Setting boundaries is an important skill to prevent burnout, especially in the legal profession. Start practicing the 3 steps below if you find it difficult to say NO. Setting boundaries is challenging for almost everyone. We've provided general guidance…
Proper mental health requires effort -- especially for lawyers and law students. Healthy coping skills are key for law students to develop early. Law students start law school with high life satisfaction and strong mental health measures. But within the…
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Steering Committee on Lawyer Well-Being just released its final report yesterday. Chief Justice Gants announced members of the Committee in October 2018, in response to the clear need bring stakeholders in the legal profession to…
Notice how the title doesn't say that you SHOULD reject the word? It isn’t just a technicality -- CAN has a different meaning from SHOULD, and it matters to our language-loving human brains. We think in words -- often without…
Today, June 28th, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. As most of us know by now, Pride Month grew from the Stonewall Riots, a protest in response to harassment by police in Greenwich Village. Civil rights activists…
Lawyers are the loneliest of all professionals. Social support is critical to well-being, so don't wait to focus on finding connection. The stress of working in the legal profession is well-documented. A prominent study in a 2016 medical journal, for…
It isn't healthy to make decisions based on fear, as common as it is in the legal profession. Here's how to start rewiring your brain to focus on positive outcomes. Many areas of life highlight the reasons why we choose…
While we continue to work with other organizations to fight against stigma in the legal profession around mental health, addiction, and seeking help in general, you can find steps to overcome the battle as an individual here. In my line…
A publication from the Journal of Legal Education forthcoming this summer will feature an article titled Where Are We on the Path to Law Student Well-Being? Report on the ABA CoLAP Law Student Assistance Committee Law School Wellness Survey, by Jordana…
Kimberly Y. Bennett, Esq. shares the shifts lawyers need to make for a rewarding, sustainable law practice — in 30 minutes or less — in this installment of Webinars for Busy Lawyers. It’s time to break the law. Old law is a…