Well-Being

fight song
What’s Your Fight Song? Lawyers Need to Pump it UP

The right tune can propel you into that game-face headspace you need to swagger into the courtroom or a pitch meeting with a winner's mindset.

Bull Garlington - January 3, 2025
overworked lawyers
Can Overworked Lawyers Ever Escape the Exhausted and Overwhelmed Cycle?

Jamie Spannhake | Overworked lawyers know how it goes: Overwhelmed working on numerous matters, we feel we can never catch up. It is time to explore changes.

Jamie Spannhake - January 2, 2025
What Makes a Good Lawyer
What Makes a Good Lawyer: Five Essential Traits

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

Jamie Spannhake - December 31, 2024
personal safety for lawyers
Predicting and Protecting Yourself Against Violence: Interview With Craig Gundry

Q&A | Ruth Carter talks with Craig Gundry, Vice President of Special Projects for Critical Intervention Services.

Ruth Carter - December 28, 2024
law firm name
How to Change Your Law Firm Name

Ruth Carter | As more states are allowing law firms to use trade names, you may be considering rebranding your firm.

Ruth Carter - December 20, 2024
healthy gifts for lawyers
Healthy Gifts for Lawyers: Top 5 Holiday Health and Happiness Gifts in a Box

Jamie Spannhake | From desk-friendly yoga tools to self-care kits, these ideas are as practical as they are thoughtful.

Jamie Spannhake - December 20, 2024
time management for lawyers
Lawyer Time Management: Four Productivity Building Blocks of Effective Lawyers

Many lawyers fail to structure their days in a manner that allows them to manage the day’s distractions and get important work done early, rather than late at night. And it’s a big problem: There’s probably no bigger contributor to your ...

Jay Harrington - December 18, 2024
trauma facing immigration attorneys
Bracing for Impact: The Traumatic Stress Facing Immigration Attorneys in Times of Mass Deportations

Secondary Traumatic Stress encompasses the behavioral and emotional responses to continued, indirect exposure to traumatic events.

Renee Branson - December 18, 2024
less than full time lawyer
Lessons From Year One: The Less-Than-Full-Time Lawyer Life

Attorney Susan Cohodes shares wisdom from her long career in small firm practice and her transition to "less-than-full-time" practice.

Susan Cohodes - December 16, 2024
perfectionism and procrastination
Mastering the Balance: When Perfectionism and Procrastination Work Together

Gray Robinson | When pushed too hard by perfectionism, your brain can get stuck reacting to problems, not solving them.

Gray Robinson - December 13, 2024
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