Lessons from the past can propel your future

Dec 1, 2017 1:35 AM CST

ABA works to address attorney substance use and mental health disorders

The ABA aims to assure that every judge, lawyer and law student has access to support and assistance on alcoholism, substance-use disorders or mental health issues.

Dec 1, 2017 12:50 AM CST

Chicago special prosecutor’s career nearly came to a premature end

Patricia Brown Holmes had become the youngest African-American woman to serve as a Cook County associate judge. Then she was told she might have only six months to live.

Dec 1, 2017 12:25 AM CST

Survey chronicles female lawyers’ exodus from equity partnership, belief they can’t have it all

Law firms are taking steps to improve gender equality, but it’s not translating to a better gender balance past the associate level, according to a new study.

Nov 1, 2017 7:00 AM CDT

Prioritize and find success through your support system

Many women in this country have no other choice but to work. But all women who work should be supported, not judged.

Nov 1, 2017 1:45 AM CDT

‘Status-health paradox’ for lawyers: BigLaw success linked to more depression symptoms, study says

People with higher income typically have better mental health. But the opposite is true for lawyers in the United States and Canada, according to a new study.

Oct 24, 2017 7:00 AM CDT

Lawyer leads depression support group to help other legal professionals cope

Oct 1, 2017 4:00 AM CDT

10 ways to make time for the things that matter

Tracy Richelle High: “You make time for the things that matter. Period. What matters most on any particular day changes, and you must be flexible. Some days I devote more time to being a lawyer, and other days I devote more to my personal life.”

Oct 1, 2017 3:30 AM CDT

Making It Work: Katy Mickelson

Do I really think I am giving less than 100 percent? When I really level with myself, the answer is a resounding no. Despite my attempts to convince myself that I am a girl who does not do everything to the “nth” degree (and I am fine with it), nothing could be further from the truth.

Sep 1, 2017 2:05 AM CDT

How have you dealt with job-related stress?

How job-related stress affects lawyers’ mental health has recently come to the fore. (Even the last season of Better Call Saul took a hard look at stress and mental health in the profession.) But “getting help is risky,” lawyer coach J. Kim Wright recently wrote. “We fear being seen as…

Aug 16, 2017 11:37 AM CDT

The time to help lawyers with mental health services is now, new report says

The stigma of attorneys seeking help for mental health disorders needs to be eliminated, according to a report released Monday by various groups, including the American Bar Association’s Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs.

Aug 14, 2017 12:15 PM CDT

Talking about the elephant in the room—social anxiety

The most isolating time of my career was when I was regularly having anxiety attacks.

Aug 9, 2017 8:30 AM CDT

BigLaw embraces the remote work trend

After a successful test, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius plans to allow its associates in the U.S. and the U.K. to work remotely up to two days a week. Jackson Lewis and Baker McKenzie have also launched new flexible work programs.

Aug 1, 2017 2:00 AM CDT

‘Better Call Saul’ highlights stress and mental illness in the legal profession

Spoiler alert: The final two episodes of the third season of AMC’s series Better Call Saul let viewers glimpse a world where lawyers suffer from stress and other various mental illnesses. Unfortunately, the portrayals are alarmingly close to the challenges practicing attorneys face.

Jul 31, 2017 8:30 AM CDT

A healing response to ‘The Lawyer, the Addict’

By now, most lawyers have read or heard about the recent New York Times article, “The Lawyer, the Addict.”

Jul 27, 2017 8:30 AM CDT