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    THANK YOU! LCL gratefully acknowledges the support of our sponsors for the 2022 Stepping Up Breakfast.   Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors     Bronze Sponsors Supporters U.S. Bank Law Office of Katherine L. MacKinnon Transamerica Minnesota CLE University of Minnesota Law School Mitchell Hamline School of Law Federal Bar Association - MN Chapter
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  • The Path to Lawyer Well-being

    Fear Not: Speaking Out to End Stigma "Stigma, shame, and fear. These obstacles frequently play a major role in an individual’s decision not to seek help when suffering from mental health and substance use disorders. Too often, lawyers, judges, and law students find themselves wrestling privately with frustration and despair as an addiction or mental… Continue Reading
    The Path to Lawyer Well-being
  • Mental Health

    The practice of law is a stressful profession. Meeting deadlines, responding to client demands, managing conflicting priorities, satisfying billing goals, and maintaining high professional standards are inherent to law practice. These stressors contribute to high rates of depression, problematic substance use, behavioral addictions, and other stress-induced conditions among lawyers.  Chronic stress can further lead to… Continue Reading
    Mental Health
  • Substance Use and Compulsive Behaviors

    Alcohol and Drugs The use of alcohol in our culture is widespread, often associated with social events and as self-medication for stress, tension, anxiety, personal or professional problems, or even mental illnesses like depression. The culture of law school and the law firm or other organization often incorporates alcohol use into celebrations, as an end-of-work… Continue Reading
    Substance Use and Compulsive Behaviors
  • Education

    LCL Provides Educational Programs to the Legal Profession Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers will present continuing legal education, law school presentations, and other programs upon request. The program may be sponsored by LCL or the hosting organization.  Many of our programs qualify for Elimination of Bias or Ethics credits. Contact the Executive Director or the Outreach… Continue Reading
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  • Mentoring and Peer Support

    Peer support is an integral part of the support provided by LCL. Sometimes having someone to talk to who knows how you feel can make a world of difference. Support provided by our member volunteers includes: Meet one on one with a lawyer, judge, or law student. The volunteer will typically have a similar background… Continue Reading

    Mentoring and Peer Support

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ABA 21 Day Happiness Challenge

The ABA is offering a 21-Day Happiness Challenge beginning June 20. It is composed of brief daily activities geared towards developing tools to grow and maintain happiness. Scientific studies show that happiness is associated with benefits, including higher productivity, greater creativity, and stronger resilience in the face of stress. The challenge is sponsored and was created by ABA Women.Connected and the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession.

You may register by using this form to receive daily email reminders to engage in a happiness exercise, listen to a podcast, or read a short article.

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers 2022 Stepping Up Breakfast

LCL gratefully acknowledges the support of everyone who joined us to take “one small step” to reduce stigma and support each other in accessing the help we need to be at our best personally and professionally.  We especially are thankful for the support of our sponsors, who are shown Here.

LCL JUNE CONNECTION GROUPS

LCL offers two check-in and support opportunities each week via Zoom videoconferencing.  Click LCL Resources and Connections Groups Summer 2022 for more information and joining instructions.

    • The Path to Well-Being Group, Thursdays, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    • Career Challenges and Choices, Mondays, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

JUNE CLEs

For more information, click here for the June 2022 CLE.

Advance Notice of Upcoming CLEs & Events

We’ve had several requests from lawyers to provide email notifications of upcoming CLEs. So many, in fact, that we’ve developed a monthly email specifically for the purpose of letting people know what CLEs and events are planned, when they are scheduled, and registration information.

If you want to get on the mailing list, just provide the following information. You’ll receive an email from Vertical Response, the service we use, asking you to confirm your email address. You can cancel at any time by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link contained in each newsletter.

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Suicide Prevention: Every Lawyer’s Opportunity

What are the signs and what can I say?  This article will provide some guidance on reducing our risk. Additional resources are available here.

Just Ask: How We Must Stop Minding Our Own Business in the Legal World is a powerful suicide prevention video created by the Texas Lawyer Assistance program with the assistance of the Pennsylvania LAP. You may access the video and other suicide prevention resources here.

We recognize that content like this can be triggering for some. The video begins with a warning and offers support and encouragement to reach out to others.

Insights Newsletter

June’s feature topic is Support & Resources During Pride Month.  Here is the link to their Insights Newsletter.

Wellness Resources

Sand Creek EAP provides numerous resources covering a wide range of topics on its website. You can set up your own free account and access them on your own schedule. Click here to visit their site. Click the “Member Portal & App” button to sign in or create your new account. When creating your account, use “lawyers” as the Company Access Code.

RECOVERY SUPPORT MEETINGS

LCL has a long history of supporting recovery through many avenues, although our roots are in the 12 Step tradition. While these listed groups are not “official” LCL groups, LCL does provide space and technological support for these weekly Recovery Support meetings.

Mondays, except holidays, at 12:15 p.m. via phone temporarily. This meeting follows the traditional 12 Steps framework. Call 651-646-5590 or 866-525-6466 or email us for information.

Please click here for other meeting links.

ABA Comprehensive Report on Judicial Stress

the ABA released a comprehensive report in the 2020 Journal of The Professional Lawyer which “survey[ed] more than 1,000 judges across the United States suggests job stress has become a serious health concern in the state judicial ranks, with about one-third or more reporting fatigue and low energy, sleep disturbance or disturbed attention and concentration.”

“The report, Stress and Resiliency in the U.S. Judiciary, is considered the most comprehensive review of well-being of its kind for the judicial ranks and builds on an ABA 2016 study of lawyer well-being and a separate law student well-being study that same year.” (View Source on ABA Website)

The report is co-authored by LCL Executive Director Joan Bibelhausen.

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The ABA's next Happiness Challenge exercise offers an article about the Paradox of Happiness. For this week's gratitude theme, what are 3 things you are grateful for? https://dariusforoux.com/paradox-of-happiness/

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We begin week two of the ABA's Happiness Challenge with growing our gratitude.

Gratitude helps improve health, build meaningful relationships, appreciate good memories and experiences, and deal with adversity. Learn more in this 5-minute video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq_ubh8oXa0

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Day 4 of the ABA Happiness challenge provides some mindfulness resources. Check them out:https://www.americanbar.org/groups/antitrust_law/about/committees/women-connected/21-day-happiness-challenge/

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If you are concerned for yourself or another and would like to learn more, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL) can help. View our resources on substance use and compulsive behaviors, mental illness, stress, and well-being to understand more about the problems that can affect you in the legal profession. Learn about the tools, including self-assessments, which are available to you. Additional resources are available for judges and law students. You are not alone.

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