Event
Description:
Introduction :
The
Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change,
was published in 2017 with the goal to create a movement to improve well-being
in the legal profession. The Minnesota Supreme Court, joined by the
Federal courts, the MSBA, FBA, and LCL issued a call to action and hosted two
well-being conferences in 2019 and 2022 to encourage discussion and spur action.
With the support and encouragement of this consortium and the continued
involvement of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
, the MSBA Well-Being
Committee has committed to building on this momentum with informative,
practical, and inspirational programs and initiatives.
The next right thing: To move
forward as a profession, we must go beyond talking. This program moves beyond
talking to demonstrate how legal scholars are incorporating methods to
realistically enhance well-being in the legal profession. All of us will benefit
from what they and future lawyers are bringing to our
profession.
Human nature: Our innate
tendency toward cooperation can be harnessed at all stages of our careers to
incorporate proven concepts such as civility, mindfulness, mutual care, and
respect into our professional endeavors.
Join Prof. Natalie Netzel of Mitchell Hamline School of
Law, Prof. David Grenardo of University of St. Thomas School of Law, and Judge
Bruce Peterson from University of Minnesota Law School as they discuss the
transformations they have experienced and observed in community with students.
This program will provide an in-depth view of these concepts in ways that can be
readily adapted and incorporated into our culture, fueling stronger client and
colleague relationships, reducing stigma regarding mental health challenges and
the opportunity to ask for and receive help, and enhancing overall individual
and organizational well-being. Panelists will share and demonstrate
insights and methods, including:
Professor Grenardo--Elevating civility from aspirational
goal to core professional competency and duty and what the evidence tells us
about enhancing well-being.
Professor Netzel--Self-care and mutual care work best
when our systems respect and allow for it, and how working together to do
better, incorporating a resilient practice approach, trauma-informed lawyering,
and self-compassion can enhance problem-solving and effect systemic
change.
Judge Peterson--How the best outcomes in the court system
and the profession can be achieved by relying on our human nature and instincts
like empathy, reciprocity, and group loyalty to problem-solve and work better
together as peacemakers. Judge Peterson will build on his keynote address
at the LCL 2024 Stepping Up for Well-Being breakfast.
Welcome provided by Katie Barrett
Wiik, President of the Federal Bar Association - Minnesota
Chapter
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