Great ideas from lawyer coach Jennifer Alvey about important things you can do to cut down on chronic stress. Read the Blog
Simple Tips for a Less Stressful Lawyer Life
A Skinnerian View of Why Lawyers Don’t Change
Kenneth Grady writes, “‘Why oh why won’t lawyers change?’ I hear and read this lament daily. It fills discussions at conferences among those who advocate for change and it populates the tweets of legal industry pundits.” Read the Blog
Is It More Stressful to Work In-House than at a law firm?
Attorney Susan Moon examines this question. Read her Blog
A Necessary Conversation for JDs
Researchers from the University of Missouri-Columbia and Florida State University propose the controlling, institutional culture found in law schools has a corrosive effect on the well-being, values and motivations of students. Read the News
Warning Signs: The Dangers of Attorney Stress
How can stressed-out attorneys regroup, reprogram and rejuvenate thier personal and professional careers? Read this Blog
Lawyer’s Lament: But I Don’t Have a Calling
A powerful blog from Jennifer Alvey about how lawyers fail to leave the profession because they can’t define exactly what it is they would like to do. Read the Blog
Lawyers Who Switch Careers Find Happiness in Baking, Tech and Other Fields
The Washington Post reports that many lawyers are chucking the legal biz and finding joy in other types of work. Read the News
Are Lawyers More Likely to Suffer from Addiction?
In this piece, psychologist M.K. El-Youself, Ph.D. explores a critical topic. Read the Blog
Law School Quadruples the Changes of Depression for Tens of Thousands: Some Changes That Might Help
Kate Mayer Mangan reports in The Huffington Post about the disturbing connection between learning to “think like a lawyer” in law school and the high rates of depression in its students. Read the News
Mindfulness in the Legal Workplace: The “Why” and “How” of Lawyer Worker Well-being
Find out why and how mindfulness can help your well-being while practicing law. Read the Blog
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