Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers started as a free resource for lawyers battling substance abuse and has evolved over the years into a multifaceted service agency that provides free and confidential support groups, clinical evaluations, clinical groups, clinical consultations, referrals to…
Does your work recurrently bring you in contact with clients who have been the victims of traumatizing/stressful experiences? Lawyers often forget to check in with their own wellbeing, but consider whether you may have absorbed some of this stress and…
Our physical bodies are designed to maintain health through a balanced reaction to our environment by way of our Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). The ANS is made up of two systems (the sympathetic nervous system [SNS] and parasympathetic nervous system…
Volunteer work isn’t just correlated with happiness; it actually causes it, at least according to some pretty good research. And according to some other good research, it influences health and longevity, too. And if that sounds too crazy for you…
A lawyer receiving mail with the return address “Office of Bar Counsel” is naturally upset, and worried. Attorneys who are going to be investigated by Bar Counsel may initially be shocked, and may remain in denial for some time after…
With large numbers of unemployed attorneys in Massachusetts, as well as those working below their income capacity, it’s clear that a significant percentage of lawyers in the Commonwealth are dealing with constricted personal budgets. Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, LOMAP’s parent…
We’re pleased to publish another guest post by Jeffrey J. Clark, an attorney and consultant in Georgetown, Massachusetts. Jeff maintains a full-time law practice; but, he also offers attorneys and law firms, small businesses and individuals consultation services regarding computer…
A report published last month by Wisconsin’s state bar, based on a survey of new lawyers, found that newly admitted attorneys faced “huge law school debt, unemployment, underemployment, or inadequate pay,” along with fewer opportunities for training. The result, of course, is not only economic depression but emotional depression. (Click here to read the Wisconsin Bar article.)
None of this comes as a surprise to me as a clinician at LCL,
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