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Lawyer Resources


Aging

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Concerns About Cognitive Impairment and Older Lawyers, Badger, Jalonen, Long & Harrell, ABA Experience, Vol. 25 No. 2 (2015)

Anxiety

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3 Tools for Rewiring the Anxious Lawyer Brain, Above the Law (August 2, 2017).

Compassion Fatigue

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Burnout and Compassion Fatigue: What lawyers Need to Know, Norton, Johnson & Woods, 84 UMKCL Rev. 987 (2015-2016).

Substance Misuse

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Alcoholism is a Serious Problem for Law Firms, Law.com (July 29, 2017).

Substance Misuse

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The Lawyer, the Addict by Eileen Zimmerman, The New York Times (July 15, 2017).

Wellness

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All Rise: A Practical Guide to Lawyer Hope, Health & Wellness, Legal Fuel: A Practice Resource of the Florida Bar (May 9, 2018).

Work-Life Balance

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Shoot for Realistic Work-Life Balance in 2018, Attorney at Work (January 19, 2018).

Lawyers Statistics

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NH Bar Lawyer Referal Service

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FREE, CONFIDENTIAL referrals provided by the NH Bar Lawyer Referral Service for professional issues with the Attorney Discipline Office or before the Professional Conduct Committee.

Well-Being Tool Kit for Legal Employers

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As a practical follow-up to The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommondations for Postive Change from the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, Anne Bradford created this how-to-guide for implementation.  Anne Bradford is the founder of Aspire, an educational and consultancy firm for the legal profession.  She is a former Big Law equity partner who now focuses on changing legal culture to boost engagement, avoid burn-out and foster meaningful work.  She is also the Edior-in-Chief and Co-Author of the Task Force Report. She holds a JD, a Masters in Applied Positve Psychology (MAPP) and a PhD in Psychology.

Report from the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being

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The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change provides fully researched aspects of the legal profession ranging across all employment fields as well as 44 specific recommendations to foster a healthier legal culture that sustains well-being and professional satisfaction.

Alcohol Rehab Help

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Alcohol Rehab Help is an informational web guide founded in 2020, created to help those struggling with alcohol use disorders, substance abuse disorders, and/or co-occuring mental health disorders.  ARH aids individuals in understanding issues with addiction and in finding the best treatment option.  All content is written by a team of journalists, researchers, doctors and medical professionals.  Every article is fact-checked by an addiction counseling expert before publication.  Funding sources to not affect the quality content of our publication.