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
A Skinnerian View of Why Lawyers Don’t Change
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
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
Robin Williams Enlightens Lawyers
Lawyers can learn a great deal from Williams, but the most important detail is that money and support isn’t always enough. Read the Blog
The Mystery Of A Popular Professor’s Death, Solved
Above the Law‘s David Lat reports on the suicide of a prominent Vermont Law School Professor after a brave battle with depression. Read the News
Are You Bummed Out From Bar Exam Burnout? 7 Tips To Prevent Bar Exam Burnout
For those recently graduated law students who are in the thick of things with studying for the Bar Exam. Read the Blog
Lawyers & Depression
From the Legal Talk Network, check out this great interview with Law Professor, Brian Clarke as he shorts his personal struggle with depression. Listen to the Podcast
Lawyers In Search of a Soul
From the blog Lawyers in Search of Soul, veteran attorney Tom Cox writes, Perhaps the most soul-crushing consequence of attempting to maintain a charade of perfection, however, was the inevitable isolation and fear of acknowledging and sharing fully of oneself with friends and colleagues.” Read the Blog
We Are Scared, But Here Is Why We Shouldn’t Try Too Hard To Get Over Our Fears
Lawyer Casey Berman writes, “While many of us view fears as something to overcome, a major element of success and personal development and growth is the realization that these fears never really go away. They are always with us. The secret is not in necessarily extinguishing them, but in mitigating them. Read the Blog
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