Traditionally, mentorship provides knowledge, guidance, and advice to the mentee to help develop their career and practice. It is, however, also a powerful tool for promoting engagement, fostering belonging and connection in mentor and mentee alike. If done well, our…
LCLMA is excited to host and participate in events with local organizations throughout the week, alongside additional programming from the Institute for Well-Being in Law. WWIL takes place each first week of May, which is recognized as Mental Health…
Written by Amanda Rowan. Originally Published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on February 11, 2022. As a clinical psychologist serving the legal community in Massachusetts, I see firsthand how stigma prevents somany from seeking the support that they need. As…
JUST RELEASED: First Ever Study on Lawyer Well-Being in Massachusetts (February 1, 2023) In 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), led by the late Chief Justice Gants, convened a Steering Committee to evaluate the wellbeing of lawyers in…
Written By LCLMA Executive Director Stacey A. L. Best, Esq. RELATED: We Are LCL. [Part 1] As anyone who has been to law school knows, if you didn’t know before you arrived, there is a flip side to every argument.…
Written By LCLMA Executive Director Stacey A. L. Best, Esq. I don’t think myself an expert on issues related to identity, even my own. I am still learning. I am convinced, though, that one’s identity and choice to accept or…
Join us to find out how your solo or small law practice can take advantage of a new resource improving access to health insurance from Heidi Alexander, Esq., Mala Rafik, Esq., and Chaitra Sanders with this 30-minute installment of Webinars…
Well-Being Week in Law is here, kicking off Mental Health Month with a week of engaging events in the legal profession and a call to action for the month of May and beyond. With stigma surrounding mental health issues…
An engaging schedule of events will be offered the first week of May in celebration of the Institute for Well-Being in Law's 3rd annual Well-Being Week in Law, kicking off Mental Health Month. We've collaborated with the Mass SJC…
April is recognized as Alcohol Awareness Month. Following news of increased substance use over a year into the pandemic last year during Alcohol Awareness Month, we covered how self-awareness can help us address problematic habits, including alcohol consumption that…