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Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for LawyersConquering Perfectionism in the Practice of Law with Jordana Confino In this episode of the Counsel to Counsel podcast, host Stephen Seckler is joined by Jordana Confino, a certified professional coach and founder of JC Coaching & Consulting. Together, they explore the pervasive issue of perfectionism within the legal profession, discussing how it often leads to anxiety, burnout, and career stagnation. Jordana shares her personal journey from practicing law while grappling with perfectionism to discovering the transformative power of positive psychology, which helped her redefine success and well-being in her career and life. Jordana delves into the cultural and psychological roots of perfectionism in la...
2024-08-2442 min
Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal ProfessionThe Status of Attorney Well-BeingThe last few years have marked a sea change in the way the profession thinks about mental health and attorney well-being. Paula Davis of the Stress & Resilience Institute and Shailini George of Suffolk University Law School join us to discuss the science underlying team well-being and how to support lawyers in elevating their health, beginning in the early days of law school.
Related CLE Program: Taking Control of Your Well-Being: Mental Health and Wellness for Attorneys - This program offers resources, strategies, and techniques to improve your well-being and maintain your competence as an attorney.
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2024-04-181h 05Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for LawyersFor the Sake of Your Mental Health, Stop Thinking (and Acting) Like a LawyerAs attorneys, we share many qualities that make us effective in representing our clients. Our skepticism, aversion to risk, sense of urgency, competitiveness, and pessimism, can all be good for out clients. But when it comes to building a practice, advancing our careers, or taking on leadership roles, we are more effective when we remove our lawyering hats. As it turns out, these qualities can also have a pernicious effect on our mental health. In this episode of Counsel to Counsel, I share my thoughts on why it is important to stop thinking a...
2023-11-3006 min
Trauma, Trial, TransformationProfessor Shailini George: Lawyers Are People TooJoin me in an educational conversation with Professor Shailini George of Suffolk Law School as she discusses a 2016 study identifying mental wellness issues and addiction in lawyers which led to the American Bar Association. National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being. Shailini discusses the fact that in some states a lawyer could not admit they got treatment and be admitted to the bar which kept them suffering in silence. Shailini’s approach with her students is "put on your oxygen mask first". She explains that if lawyers are taught mindfulness and wellbeing, they will spread that mindset and be better eq...
2023-11-1242 min
The Law School LoungeEp. 9 - Shailini Jandial George - How can I use reflection and build resilience to manage my well-being?It's time to dive into law student and lawyer well-being again with guest Professor Shailini Jandial George. In the second part of this conversation, Shailini and Krystal Norton (host) talk about reflection as a tool for well-being. They talk about how to meaningfully incorporate this practice into your life without becoming overwhelmed. They also define and discuss resilience in the context of law school, law practice, and life, while the contrast the concept with perseverance. Shailini shares her thoughts on resilience as a set of skills and why those skills are essential to any professional.To...
2023-09-0529 minThe Law School LoungeEp. 7 - Shailini Jandial George - Why is well-being so difficult to master in law school?In the first part of this conversation between Professor Shailini Jandial George and host, Krystal Norton, the two discuss why well-being seems to be such a struggle for law students and the legal profession. As a scholar on lawyer well-being and mindfulness, Shailini shares her thoughts on the adversarial nature of law school and how faculty and students should consider developing habits as early as possible to foster well-being among legal professionals. Shailini talks about her classes, her work, and her own experiences in the first part of this compelling conversation. The second part of this discussion will be...
2023-08-2237 min
From the Old BreweryArt and Science at the George Washington Wilson CentrePhD students Ian Grosz and Shailini Vinod talk with the directors of the George Washington Wilson Centre for Art and Visual Culture, Drs Silvia Cassini and Hans Hones, about how they are bringing the arts and sciences together through the activities of the centre.The George Washington Wilson Centre brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines. Its members share a common concern in investigating art and visual culture: what it is; how it functions across different times, places and contexts; how we encounter or understand it. The Centre facilitates a range of activities fostering collaborative...
2023-06-0831 min
Ladies Who LawThe Ladies Chat: Professor Shailini George on Why Wellness Is Paramount in Law School + The Distractions Keeping You From Performing Your BestSend us a Text Message with thoughts, guest suggestions, stories and more, HERE! 1) Follow @theladieswholawpodcast2) Follow @lawyer_wellbeing3) Rate us 5 stars and send to us via DM or email us at ladieswholawschool@gmail.comStarting law school this fall? You NEED to join the 1L Masterclass today! https://www.1lmasterclass.com/ Get a free trial of Audible using this LINK! Support the showFollow us on Instagram @theladieswholawpodcast
2023-05-2238 minCounsel to Counsel - Career Advice for LawyersWhat Law Firms Can Learn From Corporate America About Well-Being The subject of attorney well-being is a topic of conversation at most major law firms today. Several years ago, the Report of the Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being was issued by the American Bar Association, Conference of Chief Judges, and other legal organizations. It called well-being an essential element of a lawyer’s duty of competence. More recently, Law.com and ALM Intelligence conducted a survey of lawyers and staff members, mostly from large firms, has found that anxiety, depression, and isolation remain at concerning levels. And about 74% of the respondents thought that their work enviro...
2022-11-0642 min
Just LawMental Health and the Legal ProfessionHost Tom Blakely talks to Shailini Jandial George about mental health and wellness in law school and the profession, how deeply embedded cultural and structural issues can contribute to competition and stress among students--and what we can do about it. George is Professor of Legal Writing at Suffolk University Law School and author of The Law Student's Guide to Doing Well and Being Well, and recently spoke at BC Law at the panel "Resilience: Living Well in the Face of Adversity."
2022-05-0239 min
The Thriving Lawyers PodcastProf. Shailini George, who IS The Law Student's Guide to Doing Well & Being Well (Pt. 2)In this week's episode, join Michael Kahn for part 2 of an enlightening and hopeful interview with Shailini Jandial George, Professor of Legal Writing at Suffolk University Law School. Stay in Shailini George's loop >> https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/faculty/s/j/sjgeorge Twitter: @ShailiniG Instagram: lawyer_wellbeing
2022-03-2433 min
The Thriving Lawyers PodcastProf. Shailini George, who IS The Law Student's Guide to Doing Well & Being WellIn this week's episode, join Michael Kahn for part 1 of an enlightening and hopeful interview with Shailini Jandial George, Professor of Legal Writing at Suffolk University Law School. Stay in Shailini George's loop >> https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/faculty/s/j/sjgeorge Twitter: @ShailiniG Instagram: lawyer_wellbeing
2022-03-1033 min
Lawyers with Depression PodcastAddressing Mental Health and Well-Being in Law Schools: An Interview with Law Professor Shailini George
Today’s guest is Shailini George, a law professor at Suffolk University Law School. Her scholarship is focused on law student and lawyer well-being, mindfulness, and the cognitive science of learning. She is the author of the recently released “Law Students Guide to Doing Well and Being Well,” and the co-author of “Mindful Lawyering, The Key to Creative Problem Solving.” She and fellow law professor Lisle Baker, will be teaching a new law school course at Suffolk this year, “Preparing for Professional Success.”
Professor George is highly involved in the National Legal Writing Community, having served on the...
2021-09-2943 minCounsel to Counsel - Career Advice for LawyersDoing Well and Being Well in the LawThere are many efforts underway around the country to help lawyers address stress in the practice of law. Several years ago, the Report of the Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being was issued by the American Bar Association, Conference of Chief Judges, and other legal organizations. It called well-being an essential element of a lawyer’s duty of competence. In Massachusetts, there is an organization called Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers which helps attorneys deal with substance abuse and some of the underlying causes of attorney anxiety and depression and there are similar organizations in many states. In January of...
2021-09-1241 min
The Geek In ReviewShailini George on Law Students Doing Well and Being WellSuffolk Law Professor Shailini George joins us to talk about her new book, The Law Student's Guide to Doing Well and Being Well. Professor George talks about the need for law students to take better care of their mental and physical health in order for them to not only do well in law school but to be better lawyers once they enter the profession. Whether it is stopping task switching, setting boundaries on their time, or allowing themselves to be bored, she lays out a guide for students to do better, by being better to themselves.
She...
2021-07-2236 min
The JabotWhat Students Absolutely Need to Do to Ace Law School with Shailini GeorgeKathryn interviewed Shailini George about her experiences as a legal writing professor and the process of writing The Law Students' Guide to Doing Well and Being Well. They also discuss how distraction addiction became an interest for her. Their conversation includes Shailini's thoughts on how law students should use wellness practices to improve their law school experience, as well as some tips for law students to get into the studying zone. Episode Resources Shailini George, sjgeorge@suffolk.edu https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/faculty/s/j/sjgeorge Episode Highlights Having an A-HA m...
2021-07-0925 min
XL LegalMindful Lawyering with Shailini George
Shailini George shares her expertise about mindful lawyering. Shailini’s a professor of legal writing at Suffolk Law School, a former practicing lawyer, and a prolific author on the topics of learning, distraction, and mindfulness. Her most recent book – The Law Student’s Guide to Doing Well and Being Well – is on the cusp of being released.
Topics discussed include:
Maximizing the brain’s potential and why that’s important for lawyers
Factors that can affect the brain’s performance
Tips to improve the brain’s ability to focus
Benefits of mindfulness for lawyers
Dealing with the...
2021-05-1147 min