In 2013, Shaneka L. Davis, Esq. -- now a Director at the MBLA -- was a rising 3L, wanting to study the issues of stress, stress management, and overall work-life balance among both law students and lawyers. Shaneka conducted her…
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…
I was pleased during my recent visit to Harvard Law School Wellness Fair to be able to speak with so many students about how Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (“LCL”) exists to help lawyers, judges and law students. Although many…
This survey was developed by Shaneka Davis, a Boston law student who arranged to intern with LCL this summer as an alternative to the usual, choosing to address the pervasive problem of stress-related human problems among both law students and…
A news article in a local Massachusetts newspaper reported the recent arrest of a lawyer late one night for drunk driving, endangerment of two young children in the back seat, and other charges. I glanced at the comments posted by…