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Our virtual conference in January 2024 is only three months away. IWIL’s goal is to bring a virtual event that will be educational and focus on redesigning the legal profession to support individual, organizational, and institutional thriving. You have until December 15th to take advantage of a discounted early bird rate, so register now!
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THE ED REPORT – Denise Gaskin
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The October edition of the Executive Director Report from Interim ED Denise Gaskin. Denise discusses what IWIL is up to, its accomplishments, and the outcomes regarding IWIL’s three strategic pillars.
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The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) has partnered with IWIL to develop and administer the launch of a nationwide Hispanic Attorney Wellness Survey. The goal of the survey is to create strategies for enhancing the wellness of Hispanic legal professionals, create targeted resources, support the needs of Hispanic attorneys, and advocate for change within the legal profession to promote diversity, inclusion, and attorney well-being.
Read about this partnership below.
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New Podcast Out Now
Hear from Julian Sarfian, a lawyer and content creator, who is on social media talking about the legal profession, law, and mental health.
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IWIL Board members Javoyne Hicks (Conference Co-Chair) and Bree Buchanan (Conference Keynote) at the Georgia Bar’s Wellness and Practical Skills Institute last month. This event focused on Ethics, Professionalism, and Trial Practice.
R. Javoyne Hicks (on the left), Board At Large Director State Bar of Georgia Wellness Committee-Chair, Atlanta, GA. Javoyne Hicks serves as chair of the State Bar of Georgia Attorney Wellness Committee and is a member of the Lawyers Assistance Program and the Suicide Awareness and Prevention Committee.
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Bree Buchanan (on the right), Immediate Past President. Bree Buchanan is the founding co-chair of the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-being and has co-authored the groundbreaking 2017 report, The Path to Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change.
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FROM IWIL’S CATALYST TEAM
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Original content from the IWIL community on the subject matters that matter:
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Beginner’s Mind: A Game Changer for Stress, Advising Clients and Decision-Making
By Spencer Sherman
When the demands of work exceed our inner resources, our minds can become swamped, and we lose our equanimity. An overcrowded mind has little room for new ideas or perspectives. We make tens of thousands of decisions every day – it’s not only stressful, but an overcrowded mind can lead to unwise decisions. In Beginner’s Mind: A Game Changer for Stress, Advising Clients and Decision-Making, Spencer Sherman, MBA CFP, financial advisor and creator of the mindful advisor training, explains how we can move to a spacious Beginner’s Mind. With practice, we, as advisors, can make less stressful and wiser decisions, guiding our clients to do the same.
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IWIL’s Autumn Book List
By Amy L. Kurlansky
With the change of seasons and return to school that fall brings, for many, it is a time for reevaluation and reset. With that in mind, we offer a thoughtfully curated selection of books to help you on your wellness or well-being journey, courtesy of Amy L. Kurlansky, reference law librarian and attorney. Enjoy IWIL’s Autumn Book List!
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WHAT WE’RE READING & LISTENING TO
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Articles we have been reading that we thought the IWIL community would love:
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- Mehlhorn, Buchanan, and Cumello on Breaking the Stigma: Fostering Wellbeing in the Legal Profession (Legal Tech Monitor) 🎧
- Weekly Mindfulness Podcast led by Judi Cohen (Warrior One) 🎧
- North Carolina State Bar Association “Mindful Moment” Podcast (NCLAP) 🎧
- How legal professionals can use intentionality to balance their work and well-being in the age of AI (Thomson Reuters)
- The State of Judges’ Well-Being: A Report on the 2019 National Judicial Stress and Resiliency Survey (Judicature)
- Well-Being and Professional Identity: Inextricably Linked (Univ. of St. Thomas)
- Michigan High Court Commission to Tackle Attorney Mental Health (Law 360) [Sup Req]
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Reed Smith Virtual Law Student Mental Health Summit
Thursday, October 12, 2023
9:00 AM ET-3:00 PM ET
On Thursday, October 12th, IWIL board member Shailini Jandial George, Author and Professor, will be a panelist in the session “Future-Proofing Your Mental Health Starts Now.”
“In this session, we will discuss the dimensions of well-being that make us whole, happy, and well-rounded. Attending to each dimension is essential to withstand the challenges of law school and lawyering. Recognizing that being one-dimensional isn’t a good long-term strategy, we’ll discuss how to make small changes that can become self-sustaining, healthy habits to help future-proof your mental health.”
Join Reed Smith, IWIL, and others who are committed to law students and their overall well-being. If you want to register for this or learn about the other sessions at the conference, click the button below.
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ABA Well-Being Pledge Virtual Fall Workshop
The ABA CoLAP Well-Being Pledge Committee has set a date for this year’s fall workshop: Thursday, November 9, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Please save the date! More details on registration and the specific program schedule are forthcoming, but this fall workshop will be a special event to celebrate the Five-Year Anniversary of the Pledge.
*Please note: This workshop will be open to organizations that are not currently Pledge Signatories.
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Well-Being Week in Law 2024
May 6-10, 2024
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FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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Join The Conversation on YouTube
Follow IWIL’s YouTube for the latest news and info.
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Path To Well-Being in Law Podcast
A podcast presented by the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being. Powered by ALPS
Listen to wherever you get your podcasts.
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Follow The Conversation on LinkedIn
Stay updated on important information, events, and connect with other IWIL members by joining our LinkedIn page.
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Special thanks to our principal donors:
Inaugural Founding Champions
Crowell & Moring LLP
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Latham & Watkins, LLP
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Reed Smith LLP
Founding Champions
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Thomson Reuters
Master of Well-Being
Covington & Burling, LLP
Goodwin Procter LLP
Well-Being Star
Husch Blackwell
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When the demands of work exceed our inner resources, our minds can become swamped and we lose our equanimity. An overcrowded mind has little room for new ideas or perspectives. We make tens of thousands of decisions every day – it’s not only stressful but an overcrowded mind can lead to unwise decisions. In Beginner’s Mind: A Game Changer for Stress, Advising Clients and Decision-Making, Spencer Sherman MBA CFP, financial advisor, and creator of the mindful advisor training, explains how we can move to a spacious Beginner’s Mind. With practice, we, as advisors, can make less stressful and wiser decisions, guiding our clients to do the same.
