Attorney Work-Life Balance

Last month, I kicked off our series on survival skills for lawyers, and stress by discussing emotional resilience, the ability to bounce back from the inevitable disappointments and obstacles encountered in practicing law. In this blog post, ...

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Lawyer work-life balance: Why Lawyers Really Struggle. Link Christin recently posted a fine article titled “Shoot for a Realistic Work-Life Balance.” While he does a nice job presenting practical steps you can take right now, as many firms ...

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Jay Harrington | I experimented with all kinds of productivity “hacks” and most were more trouble than they were worth.

Recent studies highlight the difficulty of achieving attorney work-life balance — a truth we all know. The studies also make clear that some kind of sustainable balance for lawyers is necessary, and more lawyers believe that now more than ever. ...

If you ever worked in a large law firm (think BigLaw), it probably looked like balance would be much easier to achieve outside that institution. What a shock, then, to find out that work-life balance as a solo attorney is no easier to find, even ...

What makes a great lawyer? Is it intelligence, good people skills, effective writing? Five traits that make a lawyer stand above the rest. What makes a great lawyer? Is it intelligence, good people skills, effective writing? Of course, we must ...

You can’t burn the candle at both ends. It’s unsustainable. To be a better lawyer — and prevent lawyer burnout — start your day with a sprint. The early days of my legal career at a big firm involved lots of late nights at the ...

Attorney burnout happens when you have no breaks, no delegation, no balance and no support. Learn to mitigate burnout with Jamie Spannakhe.