WEBINAR: Practice Competently: Calm Your Brain, Regain Your Focus

Most of us were already managing “stress” but how has that stress changed, especially given our new work environment of and current uncertainties of Covid-19? How is the threat response triggered by these changes impacting lawyers’ abilities to practice competently and what responsibilities under the Model Rules should we be reminded of during these times? If stress is a way of the brain saying “pay attention,” can we use that stress to regain our focus to advise our clients and anticipate future challenges? In this seminar, we will learn to identify maladaptive strategies to stress and techniques to calm the mind to ensure we have the skill and mental and emotional ability to SERVE OUR clients facing a range uncertainty and new challenges.

Participants will learn about our natural threat response (stress), how that may be maladaptive in a knowledge economy, and how to change our mindset and response to stress in order to thrive and practice competently. Resources to help lawyers recognize the signs of potential mental health issues and how to get help will also be discussed.