September is Self-Care Awareness Month! Here's what lawyers and law students need to do to stay balanced in a challenging profession. At this time last year, Elon Musk was making headlines about sleep deprivation -- which was a great opportunity…
In the competitive world of law, it is not uncommon to feel (consciously or unconsciously) that failure is not an option. Still, perfection is impossible to achieve, and fearing failure will limit your growth and learning. While striving toward it…
Setting boundaries is an important skill to prevent burnout, especially in the legal profession. Start practicing the 3 steps below if you find it difficult to say NO. As practicing lawyers and law students, it can feel easier to say…
Proper mental health requires effort -- especially for lawyers and law students. Law students, don't wait to develop healthy coping skills now. Law students start law school with high life satisfaction and strong mental health measures. But within the first…
Question Via Anonymous Q+A: Are there any addiction recovery peer support groups for judges in Western Massachusetts? Answered in detail here. Our organization has been answering questions about lawyer well-being since 1978. In our Q+A blog post series, we’ll be…
We invite lawyers, law students, and judges to attend and observe our open meeting of the LCL Board of Directors on September 19, 2019, which will include elections of officers and directors for 2019-2020. The Annual Meeting of Lawyers Concerned…
We're sourcing input from lawyers practicing in Massachusetts state courts and before administrative tribunals and boards to establish standards on accommodations for nursing/pumping mothers. In 2018, the Massachusetts Federal Court adopted an order regarding accommodations for nursing mothers. This was…
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Steering Committee on Lawyer Well-Being just released its final report yesterday. Chief Justice Gants announced members of the Committee in October 2018, in response to the clear need bring stakeholders in the legal profession to…
Notice how the title doesn't say that you SHOULD reject the word? It isn’t just a technicality -- CAN has a different meaning from SHOULD, and it matters to our language-loving human brains. We think in words -- often without…
Bar applicants often have concerns about the Character & Fitness evaluation. Don't hesitate to seek the clarity you need as you begin your career as a lawyer. When did you first realize your character would be reviewed before you could…