Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers offers several support groups to help lawyers, judges, law students, and their family members navigate some of life’s stresses. There is no charge to participate in LCL groups, although there may be a cost for some of the materials. If you are interested in or would like more information about any LCL groups, each group lists a contact and registration procedure. LCL groups are not available on a walk-in basis.
2021 Support Group Descriptions >
This support group for lawyers, judges, and law students is the first in the country. Some of the topics for discussion are:
- Becoming aware of the gifts these “symptoms” can offer
- Reducing anxiety with life management tools
- Practice management tools and strategies
- New organizational behaviors
- Challenging negative assumptions about yourself
Date and time: 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month at 12:00 p.m. via Zoom.
Location: Meetings are currently held via Zoom Videoconferencing
Facilitator: Jill Carlson, MA, LPCC
Registration Required: Contact Jill at 651-646-5590 or 1-866-525-6466.
This free and confidential group focuses on the experience of facing bar admission and professional conduct issues. This group is for people who anticipate having an issue, who are currently engaged in the discipline or character and fitness process, or who have gone through it and would like to connect with others who have similar experiences.
Date and Time: First Friday of the Month, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Chase Andersen, J.D.
Registration Required: Please contact Chase at 651.646.5590
The purpose of this group is to offer support, education, referrals, and self-care to family members and concerned others affected by a loved one’s alcohol, drug, mental health, and/or other behavioral issues, job or financial difficulties, and family/relationship circumstances.
We work on self-care and stress reduction by setting realistic expectations of others and ourselves, decreasing demands on us, and changing some of our behaviors to reduce financial and other worries. Please join us for ongoing support. When we support people who have big problems we also benefit.
Date and time: Mondays, twice monthly, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Location: Meetings are currently held via Zoom Videoconferencing
Facilitator: Molly Beckstrom, MA, CEAP, LPC; LCL staff
Registration Required: Contact Joan or call 651-646-5590 or 1-866-525-6466
Lawyers are facing many career challenges in these times. Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers offers a weekly career support and connections group as an additional resource. This confidential group for lawyers, judges, and law students explores career challenges and provides opportunities for connections within and outside the traditional practice of law. It may be appropriate for you if:
- You are considering a new direction
- You are a new graduate and have not found a job
- You have been laid off
- You are dissatisfied in your current job
- Your practice is slower than you would like
- You have been out of the workplace for a time and are seeking to return
- You are making decisions about whether to retire or slow down
- You are experiencing other career-related stress
- You are recovering from a difficult work experience
We will provide focused topics and facilitate the exchange of ideas between participants. Contact Joan Bibelhausen with questions or to be placed on the notification list. There is no charge for this program.
Meeting Schedule: 1st Mondays of month, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m., other Mondays, 4:00 -5:00 p.m.
Location: Meetings are currently held via Zoom Videoconferencing
Facilitator: Joan Bibelhausen, LCL staff
Registration/Information: Contact Joan at 651-646-5590 or 1-866-525-6466; Preregistration is required.
This group is currently on hiatus. It will resume when there is sufficient interest.
The group is facilitated by a counselor from Sand Creek EAP, LCL’s Counseling Partner. Discussion may be general or revolve around issues identified by the facilitator or requested by a participant.
Time: TBD
Dates: TBD
Location: TBD
Registration: Email or call LCL if you would like to learn more or talk with the facilitator about participation. The group is open-ended and new members are accepted after speaking with the facilitator. Preregistration is required.
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, along with our partner Sand Creek EAP, is offering a free, confidential group to help participants explore and build skills for thriving in each dimension of lawyer well-being: Intellectual, Occupational, Emotional, Social, Physical and Spiritual. Topics include mindfulness, adversity, gratitude, emotional intelligence, and more, all in an interactive setting.
The group is sponsored by Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, endorsed by the MSBA Well-Being Committee, and facilitated by counselors from Sand Creek EAP. All lawyers, judges, and law students are welcome to attend!
Dates and Time: Thursdays from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Meetings are currently held via Zoom Videoconferencing.
Facilitator: Sand Creek Counseling Staff, LCL Staff
Registration: No registration is required. This is an open meeting.
This group is offered jointly by LCL and Minnesota Women Lawyers.
The LCL/MWL Professional Parents Affinity Group hosts monthly luncheons and events, which provide a relaxed environment for LCL’s & MWL’s working parents to meet with one another, network, and share their experiences, challenges and successes, as it relates to their families and their professional careers. Based on member input, upcoming gatherings will feature both focused discussions led by a speaker, as well as more casual opportunities to meet and network with one another.
Please refer to the MWL Calendar of Events or contact Jill at LCL for more information. All members are welcome to join and get involved.
This group is a positive support network for adult men and women at all stages of substance use recovery working or being educated in the legal profession. The goal of the gatherings would be to focus on gaining strength in one’s individual goals related to recovery. Participants engaged in medication-assisted recovery are welcomed to attend. Additionally, clients are not required to have any previous substance use treatment experience. A sincere desire for abstinence will be the most successful in this group. To register for this group or for more information, contact Jill Carlson, MA LPCC.
The Resilience in Recovery Group meets the 2nd and 4th weeks of the month
2nd Thursday at 4:00 p.m.: March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10, July 8
4th Friday at 10:30 a.m.: March 26, April 23, May 28, June 25, July 23