It’s Time For Lawyers To Smell The Roses
You're getting a law license to make your life better, and you haven’t done that if you end up a labor droid, an alcoholic, or a corpse.
Morning Docket: 08.26.19
* 3M is asking Biglaw to care for attorney mental health in its new procurement process. The fourth "M" is for "Mindfulness." [Corporate Counsel] * In today's installment of "intellectual property law is broken," publishers are suing over audiobooks that offer captions. [New York Law Journal] * A guy who legally changed his name to Atticus Finch when he was 8 is now in law school. If you think you hated Go Set A Watchman... [Texas Lawyer] * Second Circuit doing all sorts of fact-finding because adhering to the record and precedent is out of fashion apparently. [Law360] * Anti-gay blogger Judge John Bush calling out Kim Davis for "antihomosexual bias" is peak 2019. [National Law Journal] * Famous football players who became lawyers. [Law.com] * Convict seeks sheriff job. [HuffPo]
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
How To Work With The Anxious Brain
Anxiety is one of the more treatable mental health issues but sadly, most people wait five or more years to seek help.
Career Transitions Made Easier With Neuroscience Tools
Use this information to make navigating situations like changing jobs, leaving the law, or retiring easier on yourself.
Neuroscience And Mindfulness: Becoming More Resilient
How can you improve your resilience?
Using Mindfulness To Combat Social Bias
This law professor thinks it can be done.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
The Joy Of Mindfully Writing
But how can you possibly work your way up to doing it? It's simple: just write.
Meditation Can Help To Soothe The Anxious Mind
Many lawyers seem to think that anxiety must be part of a law practice, as if there is no choice in the matter.
I Pause For Gratitude
Each new day is an opportunity to practice mindfulness and to be grateful.
Understanding And Working With Anger And Other Difficult Emotions Through Mindfulness
How do you cope mindfully in situations where you’re seeing red?
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
How Yoga Practice Helps You Keep Calm In Stressful Situations
Lawyers are starting to acknowledge the importance of maintaining our physical as well as our mental well-being.
Practicing Being With Uncertainty And Fear
Mindfulness practice is hugely important and beneficial for learning to be comfortable with uncertainty.
Study Shows 8-Week Mindfulness Course Increases Workplace Effectiveness By 6 Percent
This is the first study to ever look at the impact of mindfulness and meditation, specifically for lawyers.
Journey From Lawyer To Consultant
How did Jeena Cho become a legal mindfulness consultant? Find out here.
How To Silence The Inner-Critic And Practice Being A Good Friend To Yourself
The mind is a very busy and noisy place.