters in legal practice, and how to recognise when you are thinking about your own thinking rather than simply thinking.

25 min
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2

The Bias Blind Spot: Why We Cannot See Our Own

You will understand why skilled lawyers readily spot bias in opposing counsel but remain blind to identical reasoning patterns in their own case preparation, and how this asymmetry shapes disclosure, advice and advocacy.

25 min
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Expertise, Fluency and the Overconfident Professional

You will understand how mastery in law can paradoxically erode self-awareness, why experienced practitioners are often blind to their own reasoning gaps, and how to build systematic checks against expertise-driven overconfidence.

25 min
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