How Mindfulness Can Combat Legal Burnout (Axiom’s Program)

This CLE-accredited session is specifically designed for lawyers to provide them with tools to help manage the high levels of stress + anxiety that are endemic to the profession. During this session attendees will be introduced to the benefits of mindfulness and be given the building blocks for sustainable, tangible methods for managing stress and increasing mental wellness. The program does this by discussing the physical and emotional manifestations of stress and how mindful meditation can be a tool to effectively manage these ailments. In addition, the session focuses on how mindful meditation can help lawyers hone the skills that are so pivotal in the profession including effective collaboration, team building, active listening and sustainable diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Key topics to be discussed:

• Discuss the stresses of the legal profession and how they lead to burnout
• Provide tools and techniques to help manage high levels of stress + anxiety endemic to the profession
• Hone the skills that are so pivotal in the profession —collaboration, team building, and active listening
• Learn some of the science behind mindfulness and meditation and how it helps in the legal profession

Date: May 10, 2023

Closed-captioning available