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Mindfulness For Legal Professionals: An Appeal For Positive Change, Dianna Mejia
Mindfulness For Legal Professionals: An Appeal For Positive Change, Dianna Mejia
Mindfulness Studies Theses
Recent studies and reports address growing concerns about high rates of chronic stress, depression, and substance use by lawyers and law students. The National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being identified the practice of law as a profession that is struggling and urged leaders to act now to improve the state of mental health and well-being of legal professionals. Among the recommendations in the 2017 report, The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change, the National Task Force included mindfulness as a practice to address the psychological and psychosomatic disorders permeating the legal profession. The National Task Force urged …