Lawyers are busy all year long. Now tack on the holiday season, closing the year strong, hoping for a good end-of-the-year review and even a decent bonus, you have a lot on your mind. Making sure to complete all of the year-end billing and holiday cheer can seem like an oxymoron. How to get […]
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Attorneys: How Does Smiling Depression Creep Up on a Lawyer?
In the United States, one out of every ten individuals suffers from depression. In the ranks of the legal profession, however, the rate of depression increases. One out of every four attorneys is depressed. The old stigma of a depressed person walking around moping, looking down all of the time and in many cases bedridden […]
LAWYERS BALANCE YOUR LIFE & BALANCE YOUR LAW PRACTICE
A brand new free weekly podcast, BALANCE YOUR LIFE & BALANCE YOUR LAW PRACTICE is available starting today. This podcast supports lawyers to balance their demanding law profession with their personal and family needs. This podcast tackles these tough issues.There’s no way around it: being a lawyer is stressful. The adversarial nature of law, long workdays and […]
Burnout: 7 Questions Every Attorney Needs to Ask Themselves
I am often asked, Pamela how can I determine whether or not I am suffering from burnout? I respond, “Let me define burnout for you. Burnout involves the following: stress, exhaustion, tension, weariness, fatigue, poor health or breakdown. Do you have any of these symptoms? If you do, let’s talk.”
Attorneys: Never Fear? You Are Never Alone! Part II
When an attorney rejects discussions about fear, they throw away a self-endowed tool that, managed as a strategy, can benefit their clients as well as their law firm. Shrewd knowledge about these three phases of fear can help lawyers increase their success with ease. An Attorney’s reputation and character are closely linked to their fearlessness. […]
Attorneys: Never Fear? You Are Never Alone!
Practicing law can be like taking up residence in a war zone, full of uncertainty, controversy, and surprises. When it looks like you can sense victory, something can go terribly wrong, and you might lose a case that you have been working on for months. Despite these stressful circumstances, lawyers walk around as if they […]