Litigators face a variety of intense stressors including tight deadlines, bad behavior by opposing counsel, traumatic issues facing clients, and the competitive nature of litigation. It’s a daily battle. What can lawyers do to maintain their own mental and physical well-being, and how can the court system engage, recognize, and help address these problems?
Host Dave Scriven-Young welcomes three professionals actively seeking a better way for lawyers to care for themselves and the legal system and firms to deliver assistance. Guests Shawn Healy, Ph.D., and attorneys Mala Rafik and Gavin Alexander are deeply involved in lawyer well-being programs. In Massachusetts, where Rafik and Alexander work, the Supreme Judicial Court has been a leading voice in the struggle to support those in the legal profession and the profession’s struggle with mental illness, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts.
Healy’s, Alexander’s, and Rafik’s work has found not only a greater need for mental health support and care for lawyers, but also that many in the field are either unaware of available services or are unwilling to seek help for fear of a stigma.
It is OK to ask for help. You are not alone. Learn about available resources and services. Litigation is a difficult profession. If you or someone you know are struggling, this important episode of Litigation Radio can help.
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Dave Scriven-Young:
Hello everyone and welcome to Litigation Radio. I’m your host, Dave Scriven-Young. I’m a commercial and environmental litigator in the Chicago office of Peca and Abramson, which is recognized as the largest law firm serving the construction industry with 115 lawyers and 11 offices around the us. On this show, we talked to the country’s top litigators and judges to discover best practices in developing our careers, winning cases, getting more clients,
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