Remote Only Event
This groundbreaking and comprehensive report, released in August 2017, was
created by a coalition of entities from the American Bar Association and
throughout the profession. It contains 44 recommendations for 7 groups of
stakeholders along with an action plan.
The coalition stated, “We are at a crossroads. To maintain public
confidence in the profession, to meet the need for innovation in how we deliver
legal services, to increase access to justice, and to reduce the level of
toxicity that has allowed mental health and substance use disorders to fester
among our colleagues, we have to act now.”
The report’s recommendations focus on five central themes:
-Identifying stakeholders and the role each can play in reducing the level of
toxicity in the legal profession
-Eliminating the stigma associated with
help-seeking behaviors
-Emphasizing that well-being is an indispensable part
of a lawyer’s duty of competence
-Educating lawyers, judges, and law students
on lawyer well-being issues
-Taking small, incremental steps to change how
law is practiced and how lawyers are regulated to instill greater well-being in
the profession
This report was followed by additional initiatives and research to support
the reduction of stigma and the growth of well-being in our profession, and
these will also be addressed in the program.
Presenter:Joan Bibelhausen, Executive
Director, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
CLE Credits: 1.0 Standard CLE Credit
Cost: Animal Law Section Member: Free
MSBA member, not in
Section: $15
Non-member: $45
Law Student & New Admittee: Free
Registration
Deadline: May 20
, 2024. To register after that time, email the program manager.
Remote Participation: Remote
instructions will be emailed to you the day prior to the event. A calendar file
with a Zoom link is available for download in the automatic receipt.
Program Manager: Yajaira Lansiquot | tylansiquot@mnbars.org |
612-278-6353
Payments/Cancellations: Please register online or over the phone by credit card
whenever possible. If you must pay by check, please use this registration
form. Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation
policy .
Accommodations: We are
committed to creating an inclusive environment in which all members can
participate fully. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this
event, please notify the program manager with at least 72 hours notice prior to
the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations.
Thank you.