Last week, the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being issued a 73-page report on "creating a movement to improve well-being in the legal profession." The report states what we know from the data: "To be a good lawyer, one has to [...]
One of the core reasons for why there is still such a huge gap and lack of diversity and inclusion in our profession is because we continue to make excuses for perpetuating exclusion.
This is a mini session where I reflect on a CLE I offered at the Women's Bar Association of Illinois.
Mike Ethridge, attorney from Charleston, SC, champion of wellness for lawyers talks about his journey from burnout to wholeness.
Mike Ethridge, attorney from Charleston, SC, champion of wellness for lawyers talks about his journey from burnout to wholeness.
The one theme I see that comes up repeatedly with lawyers is unhappiness and discontentment. I often hear lawyers say, “I'm so unhappy at my job but I can't afford to quit. I'm working constantly so I don't have time [...]
One interesting observation I made during the month-long silent meditation retreat was how long it took before the phantom vibration went away. I'd constantly catch myself reaching for my iPhone because I felt it vibrate — except that the phone [...]
You intuitively know that when you're under a high amount of stress, experiencing anxiety or in full panic mode, it leads to bad decision making.
Anxiety is part of the mental landscape for many lawyers. I used to be an anxious lawyer (hence, the title of our book, The Anxious Lawyer). At some point, the anxiety went from mild to acute. The recovery from an [...]
It's that time of year. The dreaded bar exam. The final threshold you must cross to transition from law student to lawyer. I took the bar exam in three different states — New York, Florida and California. With each exam, the [...]