When the Going Gets Tough: Attorney Strategies for Juggling Unreasonable & Unpredictable Demands
When the Going Gets Tough: Attorney Strategies for Juggling Unreasonable & Unpredictable Demands
Approved for 1.0 Florida Bar Mental Health/General CLE credit
Video Recording Available
If you have four or more attendees per program, please email info@legaltalentsadvisors.com for a 20% off discount code.
Speaker: Drs. Marsha Brown & Sharon Meit Abrahams
Working in the legal field is inherently stressful. Within legal organizations, multiple players come together to navigate client demands, the court system, and meet inflexible deadlines within an adversarial arena. Attorneys are often tasked with anticipating and solving team problems and managing challenging personalities, while simultaneously producing desired outcomes. To succeed in this high-stress field, attorneys often focus their time and energy on meeting the demands of the job, to the detriment of their mental health and well-being. This program is designed to teach attorneys to recognize burnout, overwhelm, and deteriorating mental health, as well as take proactive steps to prevent and/or mitigate their impacts. At the completion of this program, participants are equipped to:
- Identify signs and symptoms of stress and burnout;
- Identify the link between mental health, burnout, and boundaries;
- Implement 2 daily practices to prevent burnout;
- Determine when it’s time to seek outside help;
- Identify 2 options for seeking outside help.